NHS Regional Innovation Fund open for applications
The NHS Regional Innovation Fund, supporting
frontline NHS staff to innovate and providing immediate support to
key innovations needing financial support, is open for
applications.
Anyone from the NHS can apply but partnerships
between the NHS and other organisations are also welcomed, as
long as the lead applicant is an NHS employee or
organisation.
There are two funds. A small fund with a total
fund size of £250k is available, which will accept bids of up to
£15k per application. A large fund is also available with a total
value of £1m, which will accept bids of up to £250k per
application.
The large funds will only go to projects in
the top ten themes in the region:
1.
Reducing procedures of limited clinical benefit
2.
Optimising urgent care pathways
3.
Adopting best-practice care pathways for Long Term Conditions
(LTC)
4.
Shifting settings of care
5.
Improving prescribing
6.
Addressing variability in primary care and community care
7.
Improving mental health and learning difficulties
8.
Reducing lengths of stay
9. Supply
chain optimisation and back office productivity
10. Estates optimisation
The small funds are more flexible. The main
under-current is the need to show diffusion and adoption of
innovations.
The deadline for applications to the small
fund is 28th February and the deadline for applications
to the large fund is 8th March.
Full details are at available at the
NISW
website.