Home Care
We're supporting the delivery of research to help people who receive care in their own homes benefit from it.
Introduction to Research - Home Care Resource
This resource has been created to introduce research to Home Care managers, staff and users of services and their families.
We hope it will be helpful for those working in Home Care in understanding the benefits of research and the support available to you.
The package introduces research and how it can benefit your service and the users of your service and the users of your service, as well as giving you top tips for easy wins to promote research.
It also introduces users to the support that the Clinical Research Network can offer.
The course is divided into two parts:
Part One
In Part One, you will cover a brief introduction of the package and how it works, as well as a look at how research can benefit you.
Part One will explore how research can make your professional life better, and how it is not as daunting as it can first appear. This part of the course will provide case studies, useful links and tips in getting started. We will also walk you through how to set up your free NIHR Learn account.
Part Two
You can use your new NIHR Learn account to access Part Two of the course, where you will be able to look further at what research is and how it can benefit you. Part Two of the course will include further support and resources for you, and several useful videos and links. When you have completed the course, you will be able to download a certificate to show this.
By the time you have completed all the sections, you will be able to:
Explain what research is, and its relevance and benefits to home care
Describe how research and innovation is an 'easy win' for you and your organisation
Access existing relevant research easily
Achieve a 'buy in' from your team and from people who use your services
Evidence a research, learning and excellence culture in your organisation
Engage with the research community and current research projects
Discover research career opportunities and your next steps
So, if you're ready to start exploring how research can be used in a home care setting, click the link below:
Our Agile support team
Our Agile team supports the delivery of health and social care research in the wider community setting. They work with care homes and social care organisations to help them deliver research to improve treatments and care for service users, as well as improve environments for those working in the field.
Find out more about the team, including how to get in touch with them.