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Impact on practice

Has your research had an impact on practice?

The Joint Research Management Office tends to be most involved in getting research started. This often means we have little information on what happens once the research is complete. We are increasingly being asked to demonstrate that the research carried out by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust staff is important in terms of changing clinical practice and improving outcomes for patients.

We are keen to publicise the good work carried out by our researchers and would like to hear from you if your research has:

• Contributed to the development of national or local guidelines, care pathways or best practice statements.
• Reduced lengths of stay, complication rates, survival rates etc for patients.
• Contributed to National Service Framework development or implementation.
• Influenced local service delivery e.g. through influencing commissioning, service development, modernisation plans etc.
• Reduced patient complaints, incidents or near misses.
• Developed new roles or ways of working.
• Produced potential Intellectual Property e.g. new assessment scales, methodological development, diagnostic tests, surgical techniques, equipment, educational materials etc.
• Improved recruitment and retention.

There may be other examples where research has led to change - if in doubt please let us know.

For examples of how local research has had an impact:

Download Influencing National Guidelines.

Please email a brief summary of your research (i.e. what was the aim of the research and how has it led to improvements), or direct any queries to Nick Good, R&D Projects Manager, email nicholas.good@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk or tel 020 7882 7274.