Linking the role of the AHP Consultant to R

1
Linking the role of the AHP Consultant to RD
and Evidence Based Practice

• Margaret Boaden

2
What is RD?

• Generating new knowledge that is
• Peer reviewed
• Protocol based
• Publishable
• Generalisable
• Ethically reviewed and,
• Meets the standards and principles of research
  governance.

3
What is evidence based practice?

• The best available information synthesised with
  reflections on experience to produce best
  possible practice

4
The mission of the GMSHA AHP Evidence-Based
Practice Network

• Identifying and developing the evidence base
• Sharing best practice
• Enabling and supporting practitioners to use and
  develop the evidence base
• Establishing a learning and information sharing
  network and,
• Understanding the context and relationships of
  this project to others.

5
AHP competencies re RD and EBP

• Identifying opportunities for change to improve
  patient care which includes recognising important
  research questions
• Facilitating change through the development of
  protocols and guidelines informed by research
  findings
• Creating and sustaining an enabling culture for
  EBP, reflection, evaluation and experiential
  learning

6
AHP competencies re RD and EBP

• Acting on and developing in others, research
  knowledge and capability and,
• Change management skills which includes effective
  dissemination in a range of contexts.

7
Identifying opportunities for change

• How to capture ideas, to develop the evidence
  base?
• from who?
• from where?
• system(s) for notification?
• system(s) for development?
• Link with NHS clinical priorities
• Link with possible/relevant funding streams
• Link with potential partners

8
Facilitating change

• Develop expertise in change management
• Develop expertise in identifying and appraising
  research evidence
• Find effective ways of sharing best practice
• Support those involved in changes
• Identify and support expert teams for the
  development of protocols and guidelines.

9
Creating and sustaining an enabling culture

• What are the components of an enabling culture?
• a questioning culture
• focus on/reward continuous improvement
• legitimise/value time for reflection
• legitimise/value time it takes to develop changes
  in practice

10
Acting on and nurturing RD knowledge and
capability

• Targetted formal training
• Managed experiential learning/project work
• Mentorship/coaching
• Secondments
• Learning networks
• Others.?

11
Change management skills

• Recognising that sustainable change requires
  skilled planning, time and resources
• Gaining contextual knowledge - of the locality,
  organisation, professions
• Knowledge of the bigger picture, of
• local research priorities/population needs
• North West research programmes and priorities
• national research programmes and priorities
• sources of support for RD and EBP

12
Group work

• Which capacity do AHP consultants have now to
  meet these competencies?
• Are there gaps?
• training needs?
• support needs?
• Resource implications?
• Next steps e.g. planning to develop RD and
  EBP competencies