Measuring research workload to support resource planning.
Clinical research is inherent in clinical practice and recent changes to how medical research is funded and delivered in the U.K. increase the need for managers to understand the effects of research activity in their areas. The U.K. Clinical Research Facilities Network study intensity tool is a research-specific workforce planning tool designed to assess and predict the amount of time and staffing required for individual research studies. This article shows how the tool can be used by non-research managers, organisations, research nurses and allied health professionals to plan, assess and monitor studies, and to maintain a value-for-money service.
Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Southampton Centre for Biomedical Research, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. carol.gough@uhs.nhs.uk
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