Gold Standards Framework

 

The Gold Standards Framework (GSF) is a UK registered charity and leading provider of training and support for generalist frontline staff caring for people in the last years of life. For over 25 years, GSF has worked across health and social care to improve the quality, consistency and coordination of end of life care through practical, evidence-based training, service improvement and accreditation.

GSF supports staff across care homes, domiciliary care, retirement villages, primary care, hospitals, prisons and hospices to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to provide proactive, person-centred end of life care. Its approach is particularly relevant to people living with dementia, helping teams recognise changing needs, plan ahead, communicate effectively and coordinate care in line with what matters most to the person.

GSF’s aim is to enable a ‘gold standard’ of care for everyone, with any condition, in any setting, provided by any care provider, at any time during their last years of life.