Promoting action research in healthcare settings
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Promoting action research in healthcare settings

Ralph Nichols Nurse Practitioner/Associate Fellow RCN Mental Health Programme, Dementia Care Services, Shackleton, Isle of Wight
Julienne Meyer Reader in Adult Nursing, St Bartholomew’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London
Lyn Batehup Doctoral Student, Department of Nursing Studies, King’s College, London
Heather Waterman Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester

To coincide with the first annual Action Research conference taking place in London this week, this article promotes the idea of using action research for health care exploration and change. It also introduces the work of the Healthcare Subgroup of the Collaborative Action Research Network, the group’s aims and how practitioners can make contact and be involved with the development. The article also describes the outcomes of a research study that underpin the philosophy, process and potential benefits of the network as a means to promote practice development and change in client care.

Nursing Standard. 11, 40, 36-38. doi: 10.7748/ns1997.06.11.40.36.c2462

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