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Table 6 Infrastructure

From: A framework to evaluate research capacity building in health care

Structural level

Examples of suggested criteria

Individual

• Evidence of project management in projects (objective setting with time scales)

• A description of mentorship and supervision structures

• Research is part of job description and reviewed in annual appraisal

Teams

• Evidence of project management in projects

• A description of mentorship and supervision

• Protected time taken

Organisational

• Evidence of R&D information dissemination strategies

• Use and availability of protected time

• Evidence of back fill availability and use

• Research is part of annual appraisal for some jobs

• Evidence of help with governance and ethics

Supra-organisational (networks and support units)

• The nature of collaborations (co-authorship, order of authorship)

• Organize information exchange events. Description of attendance