The research pathway

I've got a idea!

Types of research

Ethics

Clinicians in the NHS, universities and independent sectors will require professional support to conduct research and professional principles require practitioners to confine research activities to audits and simple service evaluations unless supporting mechanisms are in place.

(From Guidance on ethical considerations for members involved in research, audit or service evaluations.  Royal College of Podiatry. 2022)

From the above document, Guidance on ethical considerations for members involved in research, audit or service evaluations, by the Royal College of Podiatry (RCPod) in 2022 a full and comprehensive guidance document has been produced. Unless a simple service evaluation or audit support will be required to acquire ethical approval. This can be with the support of a higher education institute: the RCPod can aid facilitation and connection via the Research, development and innovations committee pathway diagram.

Case studies

• Nick Knight - the research journey of an independent podiatrist
• Paul Harradine - 'My PhD has given me much more than the title'

Other useful external links

• ICA programme - Managed by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and funded by Health Education England (HEE), the Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) Programme supports health and care professionals (excluding doctors and dentists) to develop careers that combine research with continued practice and professional development (clinical or practitioner academic careers).
  Find out more on the NIHR site 
  
  
• NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex: resources and courses and a video guide to starting out  as a clinical academic. Find out more
  
  
• Blogs from ARC Wessex interns
  
  
• Nurse and AHP internship programme with podiatry about 15 years ago.
  
  
• The Council for Allied Health Professions Research (CAHPR) is supported by 14 AHP organisations and the RCPod is a member. The council comprises a strategy committee, a professoriate, and a UK-wide regional hub network. Find out more here.