Publications by authors named "Judith Holliday"
There is increasing focus to review the societal impact of research through assessment and research excellence frameworks. These often link to financial and reputational incentives within the academic community. However, timeframes to demonstrate impact using these approaches are often long and are not designed to show benefit to service collaborators who require evidence of improvement and change to their services more immediately.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is increasing emphasis in the UK on developing a nurse, midwife and allied health professional (NMAHP) workforce that conducts research. Training for clinical academic careers is provided by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). However, the low number of successful applicants suggested there were barriers to achieving this.
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- Local government in England is important for improving health and reducing health inequalities in communities, but using research to make decisions is tough.
- Researchers studied a local authority to figure out how well they can work together and build research skills to help health efforts.
- They found that there's a need for a change in culture, better strategies for using research, and stronger connections between local government and universities to effectively address health issues.