Links to explore for those in the ODP community with an interest in research

ODP Research Community

If you are an ODP with an interest in research, there is an opportunity to be an active member of the community. ODP Research & Innovation Community of Practice

Research Strategy Documents & Resources

• Allied Health Professions Workforce Research Partnership
• NIHR: Allied health professionals, pharmacists and healthcare scientists
• NIHR: Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• CAHPR: Allied Health Professions (AHP) Evidence Informed Policy: Research Priorities Consensus
• CAHPR: Shaping Better Practice Through Research: A Practitioner Framework
• HEE Allied Health Professions Research and Innovation Strategy
• CATCH Clinical Academic Training & Careers Hub: Information about research funding opportunities
• Fast Track Impact: Free research impact training programme
• Academy of Advanced Practice Research UK
• The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme

ODP Specific Research

• Never Say Never! Senior Theatre Nursing and Allied Health Professionals’ Perspectives on the Application of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist: a Thematic Analysis Roberts, N., Wordsworth, S., Aubeeluck, A., Robertshaw, D., Stupple, E.J.N (2026)
• What Drives Career Choice in the Allied Health Professions in England? Insights from a National Questionnaire Wallis, L., Palmer, M., Locke, R., Faulkner, J., Biddle, C. and Harden, B. (2026)
• Implementation of research, education and leadership placements into Operating Department Practitioner training: A 4-pillar practice-based learning approach Cadman, V., Batty, H., Law, J. (2025)
• What are the Lived Career Experiences of Senior Operating Department Practitioners? An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Rollason, L. (2025)
• Sources of Influence for Choosing an Operating Department Practitioner Career: Findings from a Questionnaire Among Students in England Wallis, L., Palmer, M., Locke, R., Faulkner, J., Lowes, H. and Harden, B. (2024)
• Motivations for Choosing an Allied Health Profession Career: Findings from a Scoping Review Wallis, L., Locke, R., Ryall, S. and Harden, B. (2023)
• Operating Department Practice Career Choice Factsheet NHS England (2021)
• The evolving roles of Operating Department Practitioners in contemporary healthcare: A service evaluation Lowes et al. (2020) Lowes, R., Duxbury, A. and  Garth, A. (2020)