1. Supporting the Development of a Research-Engaged Culture
Paula Otter Occupational Therapist
St Luke's Hospital Stroke Unit (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust)

2. Research Envoy Programme
Mentor
5 Classroom
Days
10 Observation
Days
4 Study Days
1 Presentation Day
Skilled Research Envoy

3. Developing an idea Impact of Mystery Shopper Report
Baseline understanding at St Luke's
Awareness of constraints on a busy ward
Opportunities to involve the whole team
Sustainability of the project

4. How to make Research Accessible & Visible in a Community Hospital?
Development of a Research Noticeboard
Provide information to promote Research and details on how to become involved
Increase awareness and understanding of Evidence Based Practice

7. Involvement of the MDT
List of topics for Evidence Based Practise Noticeboard
Upper Limb Rehabilitation (Occupational Therapy)
Catheter Care (Nursing)
Anticoagulants (Advanced Nurse Practitioner)
Mobility (Physiotherapy)
Dysphasia (Speech and Language Therapy)
Re feeding Syndrome (Dietition)
Cognition (Occupational Therapy)
Community Rehabilitation Services (Multidisciplinary Team)
Balance (Physiotherapy)
Communication (Speech and Language Therapy)
Depression (Nursing)
MDT approach to stroke (Multi Disciplinary Team)
Template for lead Clinician to follow.....
What are the current guidelines?
What is the current research?
What do we do here?
What's important to our patients?

8. Involvement of Patients & Carers
Some initial responses from Carers to our draft ideas
"It's really clear and easy to understand"
"This information is really useful"
"Can I have a copy now"

9. Underestimating the initial support required
Challenges
Involving whole team
Keeping the momentum
Underestimating the initial support required
Highlights
Interest from staff
Feedback on Twitter
Continued inspiration
Roll out throughout CHS
Becoming everyday business

10. What Next? Twitter (@LptLukes) Journal Club
Noticeboard in all Community Hospitals
Continue Links with UHL Libraries
Site for a Study
Clinical Academic Research Fellowship
Consider an article for OTnews
Poster presentation RCOT
1. To share stroke research, service developments & shout

11. Outcomes ⬆ Staff confidence ⬆ signposting to research opportunities
⬆ conversations about the evidence base
⬆ questioning - is this best practice?
⬆ links with library services
⬆ links with the research team
Spin off journal club
Research noticeboards in all community hospitals
Visitors engaging with the noticeboard

12. Take home messages Keep it simple Involve the whole team
If you change nothing Nothing will change
Keep it simple
Involve the whole team
Link with your library service
Ask patients/ visitors to be involved
Location, location,location

13. Thank you Any Questions?
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