NIHR Maximising Impact Review – Knowledge Exchange Consultation
What are we trying to do?
This strategic evidence review explores the role the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is playing to promote impact across the research funding cycle. The aim of the review is to identify current practice across NIHR and other research funders (nationally and internationally) of how impact and knowledge mobilisation is supported and promoted and highlight opportunities for learning and improvement.
Why is it important?
This project is significant from both policy and practice perspectives given the pressing need to improve the rate and speed with which the substantial investments in health and medical research translate into tangible benefits for health outcomes and patient care.
It is an area that is lacking in empirical evidence, and we will be looking to develop theoretically robust and practically applicable guidance to accelerate the translation of research evidence into policy and practice will enhance the impact of research funded by the NIHR and yield both health and economic benefits.
Alongside practical, policy-focused and capacity-building benefits, this project will make a substantive contribution of new knowledge on how to build, support and maintain pathways to impact in a complex multi-stakeholder research ecosystem.
How are we doing it?
Initialy we are using a desk based document analysis to scope the existing work in this area; following this, we are conducting semi-structured interviews to seek views from a smaller group of senior key informants, which will help to inform three engagement events that we will undertae to capture a broader range of opinions.
Our approach can be broken down into five work packages:
- WP1: Engagement with EViR (Enhancing Value in Research)
- WP2: Wider stakeholder interviews
- WP3: Identification of priority areas for action/improvement within NIHR
- WP4: Deliberative workshops with key stakeholders across NIHR.
- WP5: Synthesis and write up
Co-production with NIHR professionals has been integral to our approach.
Who are we working with?
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NIHR Maximising Impact Review project team
More information:
Senior Programme Lead