Think Different.

TUHF want to support you in actively contributing to the research and innovation that make life better for our whole community.

Our Think Different awards funding of up to €1,000 euro to hospital staff for projects which will help deliver better patient experience and care.

We want to hear from you on how you think we can breathe new life into how our hospital works and thrives. Please discuss with your department head before you submit.

Eligibility & Suitability

Who can apply?

Think Different is open to all staff in medical departments within Tallaght University Hospital. Your project must focus on ways which will help the hospital deliver better patient experience and care.

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for creative approaches to patient care and overall experience.

To be successful, your project must also do one of the following. 

• innovate or try new ways of working.
• develop an existing activity where you have evidence that it has been successful, either by exploring ways to make it sustainable or by scaling it up in a cost-effective manner.
• learn from a successful engagement activity delivered by you or others, and replicate it with a new audience, eg a different demographic or location. 

THE SCHEME DOES NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR:

• General appeals - assistance must be sought for clearly specified purposes.
• Requests from non-medical staff.
• Repayment of debts.
• Tuition or student fees.
• Medical costs.
• Purchase of buildings or land.
• Completed projects.
• Employee Salaries.
• Flights or accommodation.

Your project team.

• If you have a team to deliver this, your team should have the right expertise and skill sets to develop and deliver your proposed project. This should be demonstrated in your proposal.

Your Proposal

In your proposal, you must include:

• the main outcomes you want to achieve during the project, the outputs (activities) you’ll undertake, and any longer-term impacts you hope your project will have.
• the people you want to reach, and why you want to work with them.
• previous activities, knowledge or learning that your proposal will build on. 
• an outline plan of how you will deliver the project.
• how you’ll track if your project has been successful in achieving its outcomes.
• how you’ll share what you’ve learned.

Applications for equipment must be accompanied by a signed MPCE form, available from the Foundation Office or from the Clinical Engineering Office of Tallaght Hospital.

Application Date

Closing date for all applications is Friday 25^th October 2019.