UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
This essay is to explain why researches are important for clinical practice, looking into clinical effectiveness, clinical government, evidence-based practice and practice development. It is well known that researches cost a huge amount of money to the healthcare organisation but when that money is well invested makes possible for clinical practitioners to be able to deliver the best possible care by knowing that what is being done is really what should be to benefit the health of the public.
Health care professional are expected to upgrade their knowledge to provide the highest deliver of care. In order to so, researches are needed. Research can be described as the collection of information which is later studied in order to prove something. In health care professions, researches provide a specialised scientific knowledge that empowers the health professionals to anticipate and meet constantly shifting challenges. (LoBiondo-Wood, G & Haber, J. 2006) Clinical effectiveness is the application of the best knowledge derived from research, clinical experience and patient preferences to achieve most favourable processes and outcomes of care for patients. The process involves a framework of informing, changing and monitoring practice. Clinical effectiveness is achieved by knowing and understanding what really is clinically effective to the patients. (NHS, 22nd September 2006) A way to accomplish clinical effectiveness is from the clinical government team which are a support group of NHS organisations that are accountable for continuously safeguard extraordinary standards of care and improving the quality of service of care by creating the best possible environment. (NHS, 29th November 2006) The majority of people know and practise clinical governance as it is based on their professional principles and their concern for others. (NHS, 29th November 2006) They might not realise that is being done as part of their daily commitment with patients and others, as they are delivering the best standard of care they can while continually seeking improvement.(NHS, 29th November 2006) Clinical governance ensures safe, high quality care from everybody involved in the patient's visit by making them the main focus and priority. Clinical governance concerns equally to clinical and non-clinical staff and acknowledges everyone’s contribution to the patient’s experience. Underneath this team there are different key points and themes that combine to make up excellent clinical governance. Such us: patient/public carer involvement by the analysis of patient-professional involvement, interaction, strategy of planning and delivering care; risk management; staff management and performance; team working. (NHS, 29th November 2006)
