NICHE Kintsugi and Mini Kintsugi Projects
Using the metaphor of ‘Kintsugi’1 NICHE are funding both Kintsugi and Mini Kintsugi projects.
Underpinning each of the funded projects will be a focus on developing Embedded Research2 or Service Improvement Evaluation drawing on the key principles of building:
• Research capacity across the Norfolk and Waveney ICS and within/ across participating organisations.
• Research capability as part of workforce development and transformation underpinned by Embedded Research.
• Research confidence of those leading and participating in the Programmes creating a ‘ripple effect’ enabling growth and ongoing development.
These three principals have the potential to generate and use evidence for patient benefit, contribute to safe, quality driven care whilst impacting positively on workforce recruitment and retention3. Linking to pre-existing or new improvement programmes or projects, these funding opportunities will help support embedded development and transformation focussing on the four NICHE themes:
1. Improving health inequalities across rural and coastal communities.
2. Workforce development and transformation.
3. System collaboration and transformation through effective partnership working.
4. Wellbeing and sustainability.
Kintsugi Projects
These projects will be funded up to £20k. They will demonstrate the achievement of one or more of the NICHE themes and will be underpinned by an embedded approach to research or service improvement evaluation. The funded projects will be delivered over 12- 18 months. Outputs will include:
• To produce a Report (2500 – 3000 words) outlining the project, outcomes, learning and recommendations with a plan for ICS wide sharing/ dissemination.
• 1x Blog to be published on the NICHE Website.
• Involvement/ contribution to NICHE Learning Events over the next 12-18 months.
• Contribute to the overarching NICHE programme evaluation.
Mini Kintsugi Projects
These small-scale projects will be funded up to £5k which will be match funded. They will demonstrate one of the NICHE themes and will be underpinned by an embedded approach to service improvement evaluation. As with the Kintsugi projects they will be delivered over 12-18 months and will demonstrate outputs of:
• To produce a Report (2000 – 2500 words) outlining the project, outcomes, learning and recommendations with a plan for ICS wide sharing/ dissemination.
• Involvement/ contribution to NICHE Learning Events over the next 12-18 months.
• Contribute to the overarching NICHE programme evaluation.
For more information on the Kintsugi and Mini Kintsugi Projects please e mail:
NICHEAnchor@uea.ac.uk
October 2023
Austin Kleon:
https://austinkleon.com/2019/12/22/kintsugi-and-the-art-of-making-repair-visible/
Martha Stewart:
https://www.marthastewart.com/1515372/kintsugi-japanese-art-finding-beauty-broken-dishes
1 https://traditionalkyoto.com/culture/kintsugi/
2 https://bmjleader.bmj.com/content/6/4/323
3 https://www.fons.org/Resources/Documents/Journal/Vol12No2/IDPJ_12_02_09.pdf