Please see information from the Bevan Commisision below.

This year, the Bevan Commission encourages project applications aligning with the following themes:          

·       Preventing Illness, Early Intervention and Supporting Care in the Community

·       New Models of Integrated Health and Social Care

·       Reducing Waste across Health and Care

·       Supporting the Recovery of Elective Care

·       Improving Care for Patients with Cancer

·       Reducing Inequalities and Transforming Mental Health Services

·       Other areas consistent with your organisation’s priority areas

Applications to the Bevan Exemplar Programme are open to anyone who has an innovative project idea working in health and social care across NHS Wales, Local Authorities, and the Voluntary Sector.  However, projects must be supported by an NHS Wales Health Board or Trust.

Project proposals may include: new products, processes or services, new ways of working, new service delivery models or interventions, novel skills development initiatives or other innovative approaches to delivering change.    

Further information about the Bevan Commissions Exemplar Programme Cohort 8 Call for Applications can be found at the Bevan Commission website or by downloading the Application Guidance Document. All applications to the Bevan Commission Exemplar Programme Cohort 8 Call must be submitted using the Online Submission Form by 23:59 pm on 26^th of January 2023.

Applicants are encouraged to contact with their Local Innovation Lead and Line Manager if they are interested applying to the programme. To provide further detail and answer any questions applicants might have, the Bevan Commission will be hosting online Information Briefing Sessions (1 hour) on the 30/11/22 and 16/01/23.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could share this information with colleagues and your wider networks as we work together to drive transformational change across health and care. If you have any questions about the Bevan Exemplar Programme, please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Tom Howson, Bevan Commission Innovation Lead at t.e.howson(at)swansea.ac.uk.