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The Research Governance Framework

Useful Websites

ADSS (Association of Directors of Social Services) an organisation representing all the Directors of Adults Social Services (DASS) and Directors of Children's Services (DCS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
CareKnowledge provides up to date social care information and research.
Community Care website for everybody involved in social care.
Department of Health the Central Government Department responsible for providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications.
INVOLVE a national advisory group promoting public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation one of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK, spending about £7 million a year on a research and development programme to better understand the causes of social difficulties and to explore ways of overcoming them.
Leicester Shire Online Research Atlas (LSORA) website holding 500 data sets about Leicester and Leicestershire including economic, health and education data.
Leicestershire Primary Care Research Alliance a collaboration of 6 PCTs in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland acting as a single contact point for NHS organisations, researchers and those undertaking research studies within Leicestershire.
PSSRU (Personal Social Services Research Unit) has branches at three UK universities carrying out independent research aimed at improving the equity and efficiency of social and health care.
Research in Practice the largest children and families research implementation project in England and Wales.
SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) produces free resources and publications to help people in the social care sector access information on good practice in all areas of social care.
Social Services Research Group an independent network of individuals who are drawn from a wide range of professional groups and organisations sharing a common interest in the work of the caring services providing a range of research information, planning and evaluation in social care and health services
Trent Research and Development Support Unit aims to increase the quality and quantity of health and health related social care research by supporting researchers working in the region

further information

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Last Updated:
22 July 2008
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