A nationwide initiative to increase nursing and midwifery research leadership: overview of year one programme development, implementation and evaluation

Henshall, Catherine; Greenfield, David; Jarman, Heather; Rostron, Heather; Jones, Helen; Barrett, Sharon E.

doi:10.1111/jocn.15558

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“…Throughout, the PSP engagement was sought at a grass roots level locally and at a national level, to influence policy and practice in healthcare systems. This ability to engage at all levels was facilitated through the 70@70 platform (Henshall, Greenfield, et al, 2020) which allowed existing links in local trusts to be capitalized on, whilst providing collective influence through the national profile of the programme. As the 70@70 programme was affiliated with England's National Institute for Health Research, this made it easier for the JLA PSP to gain traction and for its aim and purpose to be articulated by leaders at national meetings where policy and funding decisions were considered.…”

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“…Despite their positioning, nurses often lack the research expertise, confidence or engagement required to lead others in the healthcare system. Reasons for this are multifaceted and include a lack of protected time to undertake research training, unstructured career progression pathways to support them, a lack of mentorship and role‐modelling and limited buy in from partner organizations (Henshall, Greenfield, et al, 2020; Henshall, Kozlowska, et al, 2020). This problem is exacerbated in community nursing where there is a lack of clinical academic nurses and sub‐optimal use of the evidence‐base in clinical decision‐making (Bowers, 2018).…”

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“…The SNMRLs articulated a shared commitment to collectively working together during the SNMRL programme on this project to identify community nursing research priorities and to empower community nurses to explore and engage with research that is directly related to their practice and patient care outcomes. The 70@70 SNMRL Programme was established in 2019 as a 3‐year programme which aimed to strengthen the research voice and influence of nurses and midwives in health and social care settings in England, with a view to building research capacity and capability amongst nurses and midwives (Henshall, Greenfield, et al, 2020). SNMRL cohort members were provided with 2 days' protected time each week as part of the 70@70 Programme to drive forward research innovations and initiatives to generate, lead and support research activity, as well as informing research priorities at a local, regional and national level (Henshall, Greenfield, et al, 2020).…”

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Empowering nurses through inclusive leadership to promote research capacity building: A James Lind Alliance priority setting Partnership in Community Nursing

Henshall

Jones

Armitage

et al. 2022

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims This paper focuses on the benefits of inclusive leadership when undertaking a priority setting partnership in community nursing, through providing a collaborative and committed nurse‐led forum for initiating impactful changes, identifying evidence uncertainties and driving research capacity‐building initiatives. Design This is a Discussion paper. The project was undertaken between 2020 and 2021. Data sources This paper is based on shared reflections as 70@70 Senior Nurse Research Leaders and is supported by literature and theory. It draws on issues relating to collective leadership, stakeholder engagement, diversity, inclusivity and COVID‐19. Implications for nursing The James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership catalysed the development of a rigorous evidence‐base in community nursing. The collaborative opportunities, networks and connections developed with patients, carers, nursing leaders, policy makers and healthcare colleagues raised the profile of community nursing research. This will benefit nursing research, practice, education and patients in receipt of community nursing care. Collective buy in from national leaders in policy, education, funding and commissioning has secured a commitment that the evidence uncertainties will be funded. Conclusion Four key learnings emerged: collective leadership can ensure learning is embedded and sustained; developing an engaged stakeholder community to promote community nursing research is essential; a diverse membership ensures inclusivity and representation; and insights into the impact of COVID‐19 aid progress. The process increased research engagement and created capacity and capability‐building initiatives. This will help community nurses feel empowered to lead changes to practice. Sustained engagement and commitment are required to integrate research priorities into community nursing research, education and practice and to drive forward changes to commissioning and service delivery. Impact The study promoted research capacity building through inclusive leadership. This can increase community nurses' research engagement and career development and patient care quality and safety; this can incentivize funders and policy makers to prioritize community nursing research.

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Empowering nurses through inclusive leadership to promote research capacity building: A James Lind Alliance priority setting Partnership in Community Nursing

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“…In recognition of the many challenges that nurses face in developing their research skillsets and as part of the NIHR SNMRL Programme (Henshall et al, 2020b), a series of academic writing retreats for nurses were developed by an SNMRL nurse based in the South of England. The aim was to promote engagement in research and to provide nurses with the time, space and support required to enable them to produce high quality academic research publications for submission to peer reviewed academic journals.…”

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Academic writing retreats for nurses and allied health professionals: developing engagement, dissemination and collaboration opportunities

Henshall¹,

Lewin²

2022

Nurse Researcher

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BackgroundCOVID-19 raised the profile of nursing globally, with widespread recognition of nurses' valuable roles during the pandemic. Concurrently, the United Kingdom played a crucial role in leading COVID-19 healthcare research breakthroughs. There exists a unique opportunity to capitalise on this momentum to support nurses to become more engaged in, and disseminate, their research widely.One approach to enabling this is through the development of academic writing retreats for nurses. AimTo report on the development of academic writing retreats to engage nurses in research. DiscussionFour writing retreats were set-up in South England between September 2019 and April 2021. Two were delivered face-to-face on hospital premises and two online due to COVID-19. The retreats provided uninterrupted writing time to draft an academic publication, mentorship, peer support networks and question and answer sessions. . The retreats were attended by 42 health professionals, with over 25 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. The retreats have enabled learning communities to develop, fostering long-term networking opportunities. Mentorship and uninterrupted writing time were rated 4.7 and 4.9 respectively across all retreats (1 for poor, 5 for excellent), with peer support and networking rated 3.3 and 3.9. 2 ConclusionAcademic writing retreats for nurses have widespread benefits, providing nurses with uninterrupted time and space to focus on writing high quality publications and creating networking opportunities through peer support and mentorship channels. Implications for PracticeAcademic writing retreats are a simple, yet effective way to get nurses to engage in research by writing about their own sphere of practice. The retreats continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling research to be published that demonstrates the valuable work of nurses across the international healthcare landscape.

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“…31 The development of research leaders, on the other hand, has the potential to increase the clinical area or team's research profile. 32 The effectiveness of implemented initiatives to improve RCC among multidisciplinary healthcare professionals should be evaluated based on a combination of tangible traditional metrics (ie, publications, funding grants) and non-tangible metrics which take into consideration contextual influences (eg, attitudes, identity, expectations,) 33 and changes on relational structures (eg, partnerships and networks, communications) essential for research success/skills. 34…”

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Evaluation of Research Capacity and Culture of Health Professionals Working with Women, Children and Families at an Australian Public Hospital: A Cross Sectional Observational Study

Frakking¹,

Craswell²,

Clayton³

et al. 2021

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Background: There is limited evidence for use of the Research Capacity and Culture tool across multidisciplinary health professionals. We explored using the Research Capacity and Culture tool among multidisciplinary health professionals at an Australian secondary hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study where online and paper-based surveys of the Research Capacity and Culture tool were disseminated between November 2020 and January 2021. Descriptive analyses of demographic variables and Likert scale items were summarized using median and inter-quartile ranges. Differences between organization, team and individual domains were checked using a Friedman test. Post-hoc Wilcoxon signed rank tests determined specific differences between domains. Results: Seventy-six multidisciplinary health professionals (female, 89.3%) reported overall perceptions of research success/skills highest in the organization (median 6), followed by the team (median 5) and individual domains (median 3.5). Only 21.3% agreed that research activities were a part of their role description. Mean scores across professions were highest for Medicine (5.47), Midwifery (4.52), Nursing (4.47) and Allied Health (3.56), respectively, for the team domain. Individual domain scores across all professions were below 50%. Commonly reported barriers to research were "lack of time for research," "other work roles taking priority" and "a lack of skill." "Developing skills" was the most common personal motivator. Conclusion: Multidisciplinary health professionals reported the highest overall perception of research success/skills in the organization domain. Medical health professionals perceived research success/skills highest compared to nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals.

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A nationwide initiative to increase nursing and midwifery research leadership: overview of year one programme development, implementation and evaluation

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Empowering nurses through inclusive leadership to promote research capacity building: A James Lind Alliance priority setting Partnership in Community Nursing

Empowering nurses through inclusive leadership to promote research capacity building: A James Lind Alliance priority setting Partnership in Community Nursing

Academic writing retreats for nurses and allied health professionals: developing engagement, dissemination and collaboration opportunities

Evaluation of Research Capacity and Culture of Health Professionals Working with Women, Children and Families at an Australian Public Hospital: A Cross Sectional Observational Study

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