Targeted Support for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Research Funding Within an Acute UK NHS Trust: A Brief Report
to support delivery of the NMAHP research strategy, with a specific remit to build research capacity and capability.A key priority was developing future research leaders by increasing applications to early-career research fellowships and awards.This paper outlines work undertaken to address this. | Method | ContextThis work was undertaken within a large NHS organisation in England employing approximately 13,700 staff, including 8867 NMAHPs.The organisation serves a population of more than 500,000 people across 10 hospital sites. | Problem-StatementLow levels of awareness and submission to early career research funding schemes from NMAHPs.
Authors
- Ema L Swingwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1507-6748)
- Vimal Sriram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-8591)
- Julie Christine Menzies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-3364)
- Helen Pluess-Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1220-0005)
- C. Meek
Institutions
- University of the West of England (GB)
- Bristol Royal Hospital for Children (GB)
- Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- University of Bath (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Open
- Published
- 2026-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70982
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust