1. Primary Care Research Strategy
Justine Norman, GP and LCRN SG lead
Shona Haining , Head of Research & Evidence NECS
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2. What is happening now in Primary Care research ?
14% accruals of LCRN
Great delivery Team and leadership
Excellent Academics
BUT
Primary care is complex
LCRN
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SPCR
HEE
CCGs
AHSN
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3. Aims Create collective environment for research in primary care
Continue to encourage and grow delivery
Increase studies designed in primary care in CNE
Increase PI /CI, primary care involvement and portfolio adoption
Improve pathway for adoption of research outcomes
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4. What have we done ?
LCRN – GP Engagement Leads, Specialty Groups, NMAHP strategy , Research career building , Informatics lead
SPCR
AHSN
HEE
CCG forum
Academia
RCGP
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6. What will a successful strategy look like?
Co-produced research in line with priorities
Career pathway options - supported sessions, higher degrees, part of GP training
Service evaluation leading to research studies
Home grown portfolio research designed and recruited to in CNE
Opportunity for patients to take part across specialties and in primary care
Greater alignment and awareness of primary care with all stakeholders
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7. 1. Development and design of Research in Primary Care
Primary care researchers and decision makers annually share and discuss service and research priorities to align and plan future research
A regular forum, the Primary Care Development Group is set up to retain primary care staff with research expertise and further degrees and nurture those staff who wish to develop their skills and research ideas
Research Capability Funding aligned to Primary Care is pooled to grow primary care research and capacity aligned to service priorities and support increased North East and North Cumbria hosting and CI development
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8. 3. Adoption of outcomes of Research
2. Research Delivery
Expansion of Primary Care leads roles and review of GP leadership to reflect changing strategic geography
AHSN to feed into GP engagement leads group
Primary Care finance group
Financial review of primary care research funding
3. Adoption of outcomes of Research
Outputs of research are regularly and easily accessible for decision makers
CRN to be more involved with dissemination of study results
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9. 5. Building capacity and capability
4. Informatics
Pragmatic use of present GP IT systems
Further development of a regional informatics system to support feasibility and delivery of portfolio studies
5. Building capacity and capability
Research as part of education of medical students and GP Trainees
Support from Medical schools, SPCR, CRN and HEE
Research portfolio careers for GPs
6 Patient Engagement
PPIE to be seen as a priority and represented on Implementation group
Primary care specific communications
7 Commercial Research
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10. Next steps
The strategy is virtually finished and needs to be agreed by all stakeholders
Development of an Oversight of Implementation Group to ensure strategy is implemented- senior strategic leads
Primary Care Research & Development Group
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11. Summary Exciting time for Primary Care Research Many opportunities
Collaborative working of all stakeholders= potential success
Thankyou
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