The links between AHP research engagement and positive care

Please let us know what you think of this podcast. What value is there in allied health professional research? To consider this question Sophie Chalmers, Hazel Roddam and fellow researchers conducted a systematic review, which explored the value of research engagement specifically by AHPs, and also considered mechanisms which might connect research engagement with healthcare performance. In this podcast Sophie and Hazel discuss their research and its implications. We cover: What is this new research and why it is important? What does it mean for allied health professionals? What does it mean for their organisations? How do AHPs develop their research skills? The launch of the multi professional research capabilities framework. Interviewees: Sophie Chalmers, Speech and Language Therapist & NIHR ARC-GM pre-doctoral fellow Dr Hazel Roddam, FRCSLT, HEE's Lead for the AHP Research & Innovation Strategy for England 2022 Resources: 1. Link to paper being discussed The value of allied health professional research engagement on healthcare performance: a systematic review S. Chalmers , J. Hill , L. Connell , S. Ackerley , A. Kulkarni & H. Roddam , BMC Health Services Research , volume 23, Article number: 766 (2023) https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-023-09555-9 2. Link to bitesize resources from this paper: Infographic: https://twitter.com/SChalmersSLT/status/1687172202553102336/photo/1 AHPs2mintalks video: https://x.com/SChalmersSLT/status/1684863198434844673?s=20 3. NIHR research capacity building funding streams Information resource for all AHPs https://cahpr.csp.org.uk/news/2024-03-12-new-nihr-research-training-development-career-awards 4. NHS England Multi professional research capabilities framework launched February 2024 https://advanced-practice.hee.nhs.uk/research-framework-launched/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo 5. Related paper ‘It depends’: what 86 systematic reviews tell us about what strategies to use to support the use of research in clinical practice Annette Boaz, Juan Baeza, Alec Fraser & Erik Persson Implementation Science volume 19, Article number: 15 (2024) https://implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13012-024-01337-z & Please be aware that the views expressed are those of the guests and not the RCSLT.

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