Viewpoints

Read the latest blogs, reviews, comment and recommended reading from across the research and health community here.

How commissioners use research evidenceViewpoint 19 Apr 2018How commissioners use research evidenceHow commissioners use research evidence   Researchers want their work to be used and useful, but may not al… More
New national standards launched across the UK to improve public involvement in researchViewpoint 23 Mar 2018New national standards launched across the UK to improve public involvement in researchA set of national standards designed to improve the quality and consistency of public involvement in researc… More
Stop the world, I want to improve: governing for quality improvement when there’s no ‘off switch’Viewpoint 03 Jan 2018Stop the world, I want to improve: governing for quality improvement when there’s no ‘off switch’Blog by Will Warburton, Director of Improvement at The Health Foundation More
The importance of the academic citizen in Health Services ResearchViewpoint 25 Jul 2017The importance of the academic citizen in Health Services ResearchDr Gemma McKenna, Research fellow at The University of Southampton reflects on her experience at the 2017 HSRUK Sympos… More
Tara Lamont: How was it for you? Reflections on patient experience researchViewpoint 15 Apr 2016Tara Lamont: How was it for you? Reflections on patient experience researchExpect to see blood in your semen.” This was the shouted afterthought from the clinician to a middle aged patient wi… More
Health and social care devolution: the Greater Manchester experimentViewpoint 26 Mar 2016Health and social care devolution: the Greater Manchester experimentAlthough we know that the aims of devolution are to improve health and reduce health inequalities, it is less clear ho… More
How do we deliver compassionate care?Viewpoint 25 Mar 2016How do we deliver compassionate care?Charlotte Paddison, Senior Research Associate, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambri… More
Moving forwards with research on the “weekend effect"Viewpoint 16 Dec 2015Moving forwards with research on the “weekend effect"Two articles published in The BMJ in 2015 on the “weekend effect” have sparked considerable debate in The BMJ… More
Research reflections: translating evidence into practice Viewpoint 04 Dec 2015Research reflections: translating evidence into practice As part of a new regular series focusing on research, Sarah Russell reports on the launch of a new review of end of li… More
Making research matter: the challenge of impactViewpoint 18 Nov 2015Making research matter: the challenge of impactProfessor Judith Smith Director, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham has written a blog on the… More

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