Education & Development Grants

To provide quick access to funding for ideas that:

Improve the knowledge and understanding of effective treatment and practice;

Develop NHS Borders’ ability to deliver outstanding care and improve health outcomes; and

Support better health and wellbeing of patients and/or the community.

Attendance at training events, academic meetings and conferences

Further education and professional development. Courses/modules which lead to qualification are subject to personal contribution.

Organising training/education events for NHS Borders and/or healthcare providers across the local population

Lecturer fees

Books and resources

Certain publications

The opportunity must be focused on improving knowledge and understanding of effective treatment and practice for patients and the community of NHS Borders

We look to support opportunities which focus on a patient group; therefore, should be open to any staff working with this group across NHS Borders regardless of ward/department/service.

All courses should be relevant to the attendee’s job role.

Proposals for individual qualifications (including modules) must justify why this is in the best interest of the patients and community of NHS Borders and are subject to staff personal contribution.

We work in partnership with NHS Borders Training Education and Development (TED) Board to allocate resources effectively and for maximum impact. Requests over £1,000 must be endorsed by the TED Board.

All attendees must have 100% statutory and mandatory compliance, complete a Study Leave Form, and are subject to NHS Borders’ Education Policy

The course/opportunity must be delivered within 12 months of the grant being awarded.

The charity should be acknowledged in all presentations and posters.

Attendees will be expected to engage with the charity to evaluate the impact of funding.

As a charity, we must deliver a public benefit.

Therefore, proposals for individual qualifications (including Masters modules) must justify why this is in the best interest of the patients and community of NHS Borders.

For courses running longer than one year, an application for the entire costs of the course across all years should be made.

If the qualification is fully relevant to the staff member’s job, the charity will pay 75% of the fees.

If the qualification is partially relevant to the staff member’s job, the charity will pay 50% of the fees.

If awarded funding, staff agree to the terms of NHS Borders’ Education Policy, including the provisions for reimbursement to the charity of course fees in the event of course non-completion or the applicant leaving the Health Board within two years of completion.

The charity can support attendance where it can be shown to meet its charitable purpose and key priorities.

Requests to attend meetings and conferences must be approved before bookings are made.

It would not generally be anticipated that more than two staff attend any individual meeting or conference and it is expected that those attending will feed back to both the charity and the wider organisation to share some of the learnings.

Where there are genuine reasons as to why additional numbers of staff should attend, this should be made clear in the application form.

Travel, accommodation and subsistence must follow NHS Borders’ policy and be reasonable.

Away days, team building or staff social events where the aim is solely or primarily to raise morale and promote well-being.

Staff salaries or backfill costs.

Training which is the responsibility of NHS Borders as a requirement of health and safety, employment law or ministerial policy direction.

Requests for training/education which is statutory/mandatory (or otherwise essential) for staff in their role.

Retrospective requests for funding (i.e. something which has already been delivered, something which NHS Borders has committed to fund, etc.)

Recurring subscriptions to institutions, publications or apps

Personal subscriptions to institutions, publications or apps