The MPS Foundation has launched a second grant programme to fund research that drives patient safety in the private healthcare and dental care sectors.
Launched by the Medical Protection Society (MPS) last year, the Foundation is a global initiative which provides investment into research and analysis focused on patient safety and clinician wellbeing.
Its first research grant programme, which offered funding envelopes of £5,000 to £200,000 when it launched last year, received over 150 expressions of interest, with ten successful applicants. This includes UK research projects exploring the impact of autonomous telemedicine on clinician wellbeing, and the use of sport psychology to understand and improve performance-related resilience for doctors.
The new research grant is open to MPS members and non-members in each of the countries and regions where MPS has a member base, including the UK, South Africa, Singapore, New Zealand, Ireland, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
MPS Foundation chair Dr Graham Stokes said: ‘Patient safety and the wellbeing of healthcare professionals and teams are more vital today than ever. Until now, funding for research into both has been limited – particularly in private hospitals, outpatient practice, and dental care environments – but this is all set to change with access to research funding through The MPS Foundation. As a global not-for-profit research initiative, we aim to take non-clinical research in a new direction and transform the future of patient safety.
Our aim is simple: to create sustainable global change through ambitious research that can be used to develop a knowledge base that improves patient safety, enhances the wellbeing of healthcare teams and reduces risks.’
The funding will focus on five main areas: the impact of human factors on patient safety, outcomes and risk; the impact of processes and delivery models on patient safety, outcomes and risk; the personal and professional wellbeing and development of clinicians; the impact of digital integration and technology on patient safety, outcomes and risk; and the evaluation of the effectiveness of teaching and learning innovations.
‘All research projects must be academically robust and evidence based. While funding will be available up to £200,000, smaller grants from £5,000 will also be available and I would strongly encourage healthcare professionals to consider applying for support whatever the scale of their proposal,’ added Stokes.
Healthcare professionals can register their interest by visiting www.thempsfoundation.org and entering their details via the online grant portal. Calls for expressions of interest close on 5 May 2023.
©2024 All rights reserved LaingBuisson 
