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Charity Reg No: 1048816
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Chairman: Dr Jonathan Shapiro
MA (Cantab), MB, ChB, MRCGP

Funding & Sponsorship

The Route to Success - How to source funding and sponsorship

You've chosen Education for Health as your training provider, identified the course you wish to study and planned how to squeeze those extra hours into your day whilst juggling work and home life.

The application form is on the kitchen table ready to be signed, sealed and delivered but there is that final hurdle, money.

We often receive requests from individual students asking for help and advice on where they can source funding for their training.  In response to this we have put together a few hints and tips which you might find useful:

Student Funding (GP Practice, NHS Trust or PCO)

If you are based in the community you may be funded/part funded by your employer/Primary Care Organisation. A completed application form must be accompanied by a cheque(s) made payable to ‘Education for Health ’. A detailed receipted invoice will be sent out when your place is confirmed.

If funding is pledged by an NHS Trust/PCO, Education for Health requires written confirmation from the Trust/PCO, naming the student(s), the pledged amount of funding, full details of whom to invoice and the full invoice postal address. Once this has been received, along with a completed application form, the place and date will be confirmed.

Currently, there is no standardisation across the country of who is responsible for local funding for education and training courses. It is important for you to find out who fulfils this role in your area.

Download FREE Toolkits - How to present and win your case for education
Over half a million UK patients with respiratory disease may be getting the wrong diagnosis and care, according to the findings of a national survey conducted by the Charity Education for Health.

The survey highlights the need to invest in nurse education and to support this we have launched some FREE downloadable toolkits called ‘How to present and win your case for education’. We will be featuring a series of these toolkits for long term conditions over the coming months.

Free Sponsorship for Education for Health courses in East Midlands area

Expanded education commissioning arrangements with East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery means that nursing and allied health professionals working in the East Midlands can now freely access Education for Health's programmes and modules.

Staff in primary and secondary care can receive 100% sponsorship to undertake a full Masters Degree, a Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma, Undergraduate programmes and individual degree modules. PCT's in the East Midlands can arrange to have the study days delivered in their local area with 15+ student places.

LBR funded applications are to be subject to a prioritisation protocol which will reflect organisational and service need according to the agreed priority list as agreed with local health community representatives. This may mean the module request may not be approved for funding immediately and the student may be placed on a reserve list.

To find out more contact Kate Bould on 01926 838978.

Click here to get the list of courses available in the East Midlands region... (PDF)

Learning Beyond Registration
Learning Beyond Registration (LBR) at East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery is a vital part of developing competent, capable practitioners appropriately prepared to deliver a dynamic, flexible, quality, client-focused service.  To this end East Midlands Healthcare Workforce Deanery aims to commission a suite of modules/programmes from a range of universities including Education for Health that are:

  1. Flexible and dynamic
  2. Interprofessional and/or multi-professional
  3. Modular
  4. Accessible
  5. Clear and understandable
  6. Responsive
  7. Fit for purpose.

EMHWD contracts with eleven universities, including Education for Health for the provision of a wide range of professional healthcare education. Funding for these courses/modules is free of charge to non-medical, professional healthcare staff working in the NHS. Staff should apply directly with the University concerned. However, it is essential that applicants get their NHS manager (authorised signatory) to approve the application and local policies/process are followed.

Free funding From Department of Health for CVD Risk

If you haven't yet had effective education or training to support you in managing cardiovascular risk, then you might be interested to know that we have been contracted by the Department of Health to provide 300 health professionals with free places on our Putting Prevention First one day course, and 60 health professionals with free places on our OU accredited 6 month distance learning diploma level module - CVD Risk.

To find out more about the free places on these courses call Laura Edwards on +44 (0)1926 838969.

Educational Bursary Awards - BLF & ARNS join forces

The British Lung Foundation and Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists are merging their Travel Awards fund to offer Educational Bursaries to members of ARNS. The bursaries are designed to contribute towards attending an educational course or respiratory conference of your choice.

Who can apply?
Anyone who is a member of ARNS and can demonstrate the desire to make a significant change to respiratory care in their area. Please state how much financial assistance you require.

Why?
It is an opportunity to improve respiratory services. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge base by receiving financial support to attend a course or conference of their choice.

How do I apply?
Educational Bursaries are available up to the value of £2000 in any calendar year. There are 2 closing dates each year at the end of May and September. The next closing date for applications is 31st May 2009.

Application forms are available from ARNS website: http://www.arns.co.uk/forms/educational%20bursaries/ARNS%20Educational%20bursary%20information.pdf

Send applications to:
ARNS Secretariat
17 Doughty Street
London WC1N 2PL
Tel: 0207 269 5793

Applications can be made throughout the year.

If you need advice please do not hesitate to contact Heather Matthews on email: heather.matthews@jpaget.nhs.uk

Fund for Innovation Programme - The Queen’s Nursing Institute

The Queen's Nursing Institute are offering a fund for innovation programme:

Working with Burdett Trust for Nursing, the Queen's Nursing Institute is able to fund eight projects at up to £5,000 each during 2010. If you are a community nurse in England, Wales or Northern Ireland working in any specialty, the Queen's Nursing Institute Fund for Innovation and Leadership programme is for you. The closing date for applications is Monday 28th September 2009.

  • Do you want to make a difference?
  • Do you have an idea to improve patient care?
  • Do you need funding to get your project off the ground?
  • Would you like to see your work recognised?

