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Building Research Networks in Prisons for Capability Enhancement

Develop networks of "research-friendly" prisons, host research, train staff, and match researchers with prisons. Model based on MRC General Practice Research Framework. Progress includes prison clusters and regional networks. Promote clinician involvement, training, and funding to boost prison health research. Future plans involve researchers handbook, ethics governance, and matching needs with interests. Get involved by contacting jane.senior@merseycare.nhs.uk.

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Building Research Networks in Prisons for Capability Enhancement

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  1. PHRN conference • The Development of Networks of “Research Friendly” Prisons & Research Capability Building • Jane Senior • 20th October 2006

  2. Aims • To develop networks of “research friendly” prisons willing to • Actively host research • Assist researchers with access • Develop their own research priorities • Encourage staff to develop research skills and interests

  3. Model • MRC General Practice Research Framework • Over 1,000 primary care practices • Practice nurses act as on-site researchers • Training given in study procedures & reporting • Co-ordinated by a central body

  4. Progress to date • Individual prisons • Prison clusters within PCT catchments • Regional networks based on CSIP boundaries

  5. Capability building • Encourage clinicians/discipline officers to become involved in prison based health research • Advice, training and sign-posting to training opportunities • Encourage academics to employ staff researchers on funded projects

  6. Capability building • WHY? • Hard to become involved in research when working clinically – time, opportunity, funding BUT • Emerging services in prison health • Evidence based practice

  7. Capability building • Payments to individual prisons/NHS Trusts • Protected research time • Supervision • Training in study requirements • Data analysis, report writing, publications

  8. In-reach evaluation Belmarsh Manchester Bronzefield Winchester Transfers under the MHA 1983 Feltham Wormwood Scrubs Holloway Leeds Liverpool Staff researchers

  9. What next? • Encourage academics to use the model for their projects • Work with individual prisons and regions to identify individual needs/interests • Match researchers and prisons

  10. What next? • Researchers handbook • Information on prisons • Ethics, governance and HMPS approvals • Becoming involved in prison based research as a clinician or discipline officer • Searchable prisons directory

  11. Join in! • Prisons – think about your developmental needs/areas of interests and be in touch! • Academics – consider prison-based staff research partners and be in touch! • jane.senior@merseycare.nhs.uk • 0151 471 2351

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