2 Ensure social care Change the HRA booking Better use of The risks are low studies seen by system triage process so that social care as the SCREC is appropriate RECs the social research topic takes expertise and flagged to look at and expertise priority over Mental Capacity meetings applications (SCREC is Act requirement in allocation of cancelled. under the MCA. underused) the study so that the SCREC is filled first 3 Ensure our own Review the HRA website and Making the No risks per se information and other material to ensure website more but will require guidance refers to appropriate references made to accessible to the resource. social care social care research including social care case studies where community thus appropriate. contributing to research culture and capacity. 4 Ensure that HRA Develop new training material Demonstrates No risks training materials with both health and social care that we take refer to social care in mind where it is applicable. social care research and Invite ESCRC to join the research include relevant external learning group. seriously and will case studies help to develop where applicable. research culture and capacity 2 - Recommendations for consideration by the Board Recommendation Actions Benefits Risks 5 Increase social Consider appointing a Shows Social care care research representative of the social commitment to research is a expertise at Board care research community to the social care small proportion level Board as a NED research. of overall business. 6 Work with other Invite the following Support a We have no interested parties organisations to work research culture authority to to support: collaboratively as part of a and encourage a implement any of - research culture wider recognition these objectives - research of the importance but with the - NIHR School of Social Care capacity and of research in backing of DHSC - SCIE - the importance of social care. we may be able - Research in Practice in Adults an evidence base HRA will be seen to lead and - UKRI/ESRC as an encourage - DHSC authoritative body strategic - DE in leading this collaboration. - Social Work England. collaboration.
2 Ensure social care studies seen by appropriate RECs and expertise (SCREC is underused) Change the HRA booking system triage process so that the social research topic takes priority over Mental Capacity Act requirement in allocation of the study so that the SCREC is filled first Better use of social care expertise and meetings cancelled. The risks are low as the SCREC is flagged to look at applications under the MCA. 3 Ensure our own information and guidance refers to social care Review the HRA website and other material to ensure appropriate references made to social care research including case studies where appropriate. Making the website more accessible to the social care community thus contributing to research culture and capacity. No risks per se but will require resource. 4 Ensure that HRA training materials refer to social care research and include relevant case studies where applicable. Develop new training material with both health and social care in mind where it is applicable. Invite ESCRC to join the external learning group. Demonstrates that we take social care research seriously and will help to develop research culture and capacity No risks 2 - Recommendations for consideration by the Board Recommendation Actions Benefits Risks 5 Increase social care research expertise at Board level Consider appointing a representative of the social care research community to the Board as a NED Shows commitment to social care research. Social care research is a small proportion of overall business. 6 Work with other interested parties to support: - research culture - research capacity and - the importance of an evidence base Invite the following organisations to work collaboratively as part of a - NIHR School of Social Care - SCIE - Research in Practice in Adults - UKRI/ESRC - DHSC - DE - Social Work England. Support a research culture and encourage a wider recognition of the importance of research in social care. HRA will be seen as an authoritative body in leading this collaboration. We have no authority to implement any of these objectives but with the backing of DHSC we may be able to lead and encourage strategic collaboration.
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