The Research Governance Framework

What Types of Research are Covered by RGF?

Social Care Services define research as:

“Collecting, analysing and interpreting data in a structured way and considering it in relation to policy or practice, or using it to increase understanding about local needs and good practice.”

So “research” will include the following activities:

Gaining new knowledge by answering clearly defined questions using systematic and rigorous methods.
Gathering additional information to that routinely recorded about service users, their carers, staff and members of the public.
Accessing information held by the Social Care Services for reasons other than monitoring performance or planning services.

To do this a range of methods may be used:

Surveys
Consultation Events
Focus Groups
Student Projects

See Research Methodologies to find out more about different types of research.
See Conducting Research for details of how to conduct Social Care Research.

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further information

Contact: Adult Social Care Service
Telephone: 0116 305 7404
E-mail: adultsocialcare@leics.gov.uk

Last Updated:
22 July 2008