Research policy and practice
This section tends to provide information about research policy and research governance (including ethics) issues from the 4 countries of the UK. However, any work of strategic importance to the nursing R&D community may be disseminated via here. The research policy and practice section of our website provides much more information for reference, including information on 3 RCN-led pieces of work:
- Priorities for R&D in nursing
- Promoting excellence in care through R&D
- RCN Research Strategy
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Public involvement in research: impact on ethical aspects of research
Published: 03 Sep 2012
A new resource from INVOLVE, a national advisory group in public involvement in research, provides examples of the impact of public involvement in the ethical design and conduct of research. This 8-page paper issued in June 2012 illustrates how public involvement throughout a study can help to make research more ethical.
For which strategies of suicide prevention is there evidence of effectiveness?
Published: 31 Jul 2012
Despite substantial efforts in suicide prevention, it remains unclear which interventions are effective in preventing suicide. This report published by the WHO Health Evidence Network in July 2012 looked at research findings from systematic reviews to address two questions on evaluation and good-quality evidence.
UK Government calls for improvement in the early diagnosis rates of dementia
Published: 04 Jul 2012
The UK Government declared that regional variation in the diagnosis rates of dementia must improve at the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia’s report in July 2012, setting out plans to develop a new tool to help improve dementia services. This report includes written evidence from the Royal College of Nursing, quoted widely across the issues.
WHO QualityRights Project to act, unite and empower for better mental health
Published: 04 Jul 2012
Download a tool kit devised by the World Health Organization to support countries, health care staff and service users improve quality of care and human rights conditions in all mental health and social care facilities.
Where research sits in DH England's overview of the health and social care system in 2013
Published: 28 Jun 2012
The DH has issued a diagrammatic explanation of how the health and care system will look, showing new organisations and changes to existing roles. These are in development over the course of 2012 with the new system up and running by April 2013.
Final report published on expanding access to published research findings
Published: 26 Jun 2012
Chaired by Dame Janet Finch, the working group set up in 2011 to examine how UK-funded research findings can be more accessible has published its final report on 18 June 2012. It recommends the UK should move towards open access and accelerate the process in a measured way that promotes innovation.