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Bupa Foundation calls for 'innovation in surgery' studies

23 April 2003

The Bupa Foundation is offering up to £500,000 in grants for projects that promote innovation in surgery. The closing date for applications is 30 June 2003.

Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen, medical director for Bupa, says "The Bupa Foundation wishes to advance innovation in surgery particularly where it delivers better outcomes from available resources. The Foundation is offering up to £500,000 funding for one or more projects over one, two or three years to support highly original work which has clearly specified objectives, good study design - including robust evaluation, and is contributed to by a number of different disciplines. We also wish to encourage collaboration between surgical groups and technology providers."

Particular areas of interest include:

• the use of remote surgery such as robotics and telemedicine
• the risks and benefits of surgical innovations for institutions, individual practitioners and clinical teams
• the provision, uptake and use of information about the risks and benefits of different treatment options
• the evolving role of the internet
• the use of new treatment modalities
• biosurgery
• computer-controlled surgery

Applications must be received by 30 June 2003. Further details and application forms are available from:

Mrs Lee Saunders
Administrator
The Bupa Foundation
Bupa House
15-19 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2BA