Implementation
Introduction to Implementation
The ARC Wessex implementation strategy focuses on addressing the gap between projects that validate an innovation at a single and/or single group of sites and adoption of that innovation by the wider health and social care system. Sustainable system implementation is not a linear pipeline process, but a dynamic interaction between health and care research, commissioning and delivery at multiple points in the innovation cycle.
We will increase adoption and spread of ARC Wessex research outputs in the health and social care system through embedding of practical knowledge, skills, and capabilities needed to support researchers and build an “adoption-ready” NHS workforce across Wessex.
Our Team
Dr David Kryl - Director, Centre for Implementation Sciences (CIS) & Implementation Lead ARC Wessex
Dr Michelle Myall - Senior Research and Implementation Fellow
Ms Cindy Brooks - Research Fellow
Dr David Kryl
Dr Michelle Myall
Ms Cindy Brooks
What we do
The ARC Wessex Implementation Team has developed a workflow, including an implementation checklist, that is applied to the entire ARC Wessex portfolio.
Our workflow includes initial implementation advice to help researchers complete the proposal form, reviewing the ARC proposals, and providing follow-up support to successful projects (advice only or in-depth).
For in-depth support, we co-develop detailed implementation plans with the project leads.
All projects have access to implementation resources. As well, we actively contribute to the development of materials for the ARC Wessex PhD fellowship programme, including teaching sessions.
Collaborating with Wessex AHSN focuses on bringing AHSN criteria or staff into the ARC funding process, making initial contacts in the NHS for ARC portfolio projects (when appropriate), continuing active working on specific projects and contributing to upcoming proposals.
The Implementation Team also offers support to each ARC-funded project implementation champion (IC). ICs are not necessarily researchers, are located within, or can readily connect with, the relevant setting(s) where the project findings will have relevance. The IC promotes knowledge of the project, facilitate conversations about its implications and promotes translation.
Implementation Checklist
The ARC Wessex Implementation Team have developed a process to assess the implementation factors of ARC projects outputs. Our Implementation Checklist assesses how far research teams have considered implementation and enables us to determine the level of input we need to provide to support the implementation process.
The checklist comprises six domains representing key elements in the process leading to implementation. Within each domain there are a set of statements addressing different aspects of this process and the conditions required for implementation. In addition, there are several questions which are intended as prompts to help make the assessment.
To complete the checklist, think about your project and consider each statement within the domain and its accompanying question(s). Decide if you agree or disagree with the statement by placing a tick in the relevant column. You should also think about the evidence you have to support your response and details of this should be provided in the last column.
If you have questions about the checklist email, please send these to arcwessex@soton.ac.uk addressed to the “Implementation Team”
Links to helpful resources for Implementation
Bitesize guides to Implementation
Dr David Kryl presents - Implementation bitesize 1 - An introduction to Implementation
Duration: 10 minutes
Q & A Live session 24 June 2021. - email questions to arcwessex@soton.ac.uk or use twitter @arc_wessex
Dr Michelle Myall presents - Implementation bitesize 2 - looking at Implementation Science and Frameworks
Duration: 15 minutes
Q & A Live session 24 June 2021. - email questions to arcwessex@soton.ac.uk or use twitter @arc_wessex
Cindy Brooks presents - Implementation bitesize 3 - Checklist
Duration: 10 minutes
Q & A Live session 24 June 2021. - email questions to arcwessex@soton.ac.uk or use twitter @arc_wessex
The Implementation team present - Implementation bitesize 4 - Answering your implementation questions
Summer Series Session 1: Outputs and Buy in and Engagement: Thursday 12th August 2021
Join Dr Michelle Myall and Cindy Brooks for our latest webinar - don't forget our live Q & A Thursday 7th October at 12.00
Send any questions to arcwessex@soton.ac.uk
Summer Series Session 2: Fit and alignment with health and social care systems & priorities
Join Dr Michelle Myall and Cindy Brooks for our latest webinar - don't forget our live Q & A Thursday 7th October at 12.00
Send any questions to arcwessex@soton.ac.uk
Summer Series Session 3: Outcomes and Impact and Adoption and Spread
Join Dr Michelle Myall and Cindy Brooks for our latest webinar - don't forget our live Q & A Thursday 7th October at 12.00
Send any questions to arcwessex@soton.ac.uk