1. WELCOME!

2. How to be an AHP clinician
who researches
Housekeeping

3. Council for Allied Health Professionals Research
Created in 2014 by bringing together the Research Forum for Allied Health Professionals (RFAHP) and the Allied Health Professions Research Network (AHPRN).
Comprises a strategy committee, a professoriate and a UK-wide regional hub network.

4. CAHPR AIMS to develop AHP research,
strengthen evidence of the professions’ value and impact for enhancing service user and community care,
to enable the professions to speak with one voice on research issues,
to raise the profile of AHP research and increase their influence.

5. 12 Member organisations British and Irish Orthoptic Society
College of Paramedics
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
Society and College of Radiographers
The College of Podiatry
College of Occupational Therapists
The British Dietetic Association
The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists
British Association of Art Therapists
The British Association for Music Therapy
The British Association of Dramatherapists

6. Yorkshire and Humber CAHPR hubs
In 2016 the 2 CAHPR hubs - Yorkshire and South Yorkshire started working collaboratively.
In 2017 we received joint funding to host a number of activities.
Linked with National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) clinical research network in Yorkshire and Humber & Research design service
Joining with Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC)

7. Yorkshire CAHPR activity planned for 2017
Social medial strategy Development & initiation activity
Administrative support for the SY & Yorkshire hubs
Small projects awards
Four awards of up to £500 each
Combined SY & Yorkshire Steering Group meeting
Yorkshire CAHPR activity planned for 2017
Events: Face to face
Initial routes into research
How to persuade your manager to support your research project.
Writing for publication using different media – Sept 27th Hull
Events: Webinars
Meaningful Patient /Public involvement
Complex Interventions
Funding streams – what to apply for and how -
Researcher project dissemination x3 or 4 per event
AHP Clinician who Researches Career Competency Framework scoping project
- Jointly funded project between CAHPR and Yorkshire CLAHRC
Small projects awards -Joint CAHPR Yorkshire and Teeside venture of four awards of up to £500 each
Improved co-ordination between organisations and professions to disseminate details of relevant studies currently recruiting.
Increased AHP membership of NIHR CRN local & national special interest research groups
Support groups for more niche AHP research interests e.g. management

8. What can CAHPR do to help you?
Information portal regarding funding, internships and fellowship opportunities, AHP portfolio studies & surveys
Innovative opportunities to collaborate across AHP and other professions locally and nationally
Top tips & other resources
Education sessions
Support and advice
Funding
Influencing and lobbying nationally

9. What can you do to help CAHPR?
Become a member or stakeholder
Be willing to share your experiences/ knowledge
Share useful resources
Host a session or offer accommodation
Be willing to support others who are less experienced than you
Be a recruiting site for others research

10. What can you do to help AHP Research?
Participate in priority setting exercises
Recruit to relevant NIHR portfolio studies
Promote the value of research to your patients and encourage them to sign up to research recruitment websites
Link with local HEIs or AHP research leads in your area of specialty to express interest in being a recruiting centre for their studies
Have contact with your research and development department or specialty research nurses to see if there are any under recruiting studies that your department/ service may be able to assist with recruitment

11. Integrated Clinical Academic Programme
Funded by Health Education England in partnership with National Institute for Health Research
Range of opportunities to take clinical staff from pre Masters internships, through Masters, PhD, Clinical Lectureships to Senior clinical lectureships.
Competitive
Offer fully funded research training, funding support for research, professional development, mentorship
Individual maintains their clinical practice and salary

12. Clinical AHPs experience at different stages of their research careers
Catherine Wright - PPI in Research (Occupational Therapist)
Dr Shegufta Farooq - CRN recruitment, (Research Orthoptist)
Rosemary Huntriss - NIHR Masters in Research (Dietician)
Liana Nagy - PhD studentship (Occupational Therapist)
Dr Alison Bruce - NIHR Post-doctoral Fellow (Orthoptist)
Dr Maureen Twiddy - Research Design Service (Yorkshire)
Professor Anne Forster NIHR Academic Training Advocate (Physio)

13. QUESTION TIME