Overview of VICTOR research impact tool
The treatment of patients on clinical trials is associated with cost savings for healthcare institutions and practitioner research engagement is linked to improvements in the process of care and enhanced research activity.
Uncovering the impact of undertaking research ‘close to practice’ can demonstrate immediate usefulness to clinicians, managers and patients. This, in turn, creates a fertile environment to stimulate a research culture, triggering a mechanism for research capacity development, and creating the potential for a ‘virtuous cycle’ of cost-saving, improvements in care and the growth of research.
VICTOR is a tool for healthcare organisations aimed to make visible the benefit of conducting research. It has been developed in 12 CRN Yorkshire and Humber Partner Organisations and piloted across 14 NHS Trusts in the region.
VICTOR offers:
- Guidance through a clear, well-delineated process
- Well-developed organisational and service user questionnaires
- Flexibility to be used with Industry and Commercial partners
- A basis for continuous quality improvement in research delivery using Impact Planning Templates
- Data for organisational reporting and positive communications from site Research and Development departments
The use of VICTOR can deliver multiple benefits to Trusts through raising the profile of research across the
- service user population
- clinical workforce
- managerial workforce
- Boardroom
To register your interest in becoming a VICTOR user, please email yharc@bthft.nhs.uk
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