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    1. About Us
    2. The Team
    3. Member Organisations
    4. Governance
  2. Research, Implementation and Impact
    1. Research, Implementation and Impact
    2. Impact
    3. Social Care and Social Work
      1. Social Care and Social Work
      2. Social Care - Kent, Surrey & Sussex Region
    4. Starting Well: Children's Mental Health
    5. Primary and Community Health Services
    6. Living Well with Dementia
    7. Co-production
    8. Public Health
    9. Digital Innovation
    10. Economics of Health and Social Care
    11. Covid-19
    12. Implementation
    13. Rapid Evidence Synthesis
  3. Public and Community Involvement
    1. Public and Community Involvement
    2. What is PCIE?
    3. Getting Involved
    4. Support for researchers
    5. Resources
    6. PCIE Guide
      1. PCIE Guide
      2. Contents
      3. Introduction
        1. Introduction
        2. An overview of ARC KSS
        3. Who can help you with PCIE?
        4. Terminology and PCIE
      4. Why and When to do PCIE
        1. Why and When to do PCIE
        2. Why involve members of the public in research?
        3. Why do members of the public want to get involved in research?
        4. When to get members of the public involved?
      5. How to do PCIE
        1. How to do PCIE
        2. Communication and Accessibility
        3. Budgeting
        4. Planning for involvement and engagement
        5. How to recruit members of the public
        6. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
        7. Approaches – different options for undertaking PCIE
        8. Facilitating meetings and Group dynamics
        9. Ethics
        10. Feedback
        11. Impact and Evaluation
      6. Examples/Case Studies
      7. Appendix/Useful tools
  4. Learning and Development
    1. Learning and Development
    2. ARC KSS AcademyARC KSS Academy
    3. Learning and DevelopmentLearning and Development
      1. Learning and Development
      2. Learning and Development Finder
      3. Researchers Journeys
    4. MentorshipMentorship
    5. Research communities of practiceResearch communities of practice
    6. Research Week Research Week
      1. Research Week
      2. Previous Research Weeks
    7. Your Health and Social Care Research Quick GuideYour Health and Social Care Research Quick Guide
  5. Resource Library
  6. Events
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Please Note: ARC KSS makes no representations about the suitability of external training courses for any purpose. The information is provided without express or implied warranty.

Statistical methods in social care research

Available Anytime

Quantitative research skills

Statistical methods in social care research

The good, the bad and the ugly: reflections from conducting a trial in social care - Social care data: challenges and opportunities for evaluation

An Introduction to Mixed Methods Research

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Mixed research methods

An Introduction to Mixed Methods Research

NIHR SSCR recorded webinar on an introduction to mixed methods research

Participatory research in social care contexts

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Research design, frameworks and methods (general)

Participatory research in social care contexts

NIHR SSCR's recording of their webinar on participatory research in social care contexts held in January 2021

Methods to enable the inclusion of people who cannot self-report in research

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Research design, frameworks and methods (general)

Methods to enable the inclusion of people who cannot self-report in research

Recorded webinar on Methods to enable the inclusion of people who cannot self-report in research

Realist evaluation and reviews in social care research

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Mixed research methods

Realist evaluation and reviews in social care research

Recorded webinar by the NIHR SSCR in February 2021

Communicating Effectively with Vulnerable Children and Young People

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Research ethics and governance

Communicating Effectively with Vulnerable Children and Young People

Discover tools and techniques to engage effectively with vulnerable children and young people.

Tales of art and craft in implementation

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Research excellence, implementation and impact

Tales of art and craft in implementation

In this video Professor John Gabby & Professor Andrée Le May discuss Tales of the art and craft of implementation.

Mixed Methods Research or Mixed up Methods?

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Mixed research methods

Mixed Methods Research or Mixed up Methods?

Learn about the methodological basis of using mixed methods in research, as part of ARC KSS Researcher's Week 2021.

Top tips - Methodological and Statistical detail for your funding application

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Quantitative research skills

Top tips - Methodological and Statistical detail for your funding application

Tips on what you should not forget about in your funding applications.

Introduction to qualitative evaluation

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Qualitative research skills

Introduction to qualitative evaluation

Are you thinking about using qualitative methods in evaluation? Would you like to understand when these methods will add value and to feel more confident about how to work with this kind of data?

Basic statistics and data interpretation

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Quantitative research skills

Basic statistics and data interpretation

Do you regularly need to read statistical data? Would you like to feel more confident about interpreting quantitative data or carrying out simple statistical analyses?

Top tips for designing and delivering questionnaires

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Data collection, quality and management

Top tips for designing and delivering questionnaires

Are you considering using a questionnaire in an evaluation or audit project? Would you like to know the common pitfalls of questionnaire design and how to maximise your response rate?

Qualitative Research

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Qualitative research skills

Qualitative Research

Video produced by NIHR RDS London on information about how to write a qualitative research proposal.

HQIP Datasets and top tips for accessing

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Quantitative research skills

HQIP Datasets and top tips for accessing

NHS Digital was pleased to be part of a collaborative event for researchers providing data insights and advice. This event was aimed at all those seeking practical guidance on how to find, access and gain approvals to use health datasets, including early career researchers.

NHS Digital using health and social care data sets in research

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Quantitative research skills

NHS Digital using health and social care data sets in research

NHS Digital was pleased to be part of a collaborative event for researchers providing data insights and advice. This event was aimed at all those seeking practical guidance on how to find, access and gain approvals to use health datasets, including early career researchers.

Deep dive into GP Data for Pandemic Planning and Research Dataset (NHS Digital)

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Quantitative research skills

Deep dive into GP Data for Pandemic Planning and Research Dataset (NHS Digital)

NHS Digital was pleased to be part of a collaborative event for researchers providing data insights and advice. This event was aimed at all those seeking practical guidance on how to find, access and gain approvals to use health datasets, including early career researchers.

HDR UK and the innovation gateway

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Quantitative research skills

HDR UK and the innovation gateway

NHS Digital was pleased to be part of a collaborative event for researchers providing data insights and advice. This event was aimed at all those seeking practical guidance on how to find, access and gain approvals to use health datasets, including early career researchers.

Approvals and legal avenues

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Research ethics and governance

Approvals and legal avenues

NHS Digital was pleased to be part of a collaborative event for researchers providing data insights and advice. This event was aimed at all those seeking practical guidance on how to find, access and gain approvals to use health datasets, including early career researchers.

Recent changes in health data governance

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Research ethics and governance

Recent changes in health data governance

NHS Digital was pleased to be part of a collaborative event for researchers providing data insights and advice. This event was aimed at all those seeking practical guidance on how to find, access and gain approvals to use health datasets, including early career researchers.

Researching with the public, communities and others: from design to dissemination.

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Public and community involvement and engagement (PCIE)

Researching with the public, communities and others: from design to dissemination.

In this video Nadia Brookes (co-production) and Pippa Shaw (PCIE) from ARC KSS discuss Researching with the public, communities and others: from design to dissemination.

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