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Aim 4 Objectives Where are we Where we want to get to
currently
Strengthen the credibility,
professionalism and resilience
of the workforce to support
effective evidence - informed
services for service users and
carers.
Link to Strategy
Focus area 4
Inspiring research
leadership,
competence and
capacity amongst
staff and service users
are carers
Support and facilitate
an organisational
culture encouraging
research mindedness
Encourage social
work staff to engage
in education and
learning that supports
evidence informed
practice and critical
appraisal.
Support through
organisational
commitment
and resourcing
practitioner based
research evidence
activity, including
research, evaluations
and reviews, in the
workplace involving
service users and
carers as part of a
regular mainstream
activity.
Organizational specific
differences. Service delivery
and service provision differs
according to context and
structure.
Whether research is core
business or not.
Overlaps in research interest
organizationally and is
committed to research and
evidence some of which is
educational and Qualifying
Training based, Professional in
Practice (PIP) and standards
of the profession promote
research mindedness.
Building a structure where
there is an existing ethos
that promotes and rewards
employees to engage in
research evidence and
evaluation.
Quality Improvement
paralleling research - is this an
area of overlap?
Quality Improvement based on
research evidence.
Audit - next steps following
findings
To a place where research and continuous
improvement is core business across all
organizations and structures and that it
makes a difference to practice and outcomes
for service users and carers.
To support staff to be innovative and provide
individuals with resources to drive forward
improvement and a culture of evidence-based
practice.
Addressing the barriers to research,
evaluation and innovation that currently exist.
The funding requirements, as noted at aim
one, is secured.
Strategic Implementation Plan - Date created : March 2021 based on Immediate (I), Medium (M) and Longer term (L) actions.