What is Dissemination?
Dissemination means sharing your findings with the people who can use them, including service users, carers, clinicians, managers, commissioners and wider partners.
Planning dissemination early helps maximise the impact of your work, supports organisational learning and helps ensure findings are shared effectively.
What You Will Learn
By watching the videos and reading the content on this page, you will understand how to effectively share findings from research, service evaluation and improvement projects.
Why Dissemination Matters
Understand how sharing findings supports change, learning and impact.
Different Audiences
Identify who needs to see the findings and how messages can be tailored.
Sharing Your Work
Explore internal, external, academic and non-academic dissemination routes.
Planning Ahead
Learn how to plan dissemination activities from the beginning of a project.
How to Complete this Stage at BCHC
Consider how you will share the outcomes of your work both within BCHC and externally.
- Share findings internally through BCHC communications and R&I channels.
- Present at BCHC events and learning opportunities.
- Use improvement and service development channels.
- Seek support for conference abstracts, posters and publications.
- Access academic and library support when preparing dissemination materials.
Dissemination Opportunities
BCHC Communications
Promote findings through BCHC communication channels and internal news updates.
Need Support?
The Research & Innovation Team, Clinical Academics and Smallwood Library can support dissemination planning, writing, referencing and publication activities.
How to Complete this Stage at BCHC
To disseminate your work effectively within BCHC and beyond, consider the following routes:
Share Internally
Promote your work through BCHC communications, internal news channels and Research & Innovation activities.
Present at BCHC Events
Share findings at BCHC research events, learning opportunities and organisational showcases.
Improvement & Service Development
Share learning and improvements through BCHC improvement programmes and service development activities.
Publish & Present Externally
For conference abstracts, posters, publications or external presentations, seek advice and signposting from the Research & Innovation Team.
Library & Academic Support
The Smallwood Library can support literature searching, referencing and access to full-text papers. Academic and Clinical Academic colleagues may also be able to provide advice when preparing publications and presentations.