Whether you work in community or mental health services, or work closely with colleagues that do, we have developed a five-day programme to increase awareness of community research, help you get involved, access training, and much more.
15th – 19th September 2025
Research is a crucial part of transforming our health and care services and with the three shifts from hospital-based to community-based care, from treating sickness to preventing illness and analogue to digital systems community-based research is essential, to help tailor these shifts to local needs, ensuring that the changes made effectively addresses health inequalities and improves population health, making a real difference for our patients and the public.
The week-long event has been brought to you by West London NHS Trust, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, and Noclor NHS Research Office.
Programme for the Week
Full Programme with Links to Join Online
Please save the date and time in your diary for any of the sessions you would like to attend. Most of these sessions do not need to be pre-booked. Full details including joining links will be disseminated at the beginning of September when more sessions will also be announced. Please note that some session may be subject to change.
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Monday 15th Sep |
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9:30 – 10:30 |
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Getting into Research |
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Adam Tocock, Librarian, Noclor NHS Research Office |
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10:30 – 11:30 |
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Research Delivery Network Community Setting Lead’s Pan London approach |
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Dr Joanne Droney Palliative Care Consultant RMH, Anthony Gilbert Clinical Research Physiotherapist National Orthopaedic Trust, Kat Brown Associate Director of Research Kingston and Richmond Trust. |
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12:30 -13:00 |
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Research Delivery Network (RDN) and Study Support Service Update |
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Ji Luo RDN SL Study support Manager |
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Tuesday 16th Sep |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
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Finding the Evidence (Literature Searching) |
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Abir Mukherjee, CNWL Library & Knowledge Services |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
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Health Literacy |
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Cathryn Peppard, NHS Liaison and Evidence Services Manager, Imperial College London, Naoise Standing, Clinical Outreach Librarian, Kingston & Richmond NHS Foundation Trust |
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15:00 – 17:00 |
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Research Collaboration Celebration Kingston and Richmond NHS Trust and Kingston University: Celebrating clinical and academic partnerships, with discussion on growing this network in the community |
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Chaired by Dr Bill Oldfield Chief Medical Officer Kingston and Richmond Trust with various presenters |
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Wednesday 17th Sep |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
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Overview of Core Library Services |
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Adam Tocock, Librarian, Noclor NHS Research Office |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
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Research Showcase with Staff Presentations |
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Presenters from participating Trusts to showcase community research studies |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
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Creating Great Research Poster Presentations |
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Cathryn Peppard, NHS Liaison and Evidence Services Manager, Imperial College London |
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Thursday 18th Sep |
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10:30 – 11:30 |
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SWL ICB Initiatives – Supporting community and primary care research |
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Dr Catherine Heffernan Director of Health Improvement & Consultant in Public Health |
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11:30 – 12:15 |
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Research cafe – Reaching out to the public |
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Dr Andrea Forero Ozer, Research Fellow, Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust |
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13:30 – 14:30 |
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Lunchtime workshop- Applying for Research Grants |
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Simon Lewis, Head of R&D, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
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Friday 19th Sep |
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10:30 – 12:30 |
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Portfolio adoption, AcoRD, & SoECAT training: Covering the adoption onto the NIHR portfolio, the history of AcoRD, research costing attribution, how payments are made, & the life cycle of the SoECAT. |
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Christopher Ward, RDN SL Study Support Service Manager & AcoRD Lead |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
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Writing for Publication |
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Michael Walne, Librarian Kingston & Richmond NHS Foundation Trust |