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UK ANNCCR is the UK Allied health professionals and Nurses Network for Critical Care Research.

We envisage this network will provide a forum for nurses/AHPs working in critical care research, either as research nurses/AHPs, coordinators or independent researchers, as well as patients/families.

All health care professionals have a responsibility to promote a research and service improvement culture, yet there is currently no specific nursing or allied health care professional (AHP) network for those working in or leading critical care research. This network would complement and intersect with the workings of the UK Critical Care Research Group, and the NIHR delivery of research.

Aims

· Encourage and provide opportunities to network;

· Collaborate and provide support on research projects;

· Facilitate patient and public involvement/engagement in research;

· Provide peer support for AHP/nurse researchers and clinical research practitioners, mentors and promote career pathways;

· Share best practice through education and practice initiatives;

· Create a broad social media presence to highlight and share best research practice/network.

Format

An online network, with a website on NIHR googlehub, social media presence (publicised via NIHR and others) and email lists (JISC) to support network activity. The web pages also house online fora, created for key areas (e.g. research nurses/coordinators). The annual forum of the UKCCRG annual conference would serve as an yearly face-to-face meeting opportunity for the network.

Membership

Critical care nurse/AHP researchers; Research nurses/coordinators/other affiliated members (i.e. research assistants); Academics active in/with an interest in critical care research; Other interested individuals, including patients and the public.

Sponsors

About Us

The aim of this network would be to provide a forum for nurses/AHPs working in critical care research, either as research nurses, coordinators or independent researchers, as well as patients/families, in order to:

· Encourage and provide opportunities to network;

· Collaborate on research projects;

· Provide peer support and promote career pathways;

· Share best practice through education and practice initiatives;

· Mentor those new to critical care research;

· Create a broad social media presence to highlight and share best research practice/network

· Improve delivery of research protocols to improve quality of data output;

· Promote pivotal role of research in ICU and help embed research in practice;

· Come together for annual meetings to discuss advancement of research

 

The aim of this network would be to provide a forum for nurses/AHPs working in critical care research, either as research nurses, coordinators or independent researchers, as well as patients/families, in order to:

· Encourage and provide opportunities to network;

· Collaborate on research projects;

· Provide peer support and promote career pathways;

· Share best practice through education and practice initiatives;

· Mentor those new to critical care research;

· Create a broad social media presence to highlight and share best research practice/network

· Improve delivery of research protocols to improve quality of data output;

· Promote pivotal role of research in ICU and help embed research in practice;

· Come together for annual meetings to discuss advancement of research

Critical Care Research
Co-Ordinators Subgroup

Useful links:

 

News and useful dates:

  • The American Association of Nurses has recognized Clinical Research Nursing as a speciality
  • Introduction to Research Nursing in challenging specialities - a practical guide. This one day study is a useful introduction for nurses and AHP's new to research delivery in Critical care. Date TBC
 

Development opportunities for research co-ordinators:

Ideas for the Future

1) Critical Care Research delivery handbook.

Workstream in progress - the network aims to agree common standards for research delivery in critical care.

Workstream in progress - the network aims to develop a programme of research output to develop knowledege base for effective research delivery with critically ill patients

Workstream in progress - the network aims to develop a set of core competentcies for research delivery staff

Workstream in progress - position statements on RC issues:

  • ETC's
  • Temporary Contracts and banding for RC's

 

2) Example job descriptions (To be added)

Band 5 Research Nurse

Band 6 Research nurse

Band 6 research physio

Band 6 research dietician

Band 7

Band 8a