Research Process Flowchart Page 4

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1. Turn your idea into a research question
First stages
Where do you start?
Decide on a general area of interest
Why does this area interest you?
Answer the questions:
What is your aim? (In general terms)
What is your hypothesis? (In specific terms)
Is your idea novel? (See
Section 2
on reviewing the literature)
Why does it matter?
How will NHS patients or service users benefit form your research? Consult
colleagues and other researchers
Discuss your idea with your local R&D staff or your local RDSU.
Ascertain who might be your supervisor or mentor: talk in detail with that person
about your potential research project
Short PowerPoint presentation entitled
‘Turning Ideas into Research
Questions’,
by Jon Silcock, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Contact
RDDirect
for general advice (Helpline 0113 295 1122)
Contact
RDLearning
for details of workshops and courses to give you the
research skills you need
Other issues to consider
Collaborating with experienced researchers (See
Section 3
of this flowchart)
Involving users/consumers
The
INVOLVE
(formally Consumers in NHS Research) website has a useful short
piece on why to involve consumers
Having your research proposal peer reviewed at every stage. (See
Section 4
of
this flowchart)

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