Investigating time lags and attribution in the translation of cancer research

"The aim of the case studies was to help to examine and analyse two key assumptions used in estimating the internal rate of return – the elapsed time and attribution – as well as to contribute to the qualitative understanding of how research investments lead to health gain. " 

Investigating time lags and attribution in the translation of cancer research: A case study approach
by Susan Guthrie, Alexandra Pollitt, Stephen Hanney, Jonathan Grant
RAND Europe
2014

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Health service redesign: from structure to function

"The findings suggest that large scale redesign projects are difficult to sustain because of changing circumstances, staff turnover, and the challenge of maintaining momentum. A more realistic approach centres on building teams, with local leadership, focussed on clinical/patient concerns and engagement with services provided outside hospital."

Theme 1: Health service redesign: from structure to function: the impact of change
A Hewison
Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care: Birmingham and Black Country
University of Birmingham, National Institute for Health Research
2014

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What counts as good evidence?

"Research data only really become information when they have the power to change views, and they only really become evidence when they attract advocates for the messages they contain."

What counts as good evidence?
S Nutley, A Powell, H Davies
Research Unit for Research Utilisation
University of St Andrews
November 2012

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Factors influencing the development of evidence-based practice among nurses: a self-report survey

"Skills in evidence-based practice seem to reduce barriers to using research evidence and to increase use of research evidence in clinical practice."

Factors influencing the development of evidence-based practice among nurses
A Dalheim, S Harthug, RM Nilsen, MW Nortvedt
BMC Health Services Research, 2012, 12:367

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