Measuring growth in research capacity and capability of allied health professionals at a regional Australian public health service: 2011-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clinicians within public healthcare organisations, including allied health professionals are becoming increasingly research active. Townsville Hospital and Health Service (THHS) employed an embedded Research Fellow in 2010 to build the capacity and capability under a state-wide initiative resulting in increased activity over time. A Research Capability Framework (RCF) was introduced in 2018 with intent of having a briefer measure of activity than the previously used research 'spider'. This study measures and explores the growth in research capacity and capability over 12 years.

Methods

A mixed methods triangulation design compared two ways of measuring research capacity including interviews and self-rating of the RCF objectives by Discipline Directors (DD), and

SUBMITTER: Pain T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12539124 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature