{"id":1055,"date":"2020-09-24T12:21:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T11:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/?page_id=1055"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:42:33","slug":"elementor-1055","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/?page_id=1055","title":{"rendered":"Transforming Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1055\" class=\"elementor elementor-1055\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43bad7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43bad7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4183c72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4183c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-nmahp-education-career-development-paper-5\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"543\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/career-development.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2088\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/career-development.png 543w, https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/career-development-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Scottish Government (2018) Transforming nursing, midwifery and health professions roles: education and career development<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f73a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94f73a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6580800 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6580800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28849da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28849da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2641368 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2641368\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85b13c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e85b13c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nes.scot.nhs.uk\/our-work\/transforming-nmahp-roles\/\">Transforming Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Healthcare Professional (NMaHP)<br> Roles in Scotland<\/a><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89281e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89281e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0d646 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df0d646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84095f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a84095f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac995d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac995d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h6>Healthcare professionals have continually evolved to meet the changing health &amp; social care landscapes to respond to the various Scottish, UK and international policies.<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Since 2017, there has been eight transforming roles papers to support healthcare professionals and services to adapt to the strategic oversight, direction and governance to adapt to the Scottish population needs (click on direct links to the papers)<\/h6><\/li><\/ul><h4><strong>Transforming Roles Aims<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><h6><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Developing and transforming nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (NMAHP) roles to meet the current and future needs of Scotland\u2019s health and care system.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6><\/li><li><h6><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Ensuring nationally consistent, sustainable and progressive roles, education and career pathways across professions, services and Boards<\/span><\/strong><\/h6><\/li><li><h6><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Career structure and clarity around levels on practice<\/span><\/strong><\/h6><\/li><li><h6><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Clarity in understanding roles<\/span><\/strong><\/h6><\/li><li><h6><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Development of roles using a consistent process\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h6><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-nursing-midwifery-health-professions-roles-introduction\/\">Scottish Government (2017) Paper 1 Introduction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-nursing-midwifery-health-professions-roles-advance-nursing-practice\/\">Scottish Government (2017) Paper 2 Advancing Nursing Roles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-nursing-midwifery-health-professionals-roles-district-nursing-role-integrated\/\">Scottish Government (2017) Paper 3 District Nursing Roles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/school-nursing-role-integrated-community-nursing-teams\/\">Scottish Government (2018) Paper 4 School Nursing Role<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-nmahp-education-career-development-paper-5\/\">Scottish Government (2018) Paper 5 Education and Career Development<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-roles-paper-6-role-general-practice-nurse-2025\/\">Scottish Government (2025) Paper 6 Role of the General Practice Nurse<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-nursing-roles-advanced-nursing-practice-phase-ii\/\">Scottish Government (2021) Paper 7 Advanced Nursing Practice Phase ii<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-nursing-midwifery-health-profession-nmahp-roles-review-clinical-nurse-specialist-nurse-practitioner-roles-within-scotland\/\">Scottish Government (2021) Paper 8 Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nurse Practitioner Roles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/transforming-roles-paper-6-allied-health-professions-advanced-practice\/\">Scottish Government (2025) Paper 9 Allied Health Professionals\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e316f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e316f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba832b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ba832b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9336776 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9336776\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d711c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9d711c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Health Service (NHS) Education for Scotland: Guides and Frameworks <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c6fa9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36c6fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8a217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba8a217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmahpdevelopmentframework.nes.scot.nhs.uk\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NAMPH-1024x260.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NAMPH-1024x260.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NAMPH-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NAMPH-768x195.png 768w, https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/NAMPH.png 1269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">NHS Education for Scotland (2025)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fa76f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6fa76f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128ea7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"128ea7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>NHS Education for Scotland provide various resources to identify you education, career and professional pathways (click for direct link)<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nes.scot.nhs.uk\/\">National Education Scotland (2025) Homepage<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nes.scot.nhs.uk\/our-work\/\">National Education for Scotland (2025) Our Work\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmahpdevelopmentframework.nes.scot.nhs.uk\/\">National Education for Scotland (2025) Development Frameworks<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmahpdevelopmentframework.nes.scot.nhs.uk\/access-the-framework\/level-7\/self-assessment\/development-needs-analysis-tool-dnat\/\">National Education for Scotland (2025) Development Needs Analysis Toolkit (DNAT)<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e400c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64e400c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b55e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26b55e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62713c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62713c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a41de7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a41de7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.nes.nhs.scot\/63343\">National Health Service (NHS) Education for Scotland: Advanced Practice Toolkit<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28a136 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a28a136\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18bd7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d18bd7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nes-toolkit-768x433.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2095\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nes-toolkit-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nes-toolkit-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nes-toolkit-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.acapscotland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nes-toolkit.png 1026w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1d1d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed1d1d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772e488 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"772e488\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d02db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d02db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>NHS Education for Scotland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedpractice.scot.nhs.uk\/\">&#8220;Advanced Practice Toolkit&#8221;<\/a> to support all aspects of Advanced Practice, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedpractice.scot.nhs.uk\/uk-progress\/scotland\/advanced-nursing-practice-definition-(scotland).aspx\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Definitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedpractice.scot.nhs.uk\/uk-progress\/specialist-and-advanced-practice.aspx\">Differentiating Specialist and Advanced Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedpractice.scot.nhs.uk\/uk-progress\/nhs-education-for-scotland-(nes)-capability-frameworks.aspx\">Capability Frameworks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancedpractice.scot.nhs.uk\/education\/advanced-nurse-practitioner-national-competencies.aspx\">National minimum competencies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are also many resources relating to the other pillars of practice which are essential to robust preparation for practice and ongoing role development.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the information and resources available on the NES webpages, there are International and UK National working ongoing progress (See Useful Resources page).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178fe08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"178fe08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d80c443 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d80c443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34e36f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b34e36f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9bdb32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9bdb32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.nes.nhs.scot\/63205\">National Centre for Remote and Rural Health Care<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdca4fa e-flex e-con-boxed 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