RCOT has launched the report Identifying research priorities for occupational therapy in the UK: What matters most to the people accessing and delivering the services Identifying research priorities. The publication sets out the top ten research priorities for occupational therapy in the UK and details how the ten priority summary questions were agreed and how members can contribute towards addressing them.
The Top 10 were agreed by consensus last year in a priority setting partnership between RCOT and the James Lind Alliance. This project bought together people who access services, occupational therapists and others working in the health and care environment to identify and prioritise the unanswered questions people had about occupational therapy which research could answer.
Commenting on the report RCOT Assistant Director - Education and Research Dr Jo Watson, said:
“We are delighted to share the final report from the RCOT / James Lind Alliance research Priority Setting Partnership. In July 2019, this project culminated with the announcement of the Top 10 research priorities for occupational therapy in the UK. [The report] provides a full account of the processes involved and methodological approach taken to identifying the Top 10. Specifically, it identifies the ways in which the voices of people who access services were given equal weighting to those of professionals. It explores the relationship between these new priorities and those identified by the us in 2007 and those identified by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists in 2018. Importantly, it also discusses how occupational therapists at various points along the spectrum of research-engagement can contribute towards addressing the questions that matter the most to the people who access and deliver services.”
We encourage all members, occupational therapists and learners, as well as individuals and organisations involved in the profession, to read the report so that it can help inform the research they engage in and/or support.
The Identifying research priorities for occupational therapy in the UK. What matters most to the people accessing and delivering the services, is available in English and Welsh