Demonstrating impact of allied health professional participation in the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator scheme
The Associate PI scheme provides opportunities for professional groups that otherwise might not be involved in clinical trials, promoting equality and inclusiveness with benefits across multiple levels of impact. The current checklist of activities is designed to demonstrate competence in clinical trial delivery and may not currently capture the wider benefits and impact of the scheme. These could be better captured with some additions to the checklist including follow-up on potential impacts accrued beyond the 6-month timefame.
Authors
- Holly Speight
- Lisa Houghton
- Jenny Hunt
- Roganie Govender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2249-434X)
- Irwin Nazareth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2146-9628)
- Caroline Ewers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3291-374X)
- Heulwen Sheldrick
- Florence Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7405-6080)
- Zoe Knight
- Nicky Gilbody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3453-5548)
- Michael Caygill
Institutions
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (GB)
- South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (GB)
- Roland Hill (United Kingdom) (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12584-1
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust