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Council for Allied Health Professionals Research Created in 2014 by bringing together the Research Forum for Allied Health Professionals (RFAHP) and the Allied Health Professions Research Network (AHPRN). Comprises a strategy committee, a professoriate and a UK-wide regional hub network.

CAHPR AIMS to develop AHP research, strengthen evidence of the professions’ value and impact for enhancing service user and community care, to enable the professions to speak with one voice on research issues, to raise the profile of AHP research and increase their influence.

12 Member organisations British and Irish Orthoptic Society College of Paramedics Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists Society and College of Radiographers The College of Podiatry College of Occupational Therapists The British Dietetic Association The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists British Association of Art Therapists The British Association for Music Therapy The British Association of Dramatherapists

Yorkshire and Humber CAHPR hubs In 2016 the 2 CAHPR hubs - Yorkshire and South Yorkshire started working collaboratively. In 2017 we received joint funding to host a number of activities. Linked with National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) clinical research network in Yorkshire and Humber & Research design service Joining with Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC)

Yorkshire CAHPR activity planned for 2017 Social medial strategy Development & initiation activity Administrative support for the SY & Yorkshire hubs   Small projects awards Four awards of up to £500 each Combined SY & Yorkshire Steering Group meeting Yorkshire CAHPR activity planned for 2017 Events: Face to face Initial routes into research How to persuade your manager to support your research project. Writing for publication using different media – Sept 27th Hull Events: Webinars Meaningful Patient /Public involvement Complex Interventions Funding streams – what to apply for and how - Researcher project dissemination x3 or 4 per event AHP Clinician who Researches Career Competency Framework scoping project - Jointly funded project between CAHPR and Yorkshire CLAHRC Small projects awards -Joint CAHPR Yorkshire and Teeside venture of four awards of up to £500 each Improved co-ordination between organisations and professions to disseminate details of relevant studies currently recruiting. Increased AHP membership of NIHR CRN local & national special interest research groups Support groups for more niche AHP research interests e.g. management

What can CAHPR do to help you? Information portal regarding funding, internships and fellowship opportunities, AHP portfolio studies & surveys Innovative opportunities to collaborate across AHP and other professions locally and nationally Top tips & other resources Education sessions Support and advice Funding Influencing and lobbying nationally

What can you do to help CAHPR? Become a member or stakeholder Be willing to share your experiences/ knowledge Share useful resources Host a session or offer accommodation Be willing to support others who are less experienced than you Be a recruiting site for others research

What can you do to help AHP Research? Participate in priority setting exercises Recruit to relevant NIHR portfolio studies Promote the value of research to your patients and encourage them to sign up to research recruitment websites Link with local HEIs or AHP research leads in your area of specialty to express interest in being a recruiting centre for their studies Have contact with your research and development department or specialty research nurses to see if there are any under recruiting studies that your department/ service may be able to assist with recruitment

Integrated Clinical Academic Programme Funded by Health Education England in partnership with National Institute for Health Research Range of opportunities to take clinical staff from pre Masters internships, through Masters, PhD, Clinical Lectureships to Senior clinical lectureships. Competitive Offer fully funded research training, funding support for research, professional development, mentorship Individual maintains their clinical practice and salary

Clinical AHPs experience at different stages of their research careers Catherine Wright - PPI in Research (Occupational Therapist) Dr Shegufta Farooq - CRN recruitment, (Research Orthoptist) Rosemary Huntriss - NIHR Masters in Research (Dietician) Liana Nagy - PhD studentship (Occupational Therapist) Dr Alison Bruce - NIHR Post-doctoral Fellow (Orthoptist) Dr Maureen Twiddy - Research Design Service (Yorkshire) Professor Anne Forster NIHR Academic Training Advocate (Physio)

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