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THE AWARD
The Partnership in Practice Awards Scotland (PiPS) is designed to acknowledge nurses involved in innovative partnership working with other disciplines, voluntary sector, social services, patient groups or the community. The Award is presented at the QNIS Annual Award Ceremony in November. Three Awards of £2000 each are
given to enable nurses to develop new services for patients.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
A nurse with NMC registration and a special community qualification such as:

• Community Nursing in the Home – District Nursing
  
• Community Children’s Nursing
  
• Public Health Nursing – Health Visiting and School Nursing
  
• Community Learning Disability Nursing
  
• Community Mental Health Nursing
  
• General Practice Nursing – Primary Care Nursing
  
• Midwifery
  
• Occupational Health Nursing
  
• Family Health Nursing

HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be endorsed by all the ‘partners’ involved and be submitted by 30th June. A short, up to 300 words, typed description of the partnership working, on a single side of A4, should accompany the application and include:

• the aims and objectives of the partnership working
  
• outcomes for patient/client care
  
• proposed budget
  
• evidence of working with another discipline or organisation
  
• evidence of the partnership having existed for 6 months or more
  
• explanation of why the partnership is innovative

The applicant should state how the money will be used to develop partnership working, whether through further education, conference presentation, publication or a study tour. Successful applicants will be asked to submit a short report after six months on how the award is being used.

Download application form

Completed application forms should be sent to:

Rebecca Archer
QNIS
31 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh EH1 2EL

Email: rebecca.archer@qnis.org.uk

Past PiPS Awardees

2008 Partnership Working with a Local Nursery to deliver a Parenting Support/Behaviour Management Course to Vulnerable Families in Stirling

Training in Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy

RCN Rehabilitation and Intermediate Care Nursing Forum Conference

2007 Early Intervention Project - Looking at Carer's Health in Glasgow Healthy Family Eating Habits - Dalgety Bay

Travel Fellowship to Iceland

Child Protection on the Internet

Breast Feeding in Bellshill Schools

Project in Conjunction with YMCA and H4U - Looking at Smoking Cessation in Bellshill

Study Tour to Melbourne, Australia to Explore Community Nursing

2006 MY Group- Dealing with Drug and Alcohol abuse amongst Teenagers
Hungry for Health Award Scheme- Addressing the issues of healthy eating for younger children
Arran Alcohol Forum- Dealing with Drug and Alcohol abuse amongst Teenagers

2005 Breast Feeding Support - Cafe Ba Cathy Rilley, Edinburgh
Multidisciplinary Clinic for People with Down's Syndrome Susan Macleod, Fife
Stirling Postnatal Support Helen Ballantyne, Stirling

2004 Lorne Bereavement Hilary Brown, Macmillan CNS, Lorne and Islands
Choose to Move -Physical Activity Referral Scheme Lynda Cowie, Lead Health Visitor, North West Edinburgh LHCC
Development of Men's Health Programme Patricia Renfrew, Health Visitor, Dunoon
The Joint Working Breast Feeding Group in North West Edinburgh LHCC
Anne Robb, Health Visitor, Ratho, Ratho Station/Newbridge
Partnership in Midlothian Tackling the Public Health Issue of Obesity
Carol Smith, Health Visitor, Loanhead Clinic
Working Together with People who Self Harm Freda Stewart, Senior Nurse, Children & Young People, Drumhar Health Centre