Implementation Science Group

Who we are | Current projects | Learning, Knowing, Doing seminars

What we do

Understanding how to put effective health care into practice is a crucial link in the chain to improve the population’s health. Implementation Science provides this understanding and draws on a range of research methods, including: mixed-methods, behaviour change, operational research, qualitative research and quality improvement.

Within PenCLAHRC, our implementation scientists work across all of our research themes and within three key areas:

1. Research – developing new projects, supporting emerging projects and obtaining grant funding

2. Improvement – working collaboratively with partner organisations to support the implementation of evidence-informed change

3. Capacity-building – increasing the awareness and understanding of implementation science across the South West.

To further improve the contribution implementation science makes toward achieving PenCLAHRC's strategic goals, we are focused on:

• Supporting implementation research in existing and future PenCLAHRC projects;

• Working collaboratively with external partners with related goals, such as the South West Academic Health Science Network (SWAHSN), other institutions and other CLAHRCs;

• Expanding capacity-building through initiatives such as postgraduate education, Continuing Professional Development, and our ‘Learning, Knowing, Doing’ seminar series.

 Who we are

	Dr Iain Lang  Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Lead for Communications Email Iain		Dr Jo Day Research Fellow Email Jo
	Dr Mark Pearson Senior Research Fellow Email Mark		Rebecca Hardwick  Associate Research Fellow Email Rebecca
	Charlene Ronquillo  Associate Research Fellow Email Charlene		Dr Laura Pickup  Research Fellow Email Laura
	Dr Sanne Van Kampen  Research Assistant Email Sanne		Charlotte Hewlett Research Manager Email Charlotte

Learning, Knowing, Doing (LKD) seminar series

To find out more about the LKD seminar series and access past seminar presentations please visit the seminar page.

Current projects

A full list of PenCLAHRC projects involving implementation science can be viewed by searching the PenCLAHRC project database. A selection of projects we are currently working on are shown below: