Resources & Guides
Resources to help you increase engagement in research, or support your day to day research in practice
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Be Part of Research
Be Part of Research
This new service allows people to sign up to be contacted about research studies that may interest them. More than half a million have already signed up with more than 90,000 taking part in studies. Researchers can apply to access these volunteers.
Practices are encouraged to consider raising awareness among your patients by displaying posters in your waiting rooms or signposting them through your Practice website / social media pages.
The links to various available resources are listed in the dropdown headers below:
Posters and leaflets
Posters and leaflets
Order free posters and leaflets (free account required)
Display screens
Display screens
Images: download horizontal and vertical display screens for use in healthcare settings about the Be Part of Research volunteer service
Videos: download short videos about the volunteer service (can be used without sound):
Social media
Social media
Social media board: write on this 'I support research because...' sign and post pictures of you and your colleagues holding it on social media
Share: repost NIHR content from X, Facebook and LinkedIn
Graphics: download NIHR graphics about the Be Part of Research volunteer service for your social media. Please this text in social media posts:
Search for and sign up to be contacted about studies you could take part in at https://bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/ #BePartOfResearch @NIHRresearch
Downloadable Patient Engagement Resources
Downloadable Patient Engagement Resources
Research Information for updating your practice website document
Feel free to copy and paste any information from the above document to raise awareness about research to your patient population.
Top Tips for New Practices_updated_06-MAR-2025.pdfTop time-saving tips for Practices new to research
9 good reasons primary care poster - updated_06-MAR-2025.pdf'9 Good reasons for practices to work with us' Poster
Podcast
Podcast
Listen to a podcast with Kelly Fricker on NIHR SoundCloud page: 'Working as a GP Practice research nurse'.
Kelly Fricker was the lead research nurse at The Boathouse Surgery in Pangbourne, Reading.
Information about Dissent from Primary Care Research Invitations
Information about Dissent from Primary Care Research Invitations
Recording patient dissent
Please find below a poster that you could display about patient dissent from being contacted about clinical research.
GP Poster NIHR 2023(landscape)_small.pdfPoster to display (for patients) about Dissent from Primary Care Research Invitations.
Guides & Documentation
Guides & Documentation
The website 'Understanding patient data' was developed to explain how and why data can be used for care and research, what’s allowed and what’s not, and how personal information is kept safe.
Downloadable EMIS Video Guides:
Docmail User Guides
Downloadable PDF guides directly from the Docmail website
Research Folder Structure for electronic storage - Having an already existing and uniform folder structure prior to starting research means you can work more efficiently, find your files more easily, prevent duplication, and be able to share and work collaboratively while minimising the risk of data loss. Contact your local facilitator / assistant portfolio manager for a copy of our recommended folder structure template.
CV template.docxResearch CV template - download from the HRA website
Guidance for Practices on Coding for Research (003).pdfGuidance for Practices on Coding for Research
The Primary Care Research Informatics & Digital Environment Solutions (PRIDES) toolkit also has some very useful information about Research Codes in Primary Care
Join Dementia Research Materials
Join Dementia Research Materials
Join Dementia Research Materials - downloadable materials such as posters (shown above) and animation for waiting room screens
RCGP Resources
RCGP Resources
Research Ready® is a quality assurance programme for all research-active UK GP practices. It is designed in line with the UK Research Governance Framework's legal, ethical, professional, and patient safety requirements. The programme serves to provide information, support and guidance to accredited practices in research; both to assist with meeting the requirements above, and with considering and conducting research.
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