Survey on academic activity amongst senior clinical staff

Information

For the purposes of this survey:

· ‘Research’ means the collection or analysis of information specifically to gain new insights into a disease or problem. This differs from audit and service evaluation, which evaluate pre-existing pathways or problems and assess performance against a standard. Quality improvement may involve aspects of both, and we ask the reader to make a judgement about the extent to which any QI experience may have involved research.

· 'Data’ for research can take many forms, and may include questionnaires, interviews, blood or tissue samples or review of patient notes.

Section 1: Background and research experience

Question Title

* 1. Where in the UK are you employed in the NHS?

England – North

England – Midlands

England – South

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

Other (please state)

Question Title

* 2. Which of these academic qualifications do you hold, or are currently studying for? (please complete as many as applicable) (This does not include postgraduate qualifications such as MRCP, unless they were gained specifically by undertaking a period of research, or acquisition of research skills)

Intercalated second degree (e.g. during medical school) (Please specify degree (e.g. BSc, PhD etc) and subject matter e.g. Pharmacology)

Postgraduate certificate or diploma (e.g. in health research) (Please specify programme of study)

Masters postgraduate qualification, requiring additional period of study beyond that previously stated (Please specify programme of study)

Doctoral postgraduate qualification (e.g. PhD, DPhil, MD, etc.)

Question Title

* 3. What is your main role when working in the NHS? (please choose one)

Doctor – Consultant

Doctor – SAS grade/Associate Specialist

Nurse, Midwife, AHP – Consultant

Nurse, Midwife, AHP – Advanced Practitioner

Other (please specify)

Question Title

* 4. How many years have you been in this role?

Question Title

* 5. Are you employed in an integrated clinical academic role?

Yes

Question Title

* 6. If yes, who is your lead employer?

NHS Trust

University

Not applicable

Question Title

* 7. Which of these research activities have you previously undertaken or are currently undertaking? (Select as many as applicable).

Assisting in analysing data specifically for a research project (please specify below if commercial/non commercial)

Led data collection specifically for a research project (please specify below your role and the project funder)

Recruiting patients to a clinical study

Assisting in data collection specifically for a research project

Writing or contributing to writing an application for ethical approval for a research project.

Writing or contributing to writing an application for dedicated funding to undertake a research or QI project

Acting as Principal Investigator (PI) for a research study recruiting NHS patients - Commercial

Acting as Principal Investigator (PI) for a research study recruiting NHS patients - Non commercial

Additional information:

Question Title

* 8. What types of research have you previously been involved with? (Select as many as applicable)

Basic science (e.g. working with animals or cells)

Interventional clinical trials (recruitment, follow-up, data reporting)

Other clinical study work

Qualitative research (questionnaires/surveys, interviews, use of patient reported measures)

Health economic research

Data science or epidemiology

None of the above

Question Title

* 9. Have you ever undertaken the National Institute of Health Research’s ‘Good Clinical Practice’ training, in order to undertake clinical research?

No – this has never been offered to me

No – but I have been offered the opportunity

Yes – but it has now expired (training undertaken over 3 years ago)

Yes – and it is up to date (training undertaken within the last 3 years)

I don’t know

Question Title

* 10. Which of these research outputs have you taken part in?

Attended a research conference (without presenting an abstract)

Presented a poster or oral presentation at a conference regarding a research project

Assisted in writing a manuscript submitted to a journal for publication (not first author) – any sort of publication, including review, case report and research paper.

First author on a manuscript submitted to a journal for publication – any sort of publication, including review, case report and research paper.

Senior (last) author on a manuscript submitted to a journal for publication – any sort of publication, including review, case report and research paper.

‘Peer reviewed’ a research paper at the request of a research journal

Invited or keynote speaker at a conference

Won a local or national award for my role in a research project

Other (please specify)