The KM Fellow role
KM Fellows help organisations make better, faster, more confident decisions by making evidence easy to find, understand and use.
They will do this through:
- Creating system wide change
Fellows work across boundaries—joining up local authorities, the NHS, public health, academia and communities. This helps break down silos and build shared solutions.
- Strengthening evidence based decision making
By helping teams understand what evidence they need, KM Fellows support better choices in policy, services and frontline care.
- Building long term KM capacity
Fellows develop skills, frameworks and relationships that stay within the system long after the funding ends.
- Making research useful and usable
They translate complex research into simple, practical information that people can act on.
- Ensuring communities benefit from high quality evidence
Better use of evidence leads to better services, improved outcomes and fairer access to support.
This scheme acts as a catalyst for long ‑term system improvement. Their work helps ensure the right evidence reaches the right people at the right time to leave a long lasting legacy of better, more joined‑ up‑ use of evidence across Greater Manchester.
Topics
Early priorities include:
- Neighbourhood health
- Evidence informed commissioning
These areas have major potential to improve population health and reduce inequalities across Greater Manchester.
Training and support
KM Fellows access:
- the full ARC‑GM training programme
- the National KM Fellows Network, offering regular KM development sessions
- informal peer support and shared learning
- collaboration opportunities with KM Champions, researchers and system partners
This support helps Fellows learn quickly, build confidence and deliver impact across Greater Manchester
