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TVLC was first launched in 2016 with the aim to provide a framework to assist healthcare practitioners, TVNs and those aspiring to work in tissue viability tool to understand the skills and knowledge required in this specialist area of care across the UK. In 2021 the National Wound Care Strategy programme published the Core Capabilities Framework for England designed to complement existing documents including TVLC. TVLC is not prescriptive but serves as a guide that can be used as a baseline to build and shape services and support personal development. It is recognised that each clinical area will be slightly different and may require different capabilities, as such there is space within each capability to write your own specific expectations. It is hoped that application of the framework will promote equity, and transferability of expertise across the UK thereby helping to develop the workforce in this area. This framework is designed to be personalised to your development needs and may be used to provide evidence for your skills passport. In 2021 this digital version of the passport was created.
Who is the framework relevant for?
The framework is relevant for all staff who are working in the field of tissue viability/wound care, we recognise that there are many professionals caring for patients with wounds/issues with skin integrity, these capabilities have been developed to recognise the varying levels/grades of staff that practice within this area.