One of the benefits of my job, in terms of research, is that I get access to the people who can affect outcomes. Today, for example, I met with a GP who has a direct interest in the welfare of people with dementia in the community. Over the coming months, I hope to build this relationship so that he can see the benefits of qualitative data, rather than the typical medical-model quantitative data and outcomes that are traditional throughout the NHS. Commissioners read figures, people read stories. The best way I can reach the community citizen is to create a piece of research that is readable. The outcomes can be based on scaleable quantitative KPI’s, but need to be accessible to Mrs Jones who lives with her husband and his dementia… not understanding the outcomes is a moot point if I can’t actually get her to read the outcomes in the first place. I think I have an uphill struggle….
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