Thanks for taking the time to complete this survey, it will take around 6 minutes.  All responses will be read by the PCS Research Office and they will be an important part of the development of our strategy. Please leave your email address towards the end of the survey if you would like to be contacted.

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1. What is your role?

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2. What Practice are you from? (Skip if not applicable)

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3. What CRN cluster are you from? 

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4. Have you ever taken part in clinical research delivery before?

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5. How many hours per week do you personally devote exclusively to research in an average week? (Numerical response required)

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6. How many staff have in your practice have up-to-date Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training? (GCP is the qualification required to deliver clinical research in the NHS)

(Numerical responses required)

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7. We have identified the following as potential barriers to clinical research delivery. Which of the following apply to you or your organisation? (For those that you identify as a barrier, please tick, and if you think PCS could help support you overcome it/them tick yes in the second column)

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PCS Support?
(Click for yes)
Clinical staff time
Human resources
Training
Finances
Patient identification
Assessing feasibility and financial viability of studies
Managerial support
Research governance and approvals
Liaison with the CRN
Developing a commercial research portfolio
Collaborating with other sites/practices
Site suitability
Getting started in research
Admin support
Physical space in practice

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Model: Please review the proposed Tiered Model below and then indicate which tier you would identify with based on your current research activity and your short term plans?

Model: Please review the proposed Tiered Model below and then indicate which tier you would identify with based on your current research activity and your short term plans?

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9. Primary care job plans have very little time set aside for scholarly activities such as primary care research, research delivery, contributing to NICE committees, development of education resources etc. Would you welcome initiatives which allowed more time for this in addition to research?

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10. Would you like the opportunity to develop the methodological skills to actively engage in service evaluation and quality improvement projects to improve the quality of clinical services delivered and the evidence-base for primary care?

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11. Do you have any concerns about PCS’s role in research? If yes, please specify here and explain how these could be addressed

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12. Would you be willing to join a research reference group?
(If yes, we would use an email list as a forum to elicit rapid feedback about specific projects and our strategy as it develops. There would be no expectation to contribute to each email but joining the list would give you the opportunity to do this.)

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13. Final Comments: Please add anything else you would like to say here and your email if you would like to be contacted 

Thanks again for completing this survey. It is much appreciated and you’ll hear from us again shortly. In the meantime, you can find out more about the Research Office and our contact detail via the PCS website.

https://www.primarycaresheffield.org.uk/research/

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