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Building Heath Research Capacity: The Impact Of A United Kingdom Collaborative Programme, Koser Khan, Ana Porroche-Escudero, George Georgiou, Jennie Popay
Building Heath Research Capacity: The Impact Of A United Kingdom Collaborative Programme, Koser Khan, Ana Porroche-Escudero, George Georgiou, Jennie Popay
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Purpose: Strengthening research capacity (RC) amongst health professionals has both organisational and individual benefits. It can increase the quality of research and support the transfer of evidence into practice and policy. However there is little evidence on what works to develop and strengthen RC. This paper contributes to the evidence base by reporting findings from an evaluation of a programme that aimed to build capacity to use and do research amongst NHS and local authority organisations and their staff in a large english research partnership organisation. Methods: The evaluation used multiple qualitative methods including semi-structured interviews, focus groups and workshops …