Lets talk about research …Building research capacity using a nursing,

midwifery and AHP research strategyAngela Tod

Florence Nightingale Foundation Chair of Clinical Nursing Research

Tim Twelvetree

Research Fellow

The University of Manchester / Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Overview

Achieving excellence in care through research and evidence based practice

Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research Strategy

Angela Tod Florence Nightingale Foundation Chair of Clinical Nursing

Research

Tim Twelvetree

Research Fellow

The University of Manchester / Central Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Why have a strategy?

• Response to national policy and ambition

• Organisational commitment

• Leadership and responsibility

• Aims and Goals

• Actions and outcomes

• Resources

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Some enduring challenges

• Compared to medical colleagues nurses midwives, allied health professionals, pharmacists and clinical scientists have a relatively poorly developed research culture and training

• Much practice not evidence based

• Poorly developed career pathways into research

• NIHR Clinical Academic Career (CAC) pathway

– Focus on research leaders/careers

– Small numbers

– Focus is on University contact – people fall through the gap when back in clinical practice

– RCB of the workforce (e.g. a research aware, engaged and active workforce) remains problematic.

– Cultural change?

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The Cooke Research capacity Building Framework(Cooke, 2005)

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Aim

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CMFT Strategic Commitments for Research

• To ensure research is 'close to practice' and highlights its usefulness to practice.

• To develop appropriate skills, and confidence, through training, secondments and development opportunities to apply skills in practice.

• To develop linkages, partnerships and collaborations that enhance research capacity building.

• To ensure active, actionable and appropriate dissemination of research activity and outputs locally, nationally and internationally.

• To ensure continuity and sustainability of research activity amongst NM&AHP.

• To develop the appropriate infrastructure and leadership to enhance research capacity building and a research-led culture

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Delivery and Implementation

• Recognise existing activity and realise the potential for growth and development.

• Delivery plan, overseen by an NMAHP Research Implementation Group. The RIG will review progress over time, and seek funding and resources. RIG meet 2 x a year

• Information to support research development and capacity building is available for individuals and managers on the Nursing, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals page on the CMFT website: https://research.cmft.nhs.uk/partnering/nurses-midwives-and-allied-health-professionals

• Heads of Nursing and AHP managers have been asked to commit to developing NMAHP research, and delivering the Strategy, within their areas.

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Workshops with Professor Jo Cooke

• 28 October 2015– Professional Forum Members and AHP

Managers (morning)– Research Champions (afternoon)

• 17th November– MRES: past, current and just starting

(morning)– Intern level (pre-Masters): past, current or

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Next Steps at CMFT

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• Finalise strategy draft• Education and training, workforce development

linked to strategy implementation• Develop website with key information and links

to resources to support delivery of the strategy.• Access funding to help deliver the strategy• Divisions develop implementation plans• Deliver workshops

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Developing Clinical Academic Careers

Research Funding opportunities and local NHS R&I Support

NIHR MRes Bursary

Strategic Learning Agreement Modules

NIHR Award NIHR Award

Innovation funds

NHS North West workshop

CMFT multiprofessional workshops CMFT Library literature search

Charities, foundations and other sources of research funding

CMFT library critical appraisal training

Health Foundation

Higher Education England Internship Scheme

NHS North West Post doc forum

Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC)

Collaborative Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC)

CMFT Multiprofessional Research Award

NHS R&D North West Early Career Researcher Network

CMFT Research Office / Divisional Research Managers / Statistics Support

Research Design Service North West (RDS NW) workshops and peer review

Support

Fund I ng

Masters-level research modules (Strategic Learning Agreement)

CMFT AHP Research &Innovation Award

CMFT AHP R&I Group / Adult and Specialist Community Services Directorate, Research Support Group

• Developing National, Regional and Local profile• Developing Research Skills of CRNs

– Academic Achievements – MRes/Phd– Introduction of nurse/midwife consent in CTiMPs – 6

nurses/midwives now able to take consent

• Developing New Roles– Band 5 development posts

– Project co-ordinator– Generic research nurse roles– First Advanced Practitioners in Research in the UK– CRNs taking on the role of Principle Investigator

Clinical Research Nursing

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• Developing Facilities– NIHR funded Adult and Paediatric CRFs – dedicated,

nurse led facilities

• Leadership Development – Frontline/Mary Seacole

• Increased Commercial Activity and improvement in research performance targets (70 day and time to target) – contributing to the health and wealth of the nation

Clinical Research Nursing

• SWOT analysis

– What is your trust Like re R&I– What are its clinical /research strengths– Would the organisational culture support research

capacity building– What research is currently going on

– Are there any leading lights

– Where do you fit in?– Who are your stakeholders – internal and external

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Group Work 1

SWOTStrengths Weaknesses

Opportunities Threats

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Group work 2

• Write a research strategy “Statement” or “Aim”

• 30 words or less

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