1. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research One Local Authority’s progress towards developing a culture of research and evidence- informed practice

2. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Angie Liversedge – Performance Improvement Manager WMDC Jess McEwen – KTP Associate: Research Development Officer

3. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Workshop outline What is KTP? Introduction to the Wakefield project The beginning – our research Developing an Action Plan Implementing the Action Plan Some initial successes Project evaluation

4. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Academic + commercial partnership Knowledge transfer and innovation Industry & public sector DTI (>50% funding – research councils) Momenta Employed by University Supervision, Local Management Committee What is KTP?

5. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research EVIDENCE- INFORMED PRACTICE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH Introduction to the Wakefield project Research culture

6. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research The Beginning - research RGF Benchmarking project Staff consultation Searching the literature

7. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Identifying Barriers Resource gaps Existing good practice

8. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Developing an Action Plan Aims Increase awareness of and knowledge about the RGF Increase awareness of the potential value of evidence-informed practice Develop approaches that aim to overcome the barriers and give staff the skills, knowledge and ability to carry out and/or utilise research more effectively Increase organisational commitment to the development of a research culture

9. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Implementing the Action Plan Developing research area on staff Intranet Research & Evidence-Informed Practice Conference Research workshops Building on links with MRC Linking research to GSCC requirements for re-registration Research mentors Ethics panel

10. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Implementing the Action Plan Continued! New Starters Pack Embedding into supervision Team and Service Improvement Plans Performance Clinics Research is now part of our Performance and Planning frameworks

11. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Some initial successes Increased RGF applications Increased interest in research – more than 100 people attended conference despite flooding! Management support Effective partnerships

12. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Project evaluation Outcomes measures identified through staff survey

13. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Any questions?

14. Enabling and supporting practitioners to engage with research Angie Liversedge – Performance Improvement Manager WMDC  (01924) 305614  aliversedge@wakefield.gov.uk Jess McEwen – KTP Associate: Research Development Officer  (01924) 305690  jmcewen@wakefield.gov.uk