Section 2: Apply the evidence

Learning outcomes

This section describes the factors that determine successful implementation, identifies strategies for getting evidence into practice, and suggests useful resources for effective change management. This section is focused on the skills required to implement and sustain change into the clinical environment. There are a wide variety of face to face, written, and online resources available on this topic and a range of these are provided throughout this section as suggestions for further reading.

By the end of this section you will be able to:

• Specify the factors (barriers and enablers) that will determine successful implementation
• Identify and select effective strategies for getting innovation or evidence into practice
• Manage the change process in practice