WCET (UK) - Endorsement of projects

Introduction
It is the vision for WCET (UK) to promote activities which will assist members engaged in enterostomal therapy to increase their knowledge and enhance their contribution to the subject of stoma therapy, with an emphasis on a direct benefit to those people living with a stoma. The term endorsement refers to the approval by WCET (UK) for projects relating to stoma care that demonstrate quality of care. Projects include study days, standards of care, care pathways, educational resources and protocols.

The role of the WCET (UK) is to ensure that projects seeking an endorsement are relevant to stoma care nursing and will demonstrate an impact on stoma care nursing practice. Essentially a project can be anything the WCET committee deem meets the requirements of growth and development within stoma care nursing.

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Aim

Helping the development of stoma care nursing practice.
Encourage the development of evidence based stoma care nursing.
Encourage collaboration amongst stoma care nurse specialists nationally.

Guidelines for applicants
Applications for the endorsement of projects will be accepted by fax only. The application should include the following sub-headings;

Title of project – this should accurately reflect the content of the project
Author(s) of the project – including contact names and email addresses. Lead/correspondence author should be named first.
Project outline

Aims and objectives
Rationale
Key learning points
Project completed – protocol, care pathway, standards of care etc
Further reading
References
Framework for evaluation/reflection

Please use the application form as the front cover to your application and return by fax to:

Julia Williams
Senior Lecturer in Gastrointestinal Nursing, BSc Programme Leader
Burdett Institute of Gastrointestinal Nursing with King's College, London and St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow
Tel: 0208 869 5431
Fax: 0208 869 5430

The WCET (UK) committee will review the application within 6 weeks of receipt. Applicants will be notified by email with; accept, revise and re-submit or reject.

Successful applications will be sent a certificate of the achievement and will be asked to use the WCET (UK) logo with the following statement on any documentation pertaining to the endorsed project.

This project has been endorsed by the World Council of Enterostomal therapy (UK).