LAAC Nurse Capability Framework

Looked After and Accommodated Children (LAAC) Nurse Capability Framework (PDF 430KB)

Looked-after children and young people are among our most vulnerable, as successive research studies and reviews have shown. Their health and well-being status may be at particular risk due to health-compromising behaviours and adverse social circumstances. This signals a particular responsibility for the nursing profession.

I believe this Capability Framework for Nurses who Care for Children and Young People who are Looked After Away from Home gives us a strong impetus to address these challenges and develop a clearer picture of what quality, evidence-based nursing can deliver for these children.

Extract from Foreword

Paul Martin
Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland