Table 2.

Topic areas and themes under Statement 2: There should be a greater emphasis on research being embedded within health services

Topic: Essential elements of embedding research in health care
Theme: leadership • Sustaining embedded research requires executive support, a clear strategy, an organisational culture that integrates research into health care, and financial investment
Theme: systems and processes • Systems and processes to support research exist but would need to be expanded to facilitate system-wide embedded research, and known barriers would need to be addressed
Theme: supporting staff, building capability and capacity, providing incentives and opportunities • Embedding research requires involvement of clinician leaders, investments in building capacity and capability, and providing incentives, rewards, and dedicated time for research
Theme: supporting research translation • Embedding research includes actively applying research outcomes so that staff can see why research is worthwhile

Topic: Overcoming silos (at system level and health service level)
Theme: separation between health services and academia • Embedding research is challenging because research and health care delivery mostly happen in separate systems
Theme: fragmentation within and between health services • Silos within and between health service organisations create difficulties for collaborative, larger scale research activities addressing common health problems
Theme: whose job is research? • Research needs to be viewed as a part of the role of all health staff