SBRI: Funding for projects looking to transform outpatient services

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £400,000

The way outpatient services are being delivered in Wales is undergoing a period of transformation to ensure that it delivers the care for patients in a prudent and value-based way for a sustainable health-care model for the future.

To support this transition to more primary and community care as well as digitally supported models of care, the SBRI Centre of Excellence Wales is seeking innovations to support three key areas:

• Theme 1: Management of conditions that require multiple tests for either a decision to refer/treat or as part of a disease surveillance pathway.
• Theme 2: Patient-clinician digital communication
• Theme 3: Review of images/samples

The challenge is structured across two phases with key dates listed below:

Phase 1: Feasibility & Demonstrator

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £400,000 to deliver feasibility and/or demonstrator projects that can address the proposed challenge. Funders are looking to support up to six projects and these projects can range in size up to total costs of £400,000, inclusive of VAT, to be delivered over a three month duration, dependent on scale and readiness of solutions.

Phase 2: Development & Testing

The most promising Phase 1 projects may have the opportunity to access additional funding to undertake further development and robust testing. Successful applicants can apply for a share of £400,000 inclusive of VAT (subject to budget availability), with the intention to take forward up to three projects to provide assurance and validation to other Health Boards across Wales who may wish to adopt the solution post SBRI.

This competiton has closed to applications.

First published 21 April 2021