Study Guide - Primary Care Research: How and Why?
Introduction
Health services research has grown in importance over the last 15 years and it now sits comfortably alongside clinical research in contributing to the effective and efficient delivery of health care.
Here we explore some of the reasons why you, as a GP, might be persuaded to undertake a research project.
By examining the question of what constitutes research and considering the
scope of research in health care, we hope to demonstrate the value of research
to you, to the health community, and to society as a whole.
What is research?
Why do research in Primary Care?
Getting Ethics and Trust Approval
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What is research?
Study guide collated by: Sandra Hollinghurst, Vicky Wood (Bath RDSU) and Michael Harris (Department of General Practice, Bath).
Last updated: 01 October 2006