NHS England’s Multi-professional Practice-based Research Capabilities Framework (2024) has been developed to clearly outline how practitioners can get involved in health and care research at each stage of their career. It describes the research-related skills and knowledge required to support practitioners’ development at each career stage.
The purpose of the Multi-professional Practice-based Research Capabilities Framework is to:
The Framework elaborates incremental research capability development as one of the pillars across four levels of practice. The focus is specifically on practice-based health and care professionals.
Multi-professional Practice-based Research Capabilities Framework – Advanced Practice
The CAHPR Research Practitioner Framework describes the knowledge and skills an allied health professional (AHP) needs to perform applied research within a range of practice settings and at different levels of competency, from basic competency to advanced and research leadership levels.
The framework supports AHP’s contribution to the basic research endeavour, whilst forging pathways and career progression for AHPS to become leaders in the field of applied health research.
The Community for Allied Health Professions Research (CAHPR) research framework was developed through a collaboration with National Institute for Health Research, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Yorkshire & Humber (NIHR CLAHRC YH). The framework was developed using a blend of expert knowledge through consultation within the CAPHR network, and the systematic integration of existing research competency frameworks.
The framework was developed by the following authors:
Jennifer Harris, Specialist Physiotherapist, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster, South Yorkshire UK
Professor Jo Cooke, Deputy Director and Capacity Lead NIHR CLAHRC Yorkshire and Humber
Dr Kate Grafton, CAHPR South Yorkshire Hub Co-lead and Vice Chair CAHPR Strategy Committee. Head of School of Health and Social Care, University of Lincoln
