Informing evidence-based policy during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery period: learning from a national evidence centre  

作　　者：Alison Cooper Ruth Lewis Micaela Gal Natalie Joseph‑Williams Jane Greenwell Angela Watkins Alexandra Strong Denitza Williams Elizabeth Doe Rebecca‑Jane Law Adrian Edwards 

机构地区：[1]Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research(PRIME Centre Wales),Bangor,Wales [2]Division of Population Medicine,Cardiff University,Cardiff,Wales [3]North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research,Bangor University,Bangor,Wales [4]Public Contributor,WCEC Public Partnership Group,Bangor,Wales [5]Technical Advisory Cell,Welsh Government,Cardiff,Wales

出　　处：《Global Health Research and Policy》2024年第1期411-422,共12页全球健康研究与政策(英文)

基　　金：The WCEC was funded by Health and Care Research Wales through Welsh Government.

摘　　要：Background The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vital need for research to inform policy decision-making and save lives.The Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre(WCEC)was established in March 2021 and funded for two years,to make evidence about the impact of the pandemic and ongoing research priorities for Wales available and action-able to policy decision-makers,service leads and the public.Objectives We describe the approaches we developed and our experiences,challenges and future vision.Program implementation The centre operated with a core team,including a public partnership group,and six experienced research groups as collaborating partners.Our rapid evidence delivery process had five stages:1.Stake-holder engagement(continued throughout all stages);2.Research question prioritisation;3.Bespoke rapid evidence review methodology in a phased approach;4.Rapid primary research;and 5.Knowledge Mobilisation to ensure the evidence was available for decision-makers.Main achievements Between March 2021–23 we engaged with 44 stakeholder groups,completed 35 Rapid Evidence Reviews,six Rapid Evidence Maps and 10 Rapid Evidence Summaries.We completed four primary research studies,with three published in peer reviewed journals,and seven ongoing.Our evidence informed policy decision-making and was cited in 19 Welsh Government papers.These included pandemic infection control measures,the Action Plan to tackle gender inequalities,and Education Renew and Reform policy.We conducted 24 Welsh Gov-ernment evidence briefings and three public facing symposia.Policy implications Strong engagement with stakeholder groups,a phased rapid evidence review approach,and primary research to address key gaps in current knowledge enabled high-quality efficient,evidence outputs to be delivered to help inform Welsh policy decision-making during the pandemic.We learn from these pro-cesses to continue to deliver evidence from March 2023 as the Health and Care Research Wales Evidence Centre,with a broader remit of health and social care,to help inform

关 键 词：Evidence-based policy Research prioritisation Rapid evidence synthesis Stakeholder engagement Knowledge mobilisation 

分 类 号：O17[理学—数学]