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Angie Liversedge – Performance Improvement Manager WMDC

One Local Authority’s progress towards developing a culture of research and evidence-informed practice. Angie Liversedge – Performance Improvement Manager WMDC Jess McEwen – KTP Associate: Research Development Officer. Workshop outline. What is KTP? Introduction to the Wakefield project

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Angie Liversedge – Performance Improvement Manager WMDC

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  1. One Local Authority’s progress towards developing a culture of research and evidence-informed practice

  2. Angie Liversedge – Performance Improvement Manager WMDC • Jess McEwen – KTP Associate: Research Development Officer

  3. Workshop outline • What is KTP? • Introduction to the Wakefield project • The beginning – our research • Developing an Action Plan • Implementing the Action Plan • Some initial successes • Project evaluation

  4. What is KTP? • Academic + commercial partnership • Knowledge transfer and innovation • Industry & public sector • DTI (>50% funding – research councils) • Momenta • Employed by University • Supervision, Local Management Committee

  5. Introduction to the Wakefield project Research culture

  6. The Beginning - research • RGF Benchmarking project • Staff consultation • Searching the literature

  7. Identifying Barriers • Resource gaps • Existing good practice

  8. Developing an Action Plan • Aims • Increase awareness of and knowledge about the RGF • Increase awareness of the potential value of evidence-informed practice • Develop approaches that aim to overcome the barriers and give staff the skills, knowledge and ability to carry out and/or utilise research more effectively • Increase organisational commitment to the development of a research culture

  9. Implementing the Action Plan • Developing research area on staff Intranet • Research & Evidence-Informed Practice Conference • Research workshops • Building on links with MRC • Linking research to GSCC requirements for re-registration • Research mentors • Ethics panel

  10. Implementing the Action Plan Continued! • New Starters Pack • Embedding into supervision • Team and Service Improvement Plans • Performance Clinics • Research is now part of our Performance and Planning frameworks

  11. Some initial successes • Increased RGF applications • Increased interest in research – more than 100 people attended conference despite flooding! • Management support • Effective partnerships

  12. Project evaluation • Outcomes measures identified through staff survey

  13. Any questions?

  14. Angie Liversedge – Performance Improvement Manager WMDC • (01924) 305614 aliversedge@wakefield.gov.uk • Jess McEwen – KTP Associate: Research Development Officer • (01924) 305690 jmcewen@wakefield.gov.uk

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