Developing an on-line resource for Normalization Process Theory

Normalization Process Theory enables clinicians and managers to understand the dynamics of embedding new healthcare techniques and organizational changes in context. In the UK, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has now anounced that it will fund the development of an on-line users manual and web-based tools that will assist researchers, clinicians, and managers in employing NPT. This is a major investment by the ESRC, and over the next 12 months it will involve authoring an on-line users' manual for NPT, developing a set of web-enabled tools for users, and will conclude with a major symposium.

Investigators on this project include: Frances Mair, Elizabeth Murray, Carl May, Shaun Treweek, Tim Rapley and Tracy Finch. International collaborators include Anne MacFarlane (NUI Galway), Luciana Ballini (Bologna), Jane Gunn (Melbourne), Mary Ellen Purkis (Victoria), France Legare (Montreal), and Victor Montori (the Mayo Clinic).

The protocol for the project is available at http://www.newcastle.academia.edu/CarlMay