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Skills for Health was established in April 2002 with support from the DH, the independent and voluntary health sectors and staff organisations to become the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for health across the UK. Skills for Health takes a UK-wide lead for the development and use of integrated competency frameworks across healthcare. An "Emergency, Urgent and Scheduled Care" Competence Framework has been commissioned from Skills for Health and is a work in progress.