
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Are you ready to be curious, listen to naïve questions and explore the answers?
For too long, research has been seen as something reserved for “clever people,” locked behind academic walls and inaccessible to frontline healthcare workers. But what if research was really just about asking the right questions—even the seemingly naïve ones?
In this episode, Claire Pegg, joins me on #SoWhoCaresAnyway breaking down the mystique of research, redefining it as an act of curiosity rather than expertise and taking a wider systems thinking #DoWith perspective. Together we explore how research transforms healthcare, why nurses, midwives, and AHPs deserve a bigger seat at the table, and how simply questioning what we accept as truth can lead to real-world innovation.
Claire shares her own journey from intensive care nurse to her influential roles as a research leader. Claires roles include RRDN Health and Care Director for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals with the National Institute of Health Research Workforce and People Senior Manager NHS England South East and Programme Lead - Nursing and Midwifery Research Leadership South East Regional Research Delivery Network
If you’ve ever thought research was not for you, or is irrelevant, this conversation might just change your mind.
Show resources;
SORT - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/self-assessment-of-organisational-readiness-tool-sort-guide/
* Multi-professional research capability framework https://advanced-practice.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/research/multi-professional-practice-based-research-capabilities-framework/
* Poster for sign up for the Advancing practice COP
* NIHR website for development opportunities https://www.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/who-we-are
Related research
By ruthgermaineAre you ready to be curious, listen to naïve questions and explore the answers?
For too long, research has been seen as something reserved for “clever people,” locked behind academic walls and inaccessible to frontline healthcare workers. But what if research was really just about asking the right questions—even the seemingly naïve ones?
In this episode, Claire Pegg, joins me on #SoWhoCaresAnyway breaking down the mystique of research, redefining it as an act of curiosity rather than expertise and taking a wider systems thinking #DoWith perspective. Together we explore how research transforms healthcare, why nurses, midwives, and AHPs deserve a bigger seat at the table, and how simply questioning what we accept as truth can lead to real-world innovation.
Claire shares her own journey from intensive care nurse to her influential roles as a research leader. Claires roles include RRDN Health and Care Director for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals with the National Institute of Health Research Workforce and People Senior Manager NHS England South East and Programme Lead - Nursing and Midwifery Research Leadership South East Regional Research Delivery Network
If you’ve ever thought research was not for you, or is irrelevant, this conversation might just change your mind.
Show resources;
SORT - https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/self-assessment-of-organisational-readiness-tool-sort-guide/
* Multi-professional research capability framework https://advanced-practice.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/research/multi-professional-practice-based-research-capabilities-framework/
* Poster for sign up for the Advancing practice COP
* NIHR website for development opportunities https://www.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/who-we-are
Related research