Hunter New England Nursing and Midwifery Research Strategic Plan 2022-2024
Strategic priority 3
Increase community engagement with and contribution to research
| Priorities | Actions | Outcomes | Indicators |
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| Empower patients, families, carers and communities to partner in research. | - Embed training and education for consumer engagement, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into NMRC research capacity initiatives.
- Develop consumer and community involvement resources accessible via NMRC Web portal to support clinician researchers.
- Promote HNE N&M led practice-based research via HNE Communications unit and HMRI website to highlight opportunities for community participation.
- Utilise Consumer Advisory Group embedded in HMRI Healthcare Transformation Research Program to advise on consumer engagement.
- Ensure equitable access for involvement in NMRC supported research activity for priority populations.
- Engage HMRI Health Transformation Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consumer Advisory Group to provide advice regarding cultural relevance and safety for all NMRC projects.
| - Increased confidence and competence to undertake consumer driven research.
- Increased community awareness and engagement.
- Problem-focused community driven research.
- Increased research directed toward underserved and priority populations e.g., rural and remote
- Enhanced cultural appropriateness, safety and governance of HMRI-HCT research program activity related to methods of engagement, ensuring data sovereignty & principles of reciprocity.
| - Co-designed resources and education materials on NMRC web-portal.
- N’ NMRC projects with consumer advisory groups as partners.
- N’ NMRC projects that include Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander co-design.
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| Co-design research with consumers to ensure appropriate and workable solutions. | - Ensure all NMRC supported projects consider the potential for and promote genuine consumer involvement in the research process including priority setting, co-design and implementation.
- Work collaboratively with partners inclusive of HNELHD RSDO, HMRI, HNELHD Aboriginal Health Unit and the Multicultural and Refugee Health Service to establish clear pathways and governance processes for connecting with consumers and community members.
- Ensure comprehensive representation of all consumer groups including communities, families, patients and carers.
| - Stronger community voice in N&M led research and empowered patients, carers and families.
- Clear and transparent pathways to guide researcher’s engagement of consumers.
- Inclusive research responding to diverse populations, experiences and understanding.
| - N’ NMRC project collaborating with consumers as partners.
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| Promote person-centred research. | - Promote and support research that actively involves consumers (carers and families) as partners in decision-making processes and respects diverse experiences, and individual preferences.
- Promote and embed the use of patient-reported outcome and patient reported-experience measures in NMRC supported projects.
- Promote and adhere to NHMRC and AH-NHMRC statement on consumer and community involvement in health and medical research.
| - Stronger focus on person-centred approaches to research design.
- Increased reporting on PREMs and PROMs.
- Ethical conduct of research
| - N’ NMRC project collaboration with consumers as partners.
- N’ NMRC projects utilising PREMS and PROMS as outcome measures.
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