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Focus Area 2
Research Priorities
• Develop a mechanism in partnership
with relevant others to determine,
review and manage research evidence
opportunities.
• Exert greater influence in decisions
regarding funding calls reflecting
research evidence priorities.
• Strengthen social work and social
care and service user and carer
representation on strategic research
decision making bodies locally and
nationally.
• Develop and maintain greater linkages
and dialogue with Higher Education
Institutes, The Northern Ireland Social
Care Council Professional in Practice
framework and other Centres of
Excellence, locally, nationally and
internationally in relation to research
priorities to help address the issue
of making the framework more of a
reality in practice.
What we will do
Mechanisms
Linkages
Influence
Representation