involve conference - people in research 6 th september 2006 how can social care online and the new...
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Involve Conference - People in Research6th September 2006
How can Social Care Online and the new National Social Care Research Register
contribute to user and carer led research?
Sue Jardine, Information Manager, SCIE
Social Care Online
Social Care Online
www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk
National Research Register for Social Care
www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/researchregister
Social Care Online
• A free web based resource
• 90,000+ book & article abstracts
• 1000+ social care websites
• Updated daily
• Easy to use
Content
• Topic areas covered
• Commissioned content• UK material• Full text• Website links
Resources
• Biographies and autobiographies• Current awareness• Guidance and standards• Legislation• Practice • Research briefings• Teaching and training materials• Textbooks• Websites
Abstracts
Extended abstracts
Bibliographic details, Summary, Context Methods What sources were used? What search terms/strategies were used? What criteria were used to decide on which studies to include? Who decided on their relevance and quality? How many studies were included and where were they from? How were the study findings combined?
Findings of the reviewAuthor’s conclusionsImplications for policy or practiceReferences
Practice guidance
Search options
1. Browse social
care topics
2. Simple
3. Intermediate
4. Advanced
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Example search
Example search results
Keeping up-to-date
What’s new? RSS feeds Email updates
The Value of Social Care Online
• It is free!
• Updated daily
• Brings social care information and knowledge together in one place
• A trusted resource
• Highlights user and carer led research
Further information and support
1. About
2. feedback
3. contact us
4. help
5. site map
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The National Research Register for Social Care
• Lack of national database for social care research
• Centralised record of all Local Authority social care research carried out under the Research Governance Framework (RGF)
The RGF is a new framework for managing research within health and social care. It aims to improve research quality & safeguard the public by:
Enhancing ethical and scientific quality Promoting good practice Reducing adverse incidents & ensuring lessons are learned Preventing poor performance & misconduct
Overview
Flowchart:
Project approval gained by Research Governance Framework and start of project
Project information recorded and uploaded (registered) Records submitted to SCIE and keywords approved
Accessed by all freely available
Inform practice
Research Register Home page
Research Register – Core Content
• Organisation name• Research status- ongoing /
completed• Title• Abstract• Aims and objectives• Topic• Methodology• Student research
(undergraduate, postgraduate - masters or postgraduate - PHD)
• Includes active service user involvement (If yes, describe)
• Peer reviewed options
• Date approved by RGF (Research Governance Framework)
• Start date / End date
• Budget
• Funding body
• Link to abstracts
• Organisations links (Sponsor, Lead, Research or Care)
Example search
Example search results
Example full record
Uses of the Research Register (NRRSC)
• Used as a research tool: Ongoing research Completed research Topic based research Replication of research Contacts
• Used as a teaching tool: Updated weekly Free access Inform practice
Next steps
• Possible future expansion beyond Local Authority research…• Research centres and institutions
• Voluntary organisations
• Independent sector
• Government departments
Contact details
Technical website queries
Jez MacDonald, Web development Manager
Other queries
Salina Bates, Information Manager
Website Addresses
SCIE website www.scie.org.uk
Social Care Online
www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk
National Research Register for Social Care
www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/researchregister