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The RCN Foundation is offering up to £30,000 in funding for learning disability nurses in Wales to undertake a nursing research project to address health inequality and enhance health-related quality of life outcomes for people with a learning disability.
This project must include a co-production approach to ensure the voice of people with a learning disability is central to the work. As this funding is for learning disability nurses in Wales, it will only accept applications from organisations/those working in Wales.
It follows a recent £30,000 grant to Liverpool John Moores University to explore the geographic and socioeconomic variations in the implementation, delivery and experience of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities.
Nursing and enhancing the lives of individuals with learning disabilities
The RCN Foundation is an independent charity whose purpose is to support and strengthen nursing and midwifery, to improve the health and wellbeing of the public.
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It provides grants for hardship, education, and research, and its Inclusive Health – Enhancing the lives of individuals with learning disabilities grant-making programme supports nurse-led research and professional development to address health inequalities and improve quality of life for people with learning disabilities.
Following a 2019 scoping review by the University of West London, the RCN Foundation conducted further scoping to identify specific challenges facing the learning disability nursing field across the UK. This work identified challenges specific to the devolved nations in relation to learning disability nursing. As a result, it was agreed to fund a nurse-led project in each devolved nation to address the challenges unique to each nation.
Applicants should submit an Easy Read version of their proposal, as people with lived experience will be on the shortlisting panel. The study should start in Spring 2026 for 12 months, and the application closing date is 5 pm on Monday, 23 February.
