Clinical academics from all healthcare professions may find the resources listed here useful when starting out in research.
Clinical Research Training Framework
The Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre has developed the Clinical Research Training Framework to define and develop the skills that an academic clinician of any professional background requires in order to support clinical research.
The Framework supports clinical staff in the AHSC organisations to develop a detailed understanding of research, and research skills, to allow them to become more directly involved in the mission of the AHSC: to accelerate the translation of research discoveries into improvements in human health. The Framework will facilitate staff to support National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and industry trials, or develop their own clinical academic careers by proposing competencies, skills and training and suggesting opportunities and resources offered within the AHSC (and beyond). Find out more here
Building a research career
Find out more about what health and care research is and how you can develop your research knowledge and skills.
Healer research toolkit
This toolkit is intended to help librarians in the health sector to carry out research from small-scale, local service evaluation through to much more formal research. The toolkit is intended as a starting point for those wishing to undertake a research project, highlighting issues to consider and signposting resources to help you get started - http://researchflowchart.pbworks.com/w/page/6839792/Welcome-and-Acknowledgements.
Research Support Service
The NIHR funds the Research Support Service to provide design and methodological support to health and social care researchers across England to develop grant applications to the NIHR and other national peer-reviewed funding programmes. Find out more information.
PERC: Imperial Patient Experience and Research Centre
The Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC) is a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, public health specialists and social scientists combining strengths in quantitative and qualitative research methods. PERC aims to promote active communication between patients, researchers and clinical staff to address real problems, and through this improve the quality of healthcare and the impact of translational research.
Please visit the PERC website for details on Public Patient Involvement/Engagement (PPI/E) training sessions and information on how PERC can advise and support your research.
Building a research career
Find out more about what health and care research is and how you can develop your research knowledge and skills.
Healer research toolkit
This toolkit is intended to help librarians in the health sector to carry out research from small-scale, local service evaluation through to much more formal research. The toolkit is intended as a starting point for those wishing to undertake a research project, highlighting issues to consider and signposting resources to help you get started - http://researchflowchart.pbworks.com/w/page/6839792/Welcome-and-Acknowledgements.
Health Research Authority (HRA)
The HRA website provides useful information about planning research, ethics applications and runs research approvals. Visit the HRA website to find out more.
Navigating digital health information website
This guide was created to make learning about data and AI in healthcare accessible and easy for everyone. With content developed in collaboration with the public and experts, the guide offers flexible learning options, including podcasts, videos, and examples. It’s designed for people at any knowledge level to learn at their own pace, helping them understand the role of data and AI in healthcare. The guide aims to empower individuals to make informed decisions, engage in conversations, and participate in shaping the future of healthcare. Visit the website.