NIHR CLAHRC Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

“QIPP for Mental Health – Engineering the CLAHRCs for the Challenge”: SDO Network/CLAHRC Research Learning and Sharing Event held in Cambridge on 20 May 2011

Hosted by the CLAHRC for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, this event was the first gathering of all the CLAHRCs involved in mental health research. The focus of the discussions was on the QIPP (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) agenda, and how CLAHRC work might contribute to this by bridging the research and practice divide. Participants were encouraged to think creatively and innovatively about how CLAHRC projects were linking to QIPP outcomes using a framework based on the Technology Readiness Levels used in Engineering. This tool is being developed further for use in the context of applied health research. The event also led to the creation of a CLAHRC mental health network for ongoing sharing of information and collaboration on applied mental health research.  For more information click here