The NIHR 70@70 programme: transforming research

Castro-Sánchez, Enrique; Black, Carrie-Ann; Whitehouse, Claire; Hare, Naomi; Tinkler, Linda; Maxton, Fiona; Valentine, Janine; Grieve, Sharon

doi:10.12968/bjon.2020.29.4.240

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“…14 15 Opportunities for non-medical clinicians to engage in research alongside their clinical practice are now increasing, particularly through schemes such as the National Institute for Healthcare Research and Health Education England funded 'Integrated Clinical Academic' Fellowships. 16 This is in addition to research leadership capacity building initiatives such as the NHS (National Health Service) 70@70, 17 research internships for newly qualified clinicians, 18 nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals research awards, 19 and discipline-specific research capacity building initiatives, such as the NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) Nursing and Midwifery Incubator. 20 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (a large hospital group within the UK National Health Service) has developed a strategic plan to increase and support clinical academic activity among the professions outside medicine.…”

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Impacts of clinical academic activity: qualitative interviews with healthcare managers and research-active nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and pharmacists

2021

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ObjectivesTo explore the perceived impacts of clinical academic activity among the professions outside medicine.DesignQualitative semistructured interviews.Setting and participantsThere were two groups of interviewees: Research-active nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, psychologists and pharmacists (NMAHPPs) and managers of these professions. All participants were employed in a single, multisite healthcare organisation in the UK.AnalysisInterview transcripts were analysed using the framework method to identify key themes, subthemes and areas of divergence.ResultsFour themes were identified. The first, cultural shifts, described the perceived improvements in the approach to patient care and research culture that were associated with clinical academic activity. The second theme explored visibility and included the positive reputation that clinical academics were identified as bringing to the organisation in contrast with perceived levels of invisibility and inaccessibility of these roles. The third theme identified the impacts of the clinical academic pathways, including the precarity of these roles. The final theme explored making impact tangible, and described interviewees’ suggestions of possible methods to record and demonstrate impact.ConclusionsPerceived positive impacts of NMAHPP clinical academic activity focused on interlinked positive changes for patients and clinical teams. This included delivery of evidence-based healthcare, patient involvement in clinical decision making and improved staff recruitment and retention. However, the positive impacts of clinical academic activity often centred around individual clinicians and did not necessarily translate throughout the organisation. The current clinical academic pathway was identified as causing tension between the perceived value of clinical academic activity and the need to find sufficient staffing to cover clinical services.

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Impacts of clinical academic activity: qualitative interviews with healthcare managers and research-active nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and pharmacists

2021

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“…Reference(s) Facilitators to secondment Reference(s) Pomeroy et al (2003), Daniels and Gospill (2005), Donaldson There have been a range of national and local initiatives launched that have provided investment specifically aimed at the development of research training and career opportunities for nurses and midwives (Bramley et al, 2018;Castro-Sánchez et al, 2020;Manning, 2022;Menzies et al, 2021Menzies et al, , 2022Olive et al, 2022;Pattison et al, 2022;Sanders et al, 2022;Shepherd et al, 2022;Whitehouse, Tinkler, et al, 2022), and it is clear that the secondment of clinical staff to research roles also offers a key opportunity for professional development. We know that professional and career opportunities are central factors in retaining staff within departments or organisations (Carter & Tourangeau, 2012).…”

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“…In the United Kingdom, a range of local and national initiatives have provided investment specifically focused on the development of research training and career opportunities for nurses and midwives (Bramley et al., 2018 ; Castro‐Sánchez et al., 2020 ; Olive et al., 2022 ). These initiatives have frequently focused on the development and provision of schemes to support clinical academic career pathways (health care professionals working across both clinical and academic settings to develop and disseminate high‐quality research).…”

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Research delivery secondments: A scoping review

Hare,

Grieve,

Valentine

et al. 2024

Nursing Open

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AimTo explore and summarise published literature with regards to secondments to clinical research and to identify the gaps in research to inform further work.DesignSystematic scoping review.MethodA scoping review was undertaken in accordance with the Patterns, Advances, Gaps, Evidence and Research framework. Databases searched included CINAHL, PubMed, Medline and Embase. Inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied by two independent reviewers. Two reviewers independently retrieved full‐text studies for inclusion and applied the framework as a tool for synthesising Patterns, Advances, Gaps, Evidence and Research recommendations.ResultsSix papers and one abstract published between 2003 and 2018 were included. All secondees (n = 34) were released from NHS posts, with secondments (where specified) ranging in duration from 0.25 to 2 years and for 40%–100% of their working hours. All seven papers reported benefits for personal and professional development, predominantly in the form of personal reflections. Few described involvement with research delivery teams.ConclusionPublished initiatives vary in nature and lack standardised reporting and measurement of impact. Further research is required to identify benefits at a departmental or organisational level, the facilitators for setting up secondments and the application of knowledge gained from secondment opportunities.Implications for the ProfessionUndertaking a research secondment is reported to offer professional and personal benefit for clinical staff. Research secondments are one way in which a research culture can practically be embedded within clinical settings.ImpactThis scoping review identified a lack of published empirical research seeking to understand research secondments as a tool to enhance research and evidence engagement. Although there is a suggestion that secondments could positively impact staff retention, there is limited evidence about the benefit for the organisation or for patient care. These findings have implications for staff, managers and their organisations.Reporting MethodThe PRISMA‐ScR guidelines were used to guide reporting.No Patient or Public ContributionThis was not relevant to the research design.

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“…As part of its drive to increase NM research capacity, in 2018, the NIHR funded 70 senior NM across England to join the 70@70: NIHR Senior Nurse and Midwife Research Leader (SNMRL) Programme (NIHR, 2019). The SNMRL programme aimed to develop future NM research leaders who could contribute to key NIHR priorities and lead NM research capacity and capability building strategies (Castro-Sanchez et al, 2020; Henshall et al, 2020; NIHR, 2019).…”

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Increasing nursing and midwifery research leadership: impact evaluation of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Senior Nurse and Midwife Research Leader Programme at 1 year

Menzies,

Brand,

Bench

et al. 2023

Journal of Research in Nursing

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Background: Although nurses and midwives make up the largest sector of the National Health Service (NHS) workforce, studies have identified a lack of knowledge, skills and confidence to engage and lead research. In 2018, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) invested in the development of a 3-year Senior Nurse Midwife Research Leader (SNMRL) Programme aimed at developing nursing and midwifery research capacity and capability. This review was conducted at the end of year one as part of an ongoing impact evaluation of the programme. Aim: To evaluate the impact of activities undertaken by NIHR SNMRL at the end of year one of the programme. Method: The content of anonymised end-of-year one activity, self-reported by SNMRL, was coded independently and deductively analysed by a project team using the modified Visible ImpaCT Of Research framework (VICTOR). Exemplar case studies were selected by the team to illustrate activity within domains. Working group members coded two reports independently then compared them in pairs to increase inter-rater reliability and the quality and consistency of coding. Results: Reports from 63 of 66 SNMRL were submitted and included for analysis. Reporting reflected progress towards NIHR programme objectives. These included acting as a programme ambassador, creating a vibrant research culture, supporting staff recruitment and retention, enhancing organisational reputation and clinical academic outputs. Networking and collaboration locally, regionally and nationally were widely reported. Conclusions: The SNMRL cohort reported initiating multiple initiatives aimed at influencing organisational research culture, service provision and supporting nursing/midwifery engagement with research. Evaluation indicated progress to address barriers to research engagement within NHS Trusts.

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The NIHR 70@70 programme: transforming research

Cited by 5 publications

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Impacts of clinical academic activity: qualitative interviews with healthcare managers and research-active nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and pharmacists

Impacts of clinical academic activity: qualitative interviews with healthcare managers and research-active nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and pharmacists

Research delivery secondments: A scoping review

Increasing nursing and midwifery research leadership: impact evaluation of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Senior Nurse and Midwife Research Leader Programme at 1 year

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