Delivering an Evidence Based Research

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Delivering an Evidence Based Research
Development Strategy- Why, how and wherefore?

• Eileen Dickinson
• (Head of Profession,OT)
• Suzie Willis,
• ( Head OT Research Development)

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OVERVIEW

• Why do it? What are the incentives and drivers?
• Where to start?
• What do you need?

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Research Development Strategy

• WHY?
• 1. Government Policy
• 2.Professional requirement (COT)
• 3. Professional registration (HPC)

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Why ?

• Government policy
• Modernising Mental Health Services, Safe, Sound,
  Supportive.DOH 1998.
• A First Class Service. Quality in the New NHS.
  DOH. 1998.
• The National Service Framework.1999

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Why?COT Strategic Vision Action plan

• Contributing to creation of a 5 yr strategic
  framework for OT in collaboration with AHPs
• Support the establishment of centres of
  excellence with sufficient infrastructures to
  sustain a research active community of OTs.
• Contribute to the inclusion of AHPs in policy
  formation, implementation and evaluation
• Promote priority research topics and diversity of
  methods
• All members are expected to promote a culture to
  improve practice
• Reinforce requirements and responsibilities
  regarding the research capacity of all members

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Why ? Standards of proficiency. HPC, July
2003 London

• www. hpc-uk.org.info _at_ hpc-uk.org
• 2B.2 p11
• Occupational therapists are to be able to draw
  on appropriate knowledge and skills in order to
  make professional judgements.. through
  established theories, models, frameworks and
  concepts of OT.

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Why?

• The Clinical Specialist Consultant OT
• Expert clinical practitioners,
• - Research (Master degree / Phd),
• - Teaching / dissemination of skills , national/
  international level

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Where to start Audit

• What skills do you already have in your
  workforce?
• What are their thoughts/ views/ motivations?
• What are the barriers currently faced?
• What supports do they need?

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CNWL December 2000 Audit

• 84 Not involved in formal academic studies
• 90 Expressed an interest in undertaking or
  participating in research studies
• 72 Stated that they agreed that as a therapist
  they should invest more time in
  keeping up to date with research methods and
  findings.
• 87 Felt strongly that as a professional group
  greater respect and reimbursement would be given
  to a service that demonstrated greater efficacy

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Where to start ?

• Start at the top
• Trust Board backing
• A Champion for your cause
• Academic partnership.

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Design your strategy

• Reference national policy professional
  requirements
• Review your trust business case local
  initiatives
• What will your work proposal add to the required
  output of the trust clinical governance
  benefits to patient staff group

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What do you propose to do and why?

• -Specify what it is you intend to do
• -Identify what changes you hope to achieve
• -How you will go about this
• -What resources you will need

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CNWL OT RD Strategy

• 1. Raise research awareness amongst OT staff
• 2. Identify research and development posts for
  OTs
• 3. Create an organisational culture that supports
  OTs as researchers and research consumer
• 4. Develop staff skills to undertake evidence
  based practice
• 5. Enable staff to evaluate planned changes in
  local practice based on their research findings
• 6. Ensure sustained support for OTs undertaking
  clinical RD activities.

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What will you need?

• Leadership posts
• Head OT RD/ Research practitioner
• Senior Research practitioners / Clinical
  specialists
• Followers all accountable through JD and
  supervision structures, CPD, training, support
  networks

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What will you need?

• Organisational infra-structure
• 1.Research Development steering group
• 2. Seven Clinically based working sub groups
• 3. Monthly Link forum training sessions

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What will you need?

• Money and Elbow Grease!
• Roll out your work incrementally in a phased/
  managed approach
• Ensure support is sustained
• Friends in high places

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What will you need?

• Link with
• RD consortia Clinical governance grp
• Senior managers
• Research active doctors
• Universities
• Anyone else you need to..