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However, there exists a paucity of evidence on whether practitioners in cardiothoracic surgery are attuned to this and on what barriers or enablers exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A survey was carried out with non-medical practitioners working in cardiothoracic surgery in the United Kingdom to explore attitudes towards health research and audit, and to identify current challenges and barriers to surgical research and audit as perceived by cardiothoracic nurses and allied health professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 160 completed questionnaires were returned. 99% of respondents supported the need for research and believed that evidence-based surgical care improves outcomes for patients. 72% reported that their employer motivates them to take part in national research or audit but only 22% were allocated time to do so within their role; 96% reported their interest in being involved in research and audit, yet only 30% believed they had the skills to undertake research. 96% reported needing additional training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More work is needed to increase awareness, capacity and capability among cardiothoracic surgery care practitioners, and indeed other specialities to achieve research progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Study start date:<\/strong> January 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Study end date:<\/strong> January 2023, study completed and published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Funders<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NIHR Surgical Incubator<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1178769\/bhuvana-bibleraaj\">Prof. Bhuvaneswari Krishnamoorthy (Bibleraaj)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/salford-repository.worktribe.com\/person\/1176035\/heather-iles-smith\">Prof. Heather Iles-Smith<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Sridhar Rathinam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Martin Birchall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policy and research literature worldwide support the need to build research capacity and capability among non-medical practitioners within healthcare systems. 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