AHRC Workshop, 12 July 2013, University of Birmingham

1. Combining the strengths of UMIST and
The Victoria University of Manchester
From the Academy to Policy-Making:
Building Effective Partnerships
Case Study: ‘The Impact of the
Criminal Process on Healthcare Ethics
and Practice’
Margot Brazier and Danielle Griffiths

2. Combining the strengths of UMIST and
The Victoria University of Manchester
Introduction: ‘The Impact of the Criminal
Process on Healthcare Ethics and Practice’
• £860,000 AHRC-funded project
• Follow on project
• Medical error and the criminal process
• Empirical studies Crown Prosecution Service
(CPS), police, Health and Safety Executive
(HSE), coroners, lawyers….

3. Combining the strengths of UMIST and
The Victoria University of Manchester
Process of Engagement: First Project
• Early engagement with organisations
– Stressed our aim to help clarify law and policy
• Active engagement
– Iterative research process
– Participants welcomed the opportunity for involvement
– Seminars, conferences, meetings
• Our research was not led by the organisations but was
collaborative
– Some of our findings were unfavourable
– Some organisations disagreed with findings

4. Combining the strengths of UMIST and
The Victoria University of Manchester
Process of Engagement: Follow On
• Address the discrepancies identified in the first project
– Recommendations document co-produced with project partners
(HSE, police, coroners,INQUEST) and the CPS
• Active engagement throughout
– Meetings, seminars
• Dissemination
– Website
– Public lecture
– Media
– Meetings with policy makers and MPs

5. Combining the strengths of UMIST and
The Victoria University of Manchester
Conclusion
• Active and early engagement with practitioners and
policy makers improved our research findings and
opportunity for impact
• Lasting relationships taken forward to new project
proposals

6. Combining the strengths of UMIST and
The Victoria University of Manchester
Conclusion
• Active and early engagement with practitioners and
policy makers improved our research findings and
opportunity for impact
• Lasting relationships taken forward to new project
proposals