The Burdett Trust for Nursing, an independent charitable trust making grants to support the nursing contribution to healthcare, has selected Help the Hospices as one of its new funding partners.
On behalf of Burdett we will develop and manage a three year programme of nurse-led projects targeting issues around widening access to hospice care. Through the innovation, knowledge and leadership of hospice nurses, the programme seeks to facilitate sustainable changes to hospice practice and services, which will increase access to care for all members of the community who need it.
Grants will be available to fund both pilot and more substantial initiatives which will bring new ideas, benefits and improved practice to local communities, the national hospice movement, the wider nursing profession and, most importantly, to patients.
All projects will be supported by a practice facilitator at Help the Hospices, and findings will be disseminated throughout the hospice nursing sector.
We are unable to give more details at this time as the criteria for the programme are currently being developed. We aim to launch the programme towards the end of the year, when further details will be announced and also appear on our website.
For more information about the Burdett Trust for Nursing please see their website.
