Health and health inequalities Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
A convergent parallel design mixed-methods study that will comprise two main work packages comprising a cross-sectional survey (WP1) and qualitative interviews with stakeholders (WP2). The findings fr
Sponsors
University of Birmingham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Work package 1: 1. Local authority staff and elected members: public health directorate staff (DPH, consultants, wellbeing leads), housing, transport, environmental health, education, leisure, councillors, scrutiny managers, public involvement panel lead 2. Employees of grades 5 and 6 policy, analyst and service manager roles will be included. Work package 2: 1. Officers and elected members of Birmingham City Council with decision-making powers 2. Local authority public panel members, members of the local NIHR infrastructure and third sector providers of public health activities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Understanding of how to develop mechanisms to enhance collaboration and embed a sustainable research system across BCC, measured using an online survey and qualitative interviews at one timepoint | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Current and recent research activity between BCC and local and national partners (including universities, consultancies and thinktanks) measured using an online survey administered at one timepoint 2. Mapping available infrastructure, capacity and resources (including existing datasets) to support research activity within BCC, measured using an online survey administered at one timepoint 3. Mapping research expertise, understand culture and capacity/opportunity for change within officers in the public health directorate, directorates responsible for the wider public health and social care, elected members and supporting infrastructure, measured using an online survey (one timepoint) and qualitative interviews (at one timepoint) 4. Identifying the opportunity for change in the way that researchers work with BCC to meet the needs of BCC, measured using an online survey (at one timepoint) and qualitative interviews (at one timepoint) 5. Exploring the views of stakeholders in relation to research and the potential for BCC to embed routine research, and to identify barriers, potential facilitators and infrastructure needs, measured using qualitative interviews at one timepoint 6. Potential mechanisms to improve interaction between public health and social care research, measured using qualitative interviews at one timepoint | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed