Collaborative, responsive qualitative research: The CLIP-Q approach

The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West team developed CLIP-Q to produce findings that are not only rigorous but also responsive, and relevant. CLIP-Q is short for ‘collaborative and intensive pragmatic qualitative research’.

Qualitative researchers can struggle to provide timely results to support decision-making in health and care settings. This challenge was especially acute during the COVID-19 pandemic. Urgent evidence was needed in weeks, not months, to guide public health and healthcare responses.

CLIP-Q addresses these challenges by ensuring a responsive research process without compromising quality or credibility.

The CLIP-Q approach has three pillars:

1. Collaboration at every stage of the research process, including co-production with people who have lived experience
2. An intensive, team-based method for responsive data collection and analysis
3. Pragmatic and efficient strategies for study design and dissemination, ensuring timely findings

This webinar will demonstrate how CLIP-Q enables more responsive research. Through real-world case studies, the team explore each step of the approach, from design to dissemination. They will show how CLIP-Q can help researchers meet the pressing needs of decision-makers and stakeholders in real time.

The webinar is perfect for researchers, healthcare professionals, and policymakers interested in learning how to conduct efficient impactful qualitative research.

Contributors

• Mairead Murphy, Associate Director Evaluation and Insight, Health Innovation West of England
• Jeremy Horwood, Professor of Social Science and Health, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol
• Joanna Kesten, Research Fellow, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol
• Ava Lorenc, Senior Research Associate, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol