As a profession, statisticians often comment that employers do not
recognise the many benefits of statistical support. Following
discussion with a local health provider, I received the following
request. It seems a reasonable request, but I am not aware of any
tool designed to elicit the (perhaps unrecognised) statistical
support needs of an organisation.
This organisation recognises some need, suspects a greater need,
but doesn't know whether to buy in occasional support or fund full
time post(s).
Does anyone know of such a tool, have suggestions on how to
proceed or explanations why such a tool would be infeasible? Is
there any short-cut to trying to develop a fuller understanding of the
organisation's activities?
I will of course summarise responses for the list.
Many thanks,
Andy
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> I would also be grateful if at all
> possible you would set out questions that we can use to determine
> what kind (and perhaps level) of stats support our organisation
> needs from you and partners as discussed. Just during the last two
> day I have been in meetings with senior managers where it was
> discussed that statistical support or analysis would be required
> and I am not reassured that we either have skills in the relevant
> teams and/or indeed that the right support is given, accessed or
> understood to be required. I am really looking to see if you (or
> perhaps in the stats community) there is a tool/questionnaire or the
> like that can help us assess the need (not just the explicit
> demand). I guess questions will have to be done in a way that does
> not presume a knowledge of given stats techniques or applications.
> Hope this makes sense and that you are able to access this type of
> tool or able to reel off some diagnostic questions we can put out
> into the organisation and our independent contractors (GP, Dentists
> etc. )
>
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Andy Vail
R & D Support Unit
Clinical Sciences Building
Hope Hospital
Stott Lane
SALFORD M6 8HD
tel: +44 (0)161 206 4262
fax: +44 (0)161 206 4205
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