Implementation and Improvement Research Group Implementation and Improvement Research Group The aim of this group is to develop a centre of excellence in implementation and improvement research. Objectives: To conduct high quality multi-disciplinary implementation and improvement research To participate in local implementation and improvement work with St George’s University London, St George’s NHS Trust and other local partners To support the career development of researchers and NHS staff with an interest in implementation and improvement To promote the importance of research informed implementation and improvement To support other Faculty groups in conducting implementation and improvement projects Teaching and Learning The group offer: A Masters level module on Implementation and Improvement Science PhD supervision Seminars and short courses Members Leads – Professors Annette Boaz and Fiona Jones Dr Richard Boulton, Early Career Research Dr Kirstie Coxon, Associate Professor Professor Vari Drennan Jennifer Egbunike, Senior Lecturer Dimitra Gherdouki, PhD student Dr Karolina Gombert, Research Associate Dr Mary Halter, Associate Professor Deborah Harding, Associate Professor Professor Mike Hurley Dr Stefan Tino Kulnik Early Career Researcher Ali O’Shea, Research Associate Professor Fiona Ross Andrew Walker, PhD student Portia Woodman Matt Zasada, Senior Lecturer Publications Boaz, Annette, Baeza, Juan and Fraser, Alec (2016) Does the ‘diffusion of innovations’ model enrich understanding of research use? Case studies of the implementation of thrombolysis services for stroke.Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, ISSN (print) 1355-8196 (Epub Ahead of Print) Boaz, A, Robert, G, Locock, L, Sturmey, G, Gager, M, Vougioukalou, S, Ziebland, S and Fielden, J (2016) What patients do and their impact on implementation: an ethnographic study of participatory quality improvement projects in English acute hospitals. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 30(2), pp. 258-278. ISSN (print) 1477-7266Boaz, Annette, Hanney, Stephen, Jones, Teresa and Soper, Bryony (2015) Does the engagement of clinicians and organisations in research improve healthcare performance: a three-stage review. BMJ Open, 5(12), e009415 -e009415. ISSN (print) 0959-8138 Clarke D, Jones F, Harris R on behalf of the Collaborative Rehabilitation Environments in Acute Stroke (CREATE) team, et al What outcomes are associated with developing and implementing co-produced interventions in acute healthcare settings? A rapid evidence synthesis BMJ Open 2017;7:e014650. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014650 Jones, Fiona, McKevitt, Christopher, Riazi, Afsane and Liston, Matthew (2017) How is rehabilitation with and without an integrated self-management approach perceived by UK community dwelling stroke survivors? A qualitative process evaluation to explore implementation and contextual variations. BMJ Open, 7(4), e014109. ISSN (online) 2044-6055 Jones, Fiona, Poestges, Heide and Brimicombe, Lucinda (2016) Building bridges between healthcare professionals, patients and families : a coproduced and integrated approach to self-management support in stroke. NeuroRehabilitation, 39(4), pp. 471-480. ISSN (print) 1053-8135 Projects A study investigating the extent to which implementation and improvement focused training programmes enable participants to collaborate and engage in improvement activity (CLAHRC, 2016 – 2017) Spreading Improvement – Patient and Family Centred Care — spreading the capability to improve patients’ and carers’ experiences of end of life care in one NHS region using a collaborative peer-to-peer method The health Foundation, 2015 – 2018) Using research evidence: Transforming the field (Nuffield Foundation, 2018) Adult Nurse Retention (Health Education England South London, 2017) Proposal for the evaluation of the Test and Learn Buurtzorg model of district nursing (Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, 2016 – 2017) Evaluation Proposal for the National Physician Associate Extension Programme (Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2016 – 2018) Contacts Professor Annette Boaz Professor Fiona Jones
