Innovation in Health and Social Care

In Health and Social
Care

Table of Content.
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
LO1. The critical research skills and the methodologies in evidence-based approaches............1
LO2. The approaches of critical thinking application in research and evidence-based
approaches in relation to the service improvement......................................................................3
LO3. The use of critical thinking skills from relevant source of information in the evidenced
based approaches to mental health. .............................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
The Evidence based practice is a process which is used to review, examine as well as to
translate the information which is gathered through research, clinical experience and patient
preference in order to influence the decision-making and care protocols. This process can be
used by many health care professionals. It is a practice which include best available scientific
evidence which is basically based from the expert opinion, clinical guidelines as well as finding
from researches, the practice is combined with good clinician judgement as well as from client’s
preferences as issues related to healthcare. This practice is effective as well as less cost
intervention while giving high quality healthcare system. This practice provides a guideline, care
quality commission as well as the codes or practices of professional bodies such as nursing and
midwifery council. The evidence-based practice may ensure the accountability. It has been noted
that the professional health cares who may belong to different professional organisations are
expected to comply with the standard, codes as well as policies. As this may enable them to
justify their action. The project gives the brief knowledge about the critical research skills along
with there importance. It also includes the example of critical research skills. The project report
also discussed the methodological process in research. It also includes qualitative or quantitative
research methodology which can lead to service improvement in evidence- based practice. Apart
from this, the project discussed the critical thinking skills from relevant sourced in the evidence-
based approaches.
MAIN BODY
LO1. The critical research skills and the methodologies in evidence-based approaches
The critical thinking skills is the skill which can aid in an individual greatly throughout
the research process. It is basically referring to a data analysis skill and it include essential
experiment or the essential personnel to carry them. The essential experiment is the experiment
where ramping down or halting or subsequent ramping up which may cause irreparable harm to
the research project or program so that it may not be completed without incurring excessive costs
or excessive time. The critical thinking skills is a soft skill which helps an individual in critical
thinking process. As developing these skills may assist an individual to improve an ability to
critical thinking. For several reasons the critical thinking skills are important. These skills help
an individual to work independently as well as assist to solve critical problem. The critical
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