E20: Research, innovation, and quality improvement
Staff understand the importance of delivering evidence-based practice, creating opportunities for innovative working and service evaluation.
Key: e = element | k = knowledge | s = skill
Knowledge and understanding of…
e20k_1:
the principles, methods, and stages of audit, quality improvement, and applied health research processes
e20k_2:
research methods including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods
e20k_3:
the tools and systems available to inform searching for evidence from multiple sources
e20k_4:
critical appraisal, and associated tools, for evaluating the quality of evidence
e20k_5:
the existing evidence base in relation to own and related areas of work
e20k_6:
the value of stakeholder involvement (public, patient and clinical) in the generation of priorities, and throughout all quality improvement and research processes: and the governance and standards surrounding this
e20k_7:
theoretical concepts, study designs, and methodologies relevant to quality improvement and research activities in health and social care settings
e20k_8:
local, regional, and national ethics and governance policy and approval procedures
e20k_9:
local, regional, and national policies and structures available to support audit, quality improvement, and research activities
e20k_10:
funding sources for quality improvement and research activities in health and social care
e20k_11:
implementation theory and when to implement changes based on the outcomes of research and quality improvement initiatives
e20k_12:
the methods of meaningful evaluation of interventions/programmes, and their role in improving healthcare and sharing learning/good practice
e20k_13:
principles of writing for publication such as authorship, intellectual property, peer review, and research impact, and the importance of dissemination to meet the needs of the target audience(s)
Skills and ability to...
e20s_1:
define, differentiate between, and contribute to audit, quality improvement, and applied health research processes
e20s_2:
identify and access multiple sources to retrieve relevant evidence
e20s_3:
critically appraise literature from professional, and/or academic sources, and make judgements regarding their quality and applicability to the local setting
e20s_4:
critique and recognise gaps in the existing evidence to identify topics and generate questions relevant to policy, practice, and the 'real world' context
e20s_5:
utilise innovative ways of working with stakeholders to generate priorities for improvement and research, achieving meaningful engagement at all stages of the process to co-produce useful outputs
e20s_6:
design quality improvement initiatives and research studies, selecting the appropriate theory/research design to answer questions and generate innovations/improvements
e20s_7:
undertake quality improvement and research in an ethical manner consistent with the proposed aims, objectives and outcomes
e20s_8:
access and navigate local, regional, and national networks, building sustainable cross-boundary networks (e.g. health, social care and academia) to support and enhance quality improvement and research activities
e20s_9:
identify relevant funding sources and develop stakeholder informed applications to support quality improvement and research initiatives aligned to local and national priorities
e20s_10:
identify and utilise appropriate implementation theory/methods to promote the adoption of quality improvement and research findings to embed evidence-based practice and improve outcomes in health and social care
e20s_11:
design, and conduct, meaningful evaluations with measurable indicators to determine how, why, and whether interventions/programmes achieve their intended aims
e20s_12:
develop and disseminate findings to a broad range of audiences using multiple methods (such as open access peer reviewed journals, local advocacy groups, interactive technologies) to achieve impact, and benefit practice and/or health outcomes
