Table 3 How core RCD activities map against RCD principles
Principles from Cooke’s adapted framework | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Actionable dissemination (DISS) | Close to practice (CTP) | Infrastructure (INF) | Linkages and collaborations (LINKS) | Skills and confidence building (SKILLS) | Sustainability (SUS) | ||
Core activities described in the R&D strategies (present in at least 7/10 organisations) | Developing and sustaining research collaborations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Developing research priorities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Academic dissemination | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Evidence based practice and knowledge transfer | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Hard wired into the organisation: making research core business | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Proactive and timely communication of research opportunities | ✓ | ||||||
Patient and public involvement and engagement in research | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Research governance support | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Research education and learning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Setting targets and monitoring performance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Internal investment: allocating resources to promote research capacity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||