# Gold Standards Framework

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## TL;DR

The Gold Standards Framework is a UK charity that trains GP practices, care homes and other services to care well for people in the last years of life, and accredits those that do. Its site lists accredited care homes and providers.

## Summary

The Gold Standards Framework Centre is a registered charity (number 1203244) that describes itself as the UK's leading training provider for generalist frontline staff caring for people in the last years of life, for over 25 years. It calls GSF a practical, evidence-based end of life care service improvement programme for any condition, in any setting. Organisations that complete the programme can receive the Quality Hallmark Award, and GSF publishes a list of accredited organisations; its site states that the Care Quality Commission recognises GSF as a marker of quality care.

## Fields

- Kind: Term
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: GSF; GSF Quality Hallmark Award
- Tags: supportive; uk

## Sources

- The Gold Standards Framework: https://www.goldstandardsframework.org.uk/

## Connected records

- technologies: [Early integrated palliative care](https://onco.cc/technologies/palliative-care/), [Hospice and end-of-life care](https://onco.cc/technologies/hospice-end-of-life/)

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