The project team sought to provide a research design which would furnish SCOPME with the evidence it required to test the implementation of service and training principles in medical and dental education, prior to possible national take-up.  A qualitative, action research based case study approach on a single major site was chosen.NHS  Within the case study Health Care NHS Trust accordingly, a representative team of practitioners from a range of clinical and other settings researched the factors which enable or constrain adoption of the ten SCOPME principles.  This ‘action research team’ was facilitated by experienced consultants from The Research Centre, City College Norwich.
In order to handle any local political sensitivities in a project such as this, and yet gain the strongest support from a diverse health-orientated culture, an action research based case study approach was employed.  The project was centred around a representative team of practitioners who were involved at the service/training interface.  This team was inducted briefly by Professor Sanger in action research methods.  Their role was then to collect evidence concerning the applicability of the SCOPME principles to a wide variety of Trust service/training practices.

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