Research informs all elements of our work, irrespective of which service area or organisation we work in. It enables us to identify interventions, treatments, or best practice in order to improve the quality and type of service we provide.
We don't need to undertake research to become research minded: we all undertake evidence based practice on a daily basis, often without realising. By undertaking research training, however, it helps us to actively consider whether or not we can improve our individual work or service by identifying relevant research to guide us in making confident decisions in our everyday practice.
Research, innovation, and evaluation are vital to the future of the NHS health and care:
- with staff involvement in research, new or improved treatments for our communities are possible
- a research-minded workforce ensures that MPFT can be confident that we are offering our service users the best care based on research evidence
To achieve this, we believe all staff should have access to free research training to give them the tools they need which is why STARS (Supporting The Advancement of Research Skills) was developed.
Should you need any advice on the research training you need, please email stars