The unique Fund for Innovation scheme supports YOU not only with money, but also with a unique year-long professional development programme designed to help you deliver your project and bring out the best in you.

Interested?

Visit QNI website for further details at: www.qni.org.uk

Call Anne Pearson, Practice Development Manager on 020 7549 1409 or email anne.pearson@qni.org.uk to discuss your ideas in more detail and request an application form. We will be holding local surgeries in the region to help you prepare your application - so getting your idea funded couldn't be easier.

There are a number of pharmaceutical companies that may be able to offer educational bursaries to attend Education for Health modules/short courses. These bursaries usually comprises a percentage of the full fee. It is important to liaise directly with your local representative where possible however, the addresses of company headquarters are listed in both BNF and MIMS if required.

The Pharmaceutical Industry

To request funding from pharmaceutical companies, we have put together some hints and tips which may help you in your quest for money.
For full details, sign up for our FREE e-Newsletter and check out our e-Newsletter archives to access the 'Hints & Tips' article.

Educational bursaries are often provided by pharmaceutical companies to part fund training courses and study days for individual students.  In January 2006 the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, the official trade association for the industry in the UK, issued a new Code of Practice for its members. abpi_logo

The new Code was introduced to help control the promotion of prescription medicines in the UK.  One of the provisions within the code covers guidance to member companies who wish to fund medical and educational goods and services (which includes training) for healthcare professionals.  It is important that members are seen to work in a responsible, ethical and transparent manner and comply with the code.

As a result many pharmaceutical companies carried out thorough reviews looking at the way they work with healthcare professionals.  There may be slight differences amongst members as to how they have interpreted the Code but most seem to have now issued internal corporate guidance to their work force to ensure they are ABPI compliant.

PCT Funding

For further information regarding PCT funding please contact:
Tel: +44 (0) 1926 493313
Email General Enquiries

Other External Funding Sources

 

Grant opportunity with Practice Nurse Education Fund

The Practice Nurse Education Fund is looking to make available a grant of up to £2,000 (per applicant) to practice nurses working in the North West who want to undertake further study or research.

Applications for study or research must be: relevant to present practice; lead to improvement in patient management; benefit other health professionals; and lead to the development of personal and professional skills. All applications will be considered by a panel, including members of the Regional Board and RCN staff.

If you are interested please compete the application form:

Return completed application forms to:
RCN North West Region, Chesham House, St George's Square, Bolton BL1 2HB.

RCN Funding

The RCN administers awards and scholarships for nurses, midwives and health visitors and health care assistants for study, research, travel, conferences etc. More information can be found on the RCN website.

Society of Occupational Health Nursing - Scholarships & Bursaries

Research society Marjorie Simpson new researchers award

You may also wish to try the following potential sources of funding:

RCN's Research and Development Co-ordinating Centre

Information on research funding at: www.man.ac.uk/rcn/ukwide/ukrfund.html

RD info

Database listing over 800 funding sources and more than 2,000 awards for healthcare staff in the UK at: www.rdinfo.org.uk

Variety club children’s charity – Nursing awards

In 2000, Variety Club marked its 50th anniversary by introducing an innovative Children's Nursing Awards Scheme.

Through the scheme, we are able to provide vital training grants for paediatric nurses working with children in the UK as well as vital support to those nurses who would have been prevented from further study due to financial constraints. Each year we help nurses to improve their skills in specialist areas. As a result we are able to have a direct impact on the standard of healthcare for children in this country.

Application forms for applicants are made available each spring and can be downloaded from the variet club web-site: www.varietyclub.org.uk

The Florence-Nightingale Foundation

The Foundation raises funds to provide scholarships for nurses, midwives and health visitors to study at home and abroad, to promote innovation in practice, to extend knowledge and skills to meet changing needs.

The Foundation promotes the special contribution of nursing to society and to the health of people. It encourages international understanding and learning between nurses. 

Many different funds are available. Further information can be found on the foundation website: www.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk

Post-graduate Funding

Research Council awards are available for post-graduate studies.  The Medical research Council (MRC) is the grant-awarding Research Council for Health related studies. Further information can be found on their web-site at: www.mrc.ac.uk

Funding for post-graduate study can also be obtained from UK Trusts, charities and foundations.  These are too numerous to list, but information can be found in The Grants Register (published annually by Palgrave Macmillian) and The Directory of Grant Making Trusts published annually by the Charities Aid Foundation.

Both of these publications should be available in your local library.

Or you can also try ...

  • Your employer.
  • Your local hospital/College of Nursing League of Nurses (eg King's College Hospital Nurses' League 0208 690 4244).
  • Your local Training & Enterprise Council (LECs in Scotland) may offer Individual Learning Accounts providing £150 vouchers for learning and development (but not full-time courses). Varies across the country. Tel: 0800 072 5678.
  • Try contacting commercial companies whose products you use.
  • Voluntary bodies such as the local Rotary or Round Table.
  • Charities connected with your nursing speciality, e.g. British Heart Foundation, British Lung Foundation.
  • The Educational Grants Advisory Services (EGAS), Family Welfare Association, 501-505 Kingsland Road, London E8 4AU. Tel: 020 7254 6251. EGAS will sometimes help with difficulties with LEAs.
  • National Bureau for Students with Disabilities info line 0800 328 5050 or go to www.skill.org.uk