Neurological Framework Funding: list of organisations funded

Staff capacity building

Action for M.E. (lead partner), #MEAction Scotland, The ME Association, The 25% ME Group* - Learn About M.E.

Area covered: Scotland wide
Developed a continuous professional development (CPD) module for clinicians, including GPs, made freely available and promoted through a coordinated marketing campaign. Updated and further disseminated the ‘Learn About M.E.’ CPD training module for clinicians and medical students, and produced three podcasts featuring professionals and patients. Evaluated the impact.
Funding given: 2020-2021: £11,118, 2021-2022: £31,358, 2022-2023: £21,500
Total of £63,976
Completed: September 2023
Final report.

Migraine Trust/NHS Grampian - Improve Migraine Management

Area covered: Grampian, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Tayside, Highland, Orkney, Shetland
Partnering with Pharmacists to Improve Migraine Management – With support from NHS Grampian and the Pharmacy Medicines Directorate, working with community, primary and secondary care pharmacists to help people with migraines manage their symptoms and treatments more effectively. Phase 2 is consolidating and embedding progress and extending this work into other Health Boards across Scotland.
Funding given: 2022-2023: £85,675, 2023-2024: £135,501
Total of £221,176
Due to complete January 2024.
Interim reports available on request.

NHS Grampian - GP support for Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

Area covered: Grampian, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Tayside, Highland, Orkney, Shetland
A pilot study that seeks to improve FND referral and treatment from primary care by pairing GPs with neurologists for training sessions. Data on care pathways and referral is compared pre and post education. Project completion has been delayed firstly by the challenges of recruiting GP practices to the study. Sufficient post education case numbers are required before analysis can be completed.
Funding given: 2020-2021: £15,100
Final report November 2024 - available on request.

NHS Lanarkshire - Community Brain Injury Team (CBIT) LearnPro

Area covered: Lanarkshire
Developed a brain injury LearnPro module to deliver high quality training on brain injury to healthcare professionals in acute and primary care settings.
Funding given: 2021-2022: £9,500
Completion date: March 2025
Final report to be submitted.

NHS Lanarkshire, Glasgow Caledonian University - Goal setting and Action Planning (G-AP) online training

Area covered: Scotland wide
Online training resource for staff in community rehabilitation settings; evaluated the usefulness and impact of the G-AP training resource in three community teams delivering rehabilitation to people with neurological conditions.
Funding given: £30,552
Completion date: April 2022
Final report – August 2022
Link to G-AP training resource

Quarriers - Epilepsy Awareness workshops

Area covered: Scotland wide
In partnership with Epilepsy Scotland and Lanarkshire Epilepsy, Quarriers developed needs-led Epilepsy Awareness workshops, delivered to improve work-force capacity targeting job centres, employer, local authorities and NHS colleagues.
Funding given: 2022-2023: £56,249
Final report