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QNIS Investing in Research and Practice

QNIS Investing in Research and Practice. Julia Quickfall Nurse Director. The Aims of the QNIS. To foster and support professional development of primary care and community nurses through research.

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QNIS Investing in Research and Practice

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  1. QNISInvesting in Research and Practice Julia Quickfall Nurse Director

  2. The Aims of the QNIS • To foster and support professional development of primary care and community nurses through research. • To describe, acknowledge and celebrate the nursing contribution to the provision of quality primary health care. • Quality improvement – Fellowship By Assessment.

  3. QNIS Objectives • The promotion of quality nursing practice in the community. • To foster and develop nursing leadership. • To promote community nursing research. • Funding of project initiatives to address gaps in service provision. • To engage in partnership working.

  4. Context of Community Nursing • Emphasis on health needs assessment. • Shift from acute to community based care. • Ageing population and rise in long term conditions. • Promotion of well-being and prevention of ill health. • ‘Modern’ health services, proactive, safe, faster and closer to home.

  5. Issues for Community Nursing Research • Lack of community nursing research base and application of research into practice. • Avoid duplication of effort. • Developing health needs assessment, communication and decision making skills. • Joined-up research; work with patients and carers, other health care professionals, disciplines and institutions. • Need for ‘bottom up’ approach to tackle health inequalities.

  6. Challenges for QNIS of Funding Research • Highlighting areas for community nursing research. • Whose responsibility to fund? • Encouragement of innovation and pump priming of research. • Addressing issues of inequality, deprivation and vulnerability. • Supporting research nurses. • Encouraging research into practice.

  7. Lisbeth Hockey Community Nursing Research Fellowship • Part-time Community Nurse secondment over 12-18 months. • Opportunity to develop research knowledge and skills. • Opportunity to carry out a discreet study linked to a larger study in a supportive environment. • Two Fellowships have so far been awarded – GCU and RGU.

  8. Research Funding 2007 For individual nurse researchers: • Call for research proposals by 30 June 2007 • Maximum £10,000 for pilot study or small investigation • May be part of Master’s Dissertation

  9. Project Funding 2007 A Project may involve: • An innovation in practice • A service development to address unmet health or nursing care needs • An initiative for the professional development of nurses in the community (including conferences) • An implementation of research knowledge into community or primary care nursing practice • Evaluation of an development of service provision

  10. Partnership in Practice Scotland (PiPS) Awards 2007 • Small awards of £2,000 over 2 years. • Promote service development. • Partnership between Community nursing and other disciplines or allied health professionals. • Key element is innovative practice.

  11. Fellowship by Assessment(FBA) • Award to recognise delivery of quality patient care. • Portfolio based. • Meeting of ten standards of care. • Description of context for care. • Evidence base developed from practice (audit/survey/case study etc.) to demonstrate quality of care. • Critique of care delivery and future action plan to address gaps in service.

  12. QNIS Contact Details Julia Quickfall QNIS Nurse Director 31 Castle Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2 EL Tel 0131 229 2333 Julia.quickfall@qnis.org.uk Rebecca.archer@qnis.org.uk Website: www.qnis.org.uk

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