Dr Theresa Shaw, Chief ExecutiveFoundation of Nursing Studies

FoNSCentre for Nursing Innovation

Inspire Enable Improve

FoNS

Only UK-wide, independent, not for profit organisation that works directly with individuals and teams across all healthcare settings to improve the patients’ experience of care

A small, highly skilled and productive organisation. FoNS has worked with nurse-led teams over two decades, more than 100 in the last 10 years, to lead innovation, improvement and culture change in practice.

FoNS’ Vision and Mission

VisionTo inspire and enable a culture across health and social care that values people, where patients experience care and services which are the best they can be and staff feel appreciated and supported. Our MissionTo work in partnership with health and social care organisations to a foster a commitment to personcentredness by valuing staff and enabling them to develop the knowledge, skills and expertise to provide nursing that is safe, effective and caring.

FoNS’ Unique Approach… The way FoNS works is underpinned by a number of key principles which guide our approach to practice development and practice based research: Being person-centred Working with people and values Using skilled facilitation that is enabling rather than directing Providing support and challengeHelping people develop and grow Enabling inclusivity, collaboration and positive relationships Promoting life-long learning in practice Working creatively and systematically to achieve outcomes for practice Sharing innovation and learning widely to promote the spread of best practice

Our Work Improving Practice Programmes.

Patients First Practice-Based Development and Research Creating Caring Cultures Richard Tompkins Nurse Development Scholarship IPDC Practice Development Schools

Active sharing of all projects supported through our publication series ‘Improvement Insights’

Virtual Centre for Nursing Innovation enabling Friends and Associates to share knowledge, information and resources helping them to change and improve practice.

International Practice Development Journal (IPDJ) free to access online

Patients First Programme

Supporting locally focused innovationEnabling participation of patients and

families in the development of services Improving and changing practiceCommitment to more person centred

practiceDeveloping nurses as facilitators for

practice development

Practice Based Development and Research Programme

Support for nurse-led healthcare teams to undertake a research study which aims to develop, change and improve practice

Increasing the use of practice orientated research methodologies (for example, participatory action research, realistic evaluation, appreciative inquiry, emancipatory practice development, fourth generation evaluation)

Enabling nurses to experience the value of research in practice

Scholarships and Schools

Richard Tompkins Nurse Development Scholarship

IPDC Practice Development Schools: Fostering a Culture of Effectiveness Through Practice Development

Mentorship

Connecting with FoNS

Become a Friend or Associate

Apply and/or support a team with an application to Patients First

Write for IPDJ

Consider attending the PD School

Thank youFeedback & Questions

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