Involving patients and the public in research

"The literature suggests there is value in a measured and customised approach to PPI based on the needs of the project. Doing PPI just for the sake of it, or bolting it onto already-agreed agendas, risks having unintended consequences."

Involving patients and the public in research
Marjanovic S, Harshfield A, Carpenter A, Bertscher A, Punch D, Ball S
The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute, The Health Foundation
2019

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Evidence use in health, teaching, and policing

"This report outlines the pioneering evidence work of UK and Irish professional bodies in health, teaching and policing. They have been championing research and evaluation in the daily work of more than one million professionals – to improve the lives of patients, pupils and the wider public."

Bodies of Evidence How professional organisations in health, education and policing champion the use of research
J Breckon, H Mthiyane, J Shepherd
September 2019

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Collaborative research and the co-production of knowledge for practice

"In our view, the theory of co-production provides useful insights into what it is about the qualities of collaborative working that inspire the requisite mechanisms for generating knowledge that is translated into practice. The theory provides a potentially useful basis for future knowledge translation programmes and projects in applied health research in a range of contexts."

Collaborative research and the co-production of knowledge for practice: an illustrative case study
J Heaton, J Day, N Britten
Implementation Science, 2016, 11:20

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Evidence-informed health policy

"Our measure assesses a broad range of capacity domains and identifies the relative importance of these capacities. ORACLe data can be used by organisations keen to increase their use of evidence to identify areas for further development."

The development of ORACLe: a measure of an organisation’s capacity to engage in evidence-informed health policy
SR Makkar, et al.
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2016, 14:4

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Evidence based policy making and the ‘art’ of commissioning

"To influence policy makers’ decisions, researchers need to:
1) learn more about local policy makers’ priorities
2) develop relationships of mutual benefit
3) use verbal instead of written communication
4) work with intermediaries such as public health consultants and
5) co-produce local evaluations."

Evidence based policy making and the ‘art’ of commissioning – how English healthcare commissioners access and use information and academic research in ‘real life’ decision-making: an empirical qualitative study
L Wye, E Brangan, A Cameron, J Gabbay, JH Klein, C Pope
BMC Health Services Research, 2015, 15:430

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Bridging the gap between research and the frontline NHS

"Since 2008, CLAHRCs have conducted a range of innovative research studies leading to improved outcomes for patients, better and more cost-effective services and challenge health inequalities nationally. Alongside that, CLAHRCs engaged in innovative capacity development work with NHS partners, running courses in research, evaluation and implementation of the latest evidence."

World class research making a difference: Bridging the gap between research and the frontline NHS
National Institute for Health Research
September 2015

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How do third sector organisations use research and other knowledge?

"Third sector organisations (TSOs) are a well-established component of health care provision in the UK’s NHS and other health systems, but little is known about how they use research and other forms of knowledge in their work."

How do third sector organisations use research and other knowledge? A systematic scoping review
R Hardwick, R Anderson, C Cooper
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:84

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Research activity and the association with mortality

"Research active Trusts had lower risk-adjusted mortality for acute admissions, which persisted after adjustment for staffing and other structural factors."

Research activity and the association with mortality
BA Ozdemir, et al.
PLoS One, 2015, 10(2):e0118253

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Evidence for success: the guide to getting evidence and using it

"This guide aims to provide easy to follow, step-by-step guidance and resources to support organisations to use evidence to influence policy and practice."

Evidence for success: the guide to getting evidence and using it
Knowledge Translation Network
August 2014

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Why use systems thinking?

"At its core, systems thinking is an enterprise aimed at seeing how things are connected to each other within some notion of a whole entity."

The application of systems thinking in health: why use systems thinking?
DH Peters
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2014, 12:51

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The use of discrete choice experiments to inform health workforce policy

"Discrete choice experiments have become a popular study design to investigate health worker preferences, with several advantages in this field."

The use of discrete choice experiments to inform health workforce policy: a systematic review
KL Mandeville, M Lagarde, K Hanson
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:367

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Public participation in health-related research decisions: Views of funding bodies

"For research to have its maximum impact when translated into healthcare, health policies and health technologies, there needs to be sensitivity towards multiple frames of knowledge, expertise and underlying values that exist across science and society."

UK research funding bodies’ views towards public participation in health-related research decisions: an exploratory study
JE van Bekkum, S Hilton
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:318

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The open data era in health and social care

This is "a blueprint for the National Health Service (NHS England) to develop a research and learning programme for the open data era in health and social care."

The open data era in health and social care
S Verhulst, BS Noveck, R Caplan, K Brown, C Paz
NHS England
June 2014

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Doing challenging research studies in a patient-centred way

"Our study provided information to help ensure that a challenging trial was patient centred in its design."

Doing challenging research studies in a patient-centred way: a qualitative study to inform a randomised controlled trial in the paediatric emergency care setting
K Woolfall, et al.
BMJ Open, 2014, 4:e005045

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Strengthening the practice of health policy and systems research

"System change begins and ends with people because people, operating in various roles, ultimately make up any system and fundamentally shape how it works."

People-centred science: strengthening the practice of health policy and systems research
K Sheikh, A George, L Gilson
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2014, 12:19

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Examining and addressing evidence-practice gaps in cancer care

"While the number of publications investigating evidence-practice gaps in cancer care increased over a ten-year period, most studies continued to describe gaps between best evidence and clinical practice, rather than rigorously testing interventions to reduce the gap."

Examining and addressing evidence-practice gaps in cancer care: a systematic review
J Bryant, A Boyes, K Jones, R Sanson-Fisher, M Carey, R Fry
Implementation Science, 2014, 9:37

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Patient engagement in research: a systematic review

"Patient engagement in healthcare research is likely feasible in many settings. However, this engagement comes at a cost and can become tokenistic."

Patient engagement in research: a systematic review
JP Domecq, et al.
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:89

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Guidelines: is bigger better? A review of SIGN guidelines

"Practice guidelines should be brief and based on scientific evidence."

Guidelines: is bigger better? A review of SIGN guidelines
AG Baird, JR Lawrence
BMJ Open, 2014, 4:e004278

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Strategies to improve retention in randomised trials

"Monetary incentives and offers of monetary incentives increase postal and electronic questionnaire response."

Strategies to improve retention in randomised trials: a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis
VC Brueton, JF Tierney, S Stenning, S Meredith, S Harding, I Nazareth, G Rait
BMJ Open, 2014, 4:e003821

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Systematic reviews for informing policy decisions

"This guide is a short introduction for decision-makers and researchers or anyone else considering whether a systematic review may be appropriate to fill a gap in knowledge or to use as a resource. It will help anybody planning on commissioning a review of what research is already out there. You may be an analyst, evaluator, policymaker or commissioner."

Learning from research: systematic reviews for informing policy decisions
D Gough, S Oliver, J Thomas
Alliance for Useful Evidence
EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London
December 2013

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