title: Unity is strength in joint research project.
abstract: The advent of the purchaser/provider split produced a number of challenges for a coordinated approach to supporting research. This article describes a collaboration between North Derbyshire Health Commission and Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust in bringing together purchaser and provider. A research interest group spanning purchaser and provider organisations has been responsible for a number of initiatives including training days, a research database and a resource pack for would-be researchers which aim to raise the profile of research across North Derbyshire.
authors.affiliation: Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McSherry
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mudge
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*