UHI Millennium Institute and The University of Aberdeen working in partnership ESRC Engaging Local Authorities Scheme Building Capacity for Evidence Informed Practice in Rural and Remote Island Social Service Delivery

UHI Millennium Institute and The University of Aberdeen working in partnership Aims  Enhance KE between researchers and LAs  Gather evidence to inform plans to improve dementia care in Orkney & Borders and to improve use of evidence  Build capacity for evidence informed practice in the longer term in Orkney & Borders  Learn lessons about knowledge exchange between researchers and practitioners to improve longer term relationships

UHI Millennium Institute and The University of Aberdeen working in partnership Activities LA Placement Literature Search Seminar Literature Research Synthesis Report K4P Training Programme Mapping Evidence Use Placements Engagement Seminar All Evidence Improvement Plans Evaluation Dissemination

UHI Millennium Institute and The University of Aberdeen working in partnership Results to Date  Outputs  2 practitioners completed placement in literature searching and reviewing  Report of literature review and practitioner summary  Annotated bibliographies on dementia services and on engagement with people with dementia and their carers  4 completed placement in engagement methods  12 trained in research skills – multi-agency participants  7 research projects undertaken – summary findings for each  Dissemination of evidence from literature, research and engagement activities to multi-agency seminars  Dissemination of variety of material from project via engage and own websites

UHI Millennium Institute and The University of Aberdeen working in partnership Results to Date  Outcomes  New skills learnt – capacity improved  Outputs already informing local dementia strategy and practice  Best practice exchange between LAs  Networks and contacts made  Greater awareness of differing culture and resources in HEIs and LAs

UHI Millennium Institute and The University of Aberdeen working in partnership Issues Arising  KE Capacity Building  Different needs and expectations of HEIs and LAs  Research to publication time lag  Accessible summaries of literature  Resources to access literature  More research on experience of rural and remote authorities  Future Programmes/Projects  KE takes time – 12 months too short  Process needs to be more LA friendly  Involve staff who will actually engage in KE in project development, not just senior management/decision makers  Complexity of partnership projects