Bid for Better at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
After the success of its pilot last year the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust has just re-launched the Bid for Better membership engagement scheme.
Open to anyone who is a member of the Trust, Bid for Better will fund ideas which seek to improve the patient experience and promote mental wellbeing. Awards of up to £250 will be made available and all bids received by the deadline will be reviewed by a Panel including staff, governor and patient representatives.
How to become a member
If you are not a member, it is easy and free to join. Just email the Trust at trustsecretary@tavi-port.nhs.uk for an application form.
Last year
Last year three bids were awarded funding. These were a play table for the Child and Family waiting room, a questionnaire returns box for the entrance foyer of the Tavistock Centre and copies of the Mind booklet ‘Making sense of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis’ for the ground floor waiting room.
How to apply
You can apply by post, telephone, email or online. You can fill in the online application form yourself (see right for the Bid for Better Form) or contact Susan Blackwell on 020 8938 2059 or by email at sblackwell@tavi-port.nhs.uk to request an application form. Susan can also be contacted to discuss your ideas and can offer support with completing the form.
Deadline
The deadline for the submission of applications is Friday 24 February 2012 and all applicants will receive written feedback.
Good luck with your application!