Become Research Enabled
Orizzonte helps GP practices develop research capability and take part in clinical research, without compromising routine patient care.
Clinical research in primary care
Primary care can provide an important environment for appropriate clinical research because it is where much of everyday healthcare is delivered.
Research participation, however, requires appropriate capability, capacity, governance and operational support.
Orizzonte works with practices to explore whether research participation is appropriate and what level of involvement may be suitable.
Participating in appropriately governed research may give practices opportunities to contribute to evidence generation, develop research capability within their teams and make suitable research opportunities visible to patients.
Research That Works Alongside Routine Care
Ways your practice can participate
Participation can take different forms
Not every GP practice needs to participate in research in the same way. Depending on the study, the practice and the agreed model, participation may include:
Participant Identification & Referral
Supporting Research Activities
Research-Enabled Visit Centre
Support built around your practice
Operational Support for Research Participation
Orizzonte works with practices to develop the research capability and participation model appropriate to their existing capacity and the requirements of the studies being considered.
Depending on the agreed model, support may include:
- research-delivery expertise;
- operational coordination;
- study-specific preparation;
- training support; and
- governance and quality support.
Designed around routine care
Sustainable Research Participation
Research activity should be planned around the practice’s existing clinical responsibilities and capacity.
Before activity begins, the relevant capacity, resources, responsibilities and governance arrangements are established for the particular partnership and study.
The appropriate model should reflect both:
- the requirements of the research; and
- the operational realities of the practice.
How the partnership journey works
From Interest to Research Participation
Explore
Understand the practice’s interest in research and potential areas of participation.
Assess
Consider whether the practice and relevant study opportunities are appropriately aligned.
Prepare
Where there is a suitable fit, Orizzonte works with the practice to establish the capability and arrangements required for the agreed form of research participation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not necessarily. The appropriate starting point depends on your existing experience, capability and the type of research involvement being considered.
No. Research participation can take different forms depending on the study and the agreed arrangement.
Research activity should be considered alongside practice capacity, staffing and routine services. These factors form part of deciding whether and how a practice participates.
Depending on the agreed model, Orizzonte may support the development and delivery of research capability through research-delivery, operational, training and governance support.
Training requirements depend on the practice’s role and the activities involved in the individual study.
Commercial arrangements vary according to the study, activities undertaken and agreed responsibilities. Where applicable, these arrangements are discussed as part of the partnership and study-specific process.
Potentially, where an appropriate study-specific identification or referral arrangement is in place.
Not automatically. Suitability depends on factors including capability, capacity, governance and the requirements of the research being considered.
Explore research participation with Orizzonte
Interested in discussing how your practice could participate in clinical research?
Talk to Orizzonte about your practice, current capability and the type of research involvement you would like to explore.
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