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NICE boosts support for innovative ideas
Published: 14 May 2013
NICE becomes responsible for the Health Technologies Adoption Programme from May 2013 with funding from NHS England to improve NHS’s uptake of new technologies, such as diagnostic and monitoring devices to improve the care given to patients.
QNI/Burdett Trust Fund for Innovation and Leadership 2014
Published: 10 May 2013
This programme aims to achieve sustainable innovation in services and a new cohort of confident nurse leaders for the future. Grants of up to £5,000 are available for your local project that improves the care of patients and enhances the leadership skills of nurses. Apply by 7 October 2013.
The Innovation Fund worth £14 million opens for applications
Published: 02 May 2013
Launched in April 2013, this fund is looking for innovative ventures and programmes that use social action to achieve impact in four areas of ageing well; long-term health; young people and impact volunteering. These priorities are expected to be open for applications until the end of October 2013.
Community nurses innovate to improve patient care projects for 2013
Published: 13 Feb 2013
The Queen’s Nursing Institute announced details of the ten new nurse-led projects it will support during 2013 as part of their Fund for Innovation and Leadership programme. Bringing together a group of nurses each year, the year-long programme aims to test new ideas and improve care delivered by nurses, allied health professionals and their teams in the community.
Lightbulb innovation: Developing a Nurse Led Clinic and Independent Prescribing in a Specialist Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Team
Published: 06 Feb 2013
The next in our lightbulb innovations involves the development of a Nurse Led Clinic within a specialist mental health and learning disabilities team. Julie Jacobs explains more
Nurses to lead frontline campaign to cut alcohol related injuries in Wales
Published: 06 Feb 2013
The ‘Have a Word’ campaign will train nurses in Wales to screen patients for alcohol misuse and deliver brief interventions for those patients identified as drinking at hazardous levels, becoming a routine part of nursing practices in Wales.
Thirty teams put their healthcare innovations to the test
Published: 24 Jan 2013
Selected for the Health Foundation’s Shine 2012 programme, these innovative ideas to improve the quality of healthcare from across the UK are underway for 2013 to 2014. The teams will develop and test their approaches, put their ideas into practice and gather evidence about what works and what does not.
Dementia nursing research taskforce
Published: 21 Jan 2013
The RCN is working with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Dementias & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN) to set up a Dementia Nursing Research Taskforce (in partnership with Dementia UK and Alzheimer's Society)
Patient Safety Awards 2013
Published: 11 Jan 2013
The awards aim to recognise and share the best patient safety initiatives, essential expertise, knowledge and learning across the health service providing individuals and organisations an opportunity to increase the profile of their work. Enter by 1 February 2013.
Evidence-Based Nursing publication launches a Twitter Journal Club
Published: 11 Jan 2013
The journal club will be particularly useful for postgraduate students wanting to develop their critical appraisal skills. Articles and questions will be posted on the Evidence-Based Nursing blog with discussions using Twitter. The first one is on childhood obesity in the developing world, tweeting on it takes place 17 to 21 January 2013.