Research

Research

Our work programme consists of the following projects:

         Informatics for Improvement

Pharmacist and Data-driven Quality Improvement in Primary Care (PQDIP): a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators

         Informatics for Improvement

What are the data needs to support improvement activities in GP Clusters?

         Informatics for Improvement

Aims to explore how data can be optimised to facilitate improvements in primary care

       Knowledge into Action

Mixed-methods evaluation of a national fellowship programme to build improvement capacity and capability

       Knowledge into Action

Feasibility of integrating evidence-based behaviour change techniques within a massive open online course (mooc) to influence practice change

            Knowledge into Action

A Realistic Evaluation of a Care and Compassion MOOC – PhD Study

       Knowledge into Action

From Framework to Real Work: A Realistic Evaluation of the Impact of Two Learning Activities on a Complex Adaptive System – PhD Study

     Knowledge into Action

Understanding, forming and fostering  a culture of Transformative Innovation in Health and Social Care

          Large-scale Sustainable Change

Evidence into Practice: Breastfeeding & Kangaroo skin-to-skin care for babies and families in neonatal units in Scotland. A realist evaluation: what works for whom & in what settings?

       Large-scale Sustainable Change

Implementation, at scale, of a model to support NICE Guidelines for the management of Osteoarthritis (OA) in primary care

         Large-scale Sustainable Change

Motivating Change: a grounded theory of how to achieve  large-scale, sustained change, co-created with improvement organisations across the UK

         Large-scale Sustainable Change

Examining the impact on local service delivery: formulating, implementing and enacting national policies across Scotland

         Mechanisms of Improvement

What works, for whom, and in what setting? A realist review on the influence of contextual factors on healthcare quality improvement initiatives

         Mechanisms of Improvement

Medical Students as Agents of Change: A qualitative exploratory study of student and staff experiences

         Mechanisms of Improvement

Co-designing educational solutions to support the third sector’s improvement capacity and capability

         Mechanisms of Improvement

Achieving a balanced accounting of quality improvement impact: A qualitative analysis of interview data, narrative review and modified Delphi study

         Mechanisms of Improvement

The development of an intervention to support midwives in addressing health behaviours with pregnant women – PhD Study

         Mechanisms of Improvement

Developing an integrated health care quality improvement and research method to improve processes and outcomes – examining transitions from hospital to home for stroke patients

    Mechanisms of Improvement

The perspectives of service managers/planners regarding how co-creation is understood, implemented and sustained as part of improvement programme delivery within the health and social care context in Scotland: A qualitative study

     Mechanisms of Improvement

In Autumn 2018, SISCC  held a cross-sectoral seminar to explore behaviour change approaches and ideas to address existing challenges and consider new ways to deliver improvement initiatives