Research & Development

Dorset HealthCare is committed to making research part of everything we do. Our aim is to give everyone who uses our services, their carers and families and our staff the chance to find out about research they could participate in.

We conduct research into the areas of care we deliver which include mental health, depression, dementia, stroke rehabilitation, as well as support research practitioners and students within Dorset HealthCare.

Research is used to help us understand how to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. By comparing existing treatments and looking at new ones, we can make sure we are providing the best advice and treatments to our patients.

Our vision

• that all of our patients have the opportunity to participate in research
• to be a leader in the development and delivery of research in integrated healthcare
• to involve patients and carers in the development and delivery of research within the Trust
• to expand the range of areas within the Trust involved in research to include clinical and non-clinical
• to use research findings, our own and those of others, in our everyday practice to improve care and treatment for patients and carersd
• develop our own practitioner researchers within Dorset HealthCare.

Research in Dorset HealthCare is managed by the Research and Development (R&D) team located at 11 Shelley Road, Boscombe, and can be contacted on dhc.researchdevelopment@nhs.net or on 01202 443024.