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 researchTo participate in local implementation and improvement work with St George’s University London, St George’s NHS Trust and other local partnersTo support the career development of researchers and NHS staff with an interest in implementation and improvementTo promote the importance of research informed implementation and improvementTo support other Faculty groups in conducting implementation and improvement projects Teaching and Learning The group offer: A Masters level module on Implementation and Improvement SciencePhD supervisionSeminars and short courses Members Leads – Professors Annette Boaz and Fiona Jones Dr Richard Boulton, Early Career ResearchDr Kirstie Coxon, Associate ProfessorProfessor Vari DrennanJennifer Egbunike, Senior LecturerDr Karolina Gombert, Research AssociateDr Mary Halter, Associate ProfessorDr Deborah Harding, Associate ProfessorDr Rick HoodProfessor Mike HurleyAli O’Shea, Research AssociateProfessor Fiona RossDr Andrew WalkerPortia WoodmanMatt Zasada, Senior LecturerProfessor Priscilla HarriesDr Elizabeth TaylorDr Linda CollinsHelen Ross BlundellJonathan BreckonLouise ShaxsonLouie Lee (registered at UCL)Liz Livingstone Publications (activity and grants) 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 Using co-production to improve patient carer and staff experiences in health care organizations: a multi-centre, mixed methods evaluation in inpatient stroke units (CREATE)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)Identifying and understanding the link between system conditions and welfare inequalities in children’s social care services Contacts Professor Annette Boaz Professor Fiona Jones