Principles | Indicators |
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1. Research capacity is built by developing appropriate skills, and confidence, through training and developing the opportunity to apply skills in practice | • Skills developed through completing project |
 | • Evidence of career development |
 | • Evidence of confidence building (sharing skills, applying skills to new situations, working with other professional groups in research) |
 | • Completed training |
 | • Completed/working towards research qualifications |
2. Research capacity building should support research 'close to practice' to highlight its usefulness to practice | • Research question developed from practice |
 | • Research question developed with patients and the public |
 | • Examples of research projects, and findings, have had an impact on local practice |
3. Developing linkages, partnerships and collaborations enhances research capacity building | • Evidence of links between practice and universities |
 | • Evidence of links between practitioners in research |
 | • Evidence of inter-professional working |
4. Research capacity building should ensure appropriate dissemination | • Local dissemination |
 | • Conference publications |
 | • Peer-reviewed publications |
5. Research capacity building should ensure elements of continuity and sustainability | • Applications for funding |
 | • Successful grant applications |
 | • At least one DRT member continued to work in research after DRT finished |
6. Developing appropriate infrastructure enhances research capacity building | • Support infrastructure established in team administration |
 | • Links developed to management in organisation |
 | • Arrangements were in place for team members to take protected time to undertake research |