Information for Primary Care Researchers

Primary Care Research Recruitment: A Practical Guide

A research recruitment guide has been developed by the NIHR Primary Care Research Recruitment Methods Group (see www.nspcr.ac.uk), in conjunction with the NIHR Primary Care Research Network (PCRN). The guide is intended as a practical resource to help researchers in primary care with participant recruitment. It draws on information from a variety of experienced research-active professionals from a range of settings who shared information about how they and their organisations approach the task of recruiting to studies in primary care. It is hoped that by sharing their ideas and practices through this resource, others will be inspired to adopt procedures which they may not have previously thought of and that in doing so will achieve their targets.

This guide is the third version. It deliberately uses some terms from the commercial world and applies them in a social marketing model to help researchers think differently about their approaches. Users are encouraged to give feedback and constructive criticism. Email: crncc.pcrn@nihr.ac.uk