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Bevan Fellows

Leading change and transformation across health and care

Bevan Fellows address and support local health needs, improve clinical practice and health outcomes via the practical application of the Prudent Healthcare Principles.

“To have this type of peer support and critical friends is really important when you are pushing for something that might be out of most peoples’ comfort-zone.”

Dr Chris Subbe, Bevan Fellows Steering Group

Apply to be a Bevan Fellow

Applications to become a Bevan Fellow are accepted twice per year. The next call for applicants will open on 6 March 2023. The closing date is 14 April 2023.

Successful applicants will be informed on 15 May 2023 and will be expected to start on 3 July 2023.

Bevan Fellows are health and care professionals, clinicians, managers, and doctors in training who want to influence and make a difference in leading change and transformation through their work. They help to bridge the gap between clinical services and academia by taking a practical and action based approach in leading and driving change supported by research, evidence, education and training to demonstrate impact.

Catalysing and demonstrating change and innovation is essential in supporting a dynamic and sustainable health and care system for the future. As a Fellow your insight and knowledge will contribute to the breadth and depth of knowledge of the Bevan Commission when providing strategic and policy advice to the Minister for Health and Social Services.

Bevan Fellows learn by doing – in doing so you contribute to creating new knowledge through your work that advances and informs new services, techniques, methods and approaches consistent with prudent health and care.

Bevan Fellows address and support local health needs, improve clinical practice and health outcomes via the practical application of the Prudent Healthcare Principles.

To support participation at the right level, there are two Fellows cohorts:

Bevan Fellows:

Bevan Fellows will normally inform practice or process development, often at local level, and within their speciality. They will usually be individuals who are early in their careers who are keen to explore opportunities to broaden their perspectives, work and thinking.  Bevan Fellows will be seeking develop their portfolio of experiences, build their skills and capabilities, and looking to formalise their Continuous Professional Development.

Bevan Senior Fellows:

Bevan Senior Fellows will normally be more advanced in their careers, have cross-organisational or pan-Wales responsibilities and seek wider opportunities to influence and impact upon national, regional policy or strategy.

My work as a Bevan Fellow

Bevan Fellow Jenna Tugwell-Allsup, a Research Radiographer at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, shares her journey to date.

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The Bevan Fellows Steering Group

The Bevan Fellows Programme is overseen and monitored y a steering group made up of a range of experts from across Wales. Bevan Fellows address a range of topics with an overall aim of improving theirs and others’ practice and health outcomes via the practical application of the Prudent Healthcare Principles. Bevan Fellows are health and care professionals who want to influence and make a difference in leading change and transformation through their work. They help to bridge the gap between clinical services and academia by taking a practical and action-based approach in leading and driving change supported by research, evidence, education and training to demonstrate impact.

The Steering Group:

  • Reports project progress and issues to the Director of the Bevan Commission
  • Ensures the Fellows programme meets the requirements and expectations of its userssupports the Bevan Fellowship programme by reviewing applications for fellowships
  • Acts as mentors (where applicable) to successful applicants
  • Promotes the programme as appropriate
  • Supports activities to support dissemination of the work of Bevan Fellows

 

Membership

RoleNameOrganisation
ChairKamila HawthorneRoyal College Of General Practitioners
Programme OrganiserClaire ONeillBevan Commission
Bevan Commission RepresentativesHelen Howson
Tom Howson
Leo Lewis
Bevan Commission
NHS RepresentativesRachel Gemine
Nigel Rees
Mark Taubert
Chris Subbe
Sion Charles
Digital Health and Care Wales
Wales Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Velindre NHS Trust
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Hywel Dda University Health Board
HEI RepresentativesJohn Parkinson
Rachel Rahman
Steve Riley
Bangor University
Aberystwyth University
Cardiff University