capacity development: the solutions

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Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Yorkshire and Humber

Delivering innovative research through effective partnerships

CLAHRC Yorkshire and Humber

Capacity Development:

the SolutionsJo CookeDeputy Director and Research Capacity Lead

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Capacity Development

a process of individual and institution development which leads to higher skills and a greater ability to perform useful research’

Trostle 1992 pp1321


Why Build research capacity?


Is RCD an end in itself or a means to an end?


More recent definition

‘A funded, dynamic intervention operationalised through a range of foci and levels to augment ability to carry out research or achieve objectives in the field of research over the long-term, with aspects of social change as an ultimate outcome’

(Condell & Bagley 2007 pp 273)


Integrated Clinical Training: What’s the pathway?


What can you do?What makes a good researcher?

• Passionate about their research• Eye on the long game• Resilient• Good communicator/ negotiator• Team player• Good networker Something that will make a difference

• If NIHR, Health and wealth of the nation Something that is achievable Wrap a team of support around you.


What have we learned in CLAHRC about capacity building?


After Cooke (2005)


Skills set - Building Boundary spanners

Boundary spanners are described as ‘individuals with a strong commitment to change who act as entrepreneurs of power ’

(Ranade & Hudson 2004, p. 45)


Skills and confidence in..

• Research• Methodologies• Data collection methods• Analysis• Working across

disciplines• Communication• Co-production with

patients/ members of the public IN research

• Understanding different sides of the research - practice divide

• Use of language• Knowledge

mobilisation• Negotiation


Building skills and confidenceFor individuals• ‘Learning by doing’

opportunities• Fellowships• Secondments• Internships• Clinical academic pathways

and other pathways• Career planning• Posts with improvement/

research in them

Enablers• Work with managers• CLAHRC and matched

funding arrangements• Research champions• Mentorship/ coaching• Job descriptions with

Research/ innovations


A wicked problem..

• ‘managers have little experience of supporting clinical academic pathways.

• The NHS career structures for clinical academic posts are inconsistent at best, and none existent as the norm.

• practitioners had poor, shifting or no support from clinical managers


Coproduction: close to practice

• Working together on research projects

• Patient and public involvement

• Working with policy makers and commissioners


Making an impact

• ‘integrated’ knowledge transfer

• Write for peer reviewed publications but think of the long story: how can you tell your research has had an impact on practice?


Actionable dissemination• .. ‘a product informed by research study

findings that is intended to change the way of thinking, promote decision making or instigate action around an issue’

Characterised by:

• RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE : you can recognise the research findings within the tool.

• MEANS of COMMUNICATION: the approach

to communicating the findings shows consideration of the target audience, and how they prefer to receive information.

• PROMPT: the tool invites the target audience

to reflect on the research findings and triggers appropriate action within the local setting.

• Tool Kits• Clinical decision aids• Patient decision aids• Pen portraits• Teaching packs• Mathematical models/ Return

on investment• PROM• Service specification• Check lists• Clinical prompts


Linkages and collaborations

For individuals

• Across academic- clinical boundaries

• Create synergy: Across disciplines: work with health economists/designers

• With experienced academic to provide mentorship/ supervision

• Work with technology companies

Enablers

• CLAHRC• Other NIHR infrastructure:

BRU. HTC (e.g.D4D)• CRN and research

recruitment


Links with Industry

• The NIHR aim to impact on Health and Wealth

• Our internships offer the links with industry


No researcher/collaboration is an island


Key messages• Be brave, take risks,

Opportunities will follow• Network, boundary span• Get wrap around support• Plan the long game in

your career• Research questions:

Focus on impact on patients and service

• Actionable dissemination


Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Yorkshire and Humber

Delivering innovative research through effective partnerships

CLAHRC Yorkshire and Humber

Thank you for listening

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