Consult Research

case studies

Consult Research helped MOSAIC II provide robust evidence to identify the need for their support service by consulting directly with local stakeholders (potential referring agencies and service users; local commissioners and funding bodies). The comprehensive feasibility study report was then used to support bids for funding to set up and deliver the service. The Director of MOSAIC II believes the feasibility study report was a key factor in helping secure significant funding from the Big Lottery and local Primary Care Trust to support the service for the next four years. Consult Research is also providing ongoing support to evaluate client outcomes in order to meet funding reporting requirements and to underpin future service sustainability.

Consult Research provides research and evaluation solutions to senior academics at a number of Universities. Examples of recent projects with academic colleagues include carrying out speedy literature reviews to support funding bids through to more substantive delivery and/or management of evaluation and research projects. Our service is both timely, with prompt delivery of professional results in a fraction of the time needed to recruit research staff, and cost-effective as payment is agreed in advance and paid only for the hours worked, avoiding the costly add-ons of  overheads. Consult Research has also provided emergency cover on research projects to ensure commitments are met despite staff illness. Feedback from one of our academic clients highlights the high levels of satisfaction with this service:

"I have worked with Claire Fraser, owner of Consult Research for almost a decade. In that time, I and my colleagues have been awarded a succession of research grants, on a series of critical but also sensitive research topics including child abuse and neglect, forced marriages, female genital mutilation and the well-being of children of prisoners. These projects have received funding from a series of prestigious funding bodies including the EU, Economic and Social Research Council and The Nuffield Foundation, and also internally from the University of Huddersfield. On securing these grants, Claire has always been my first port of call for assistance with fieldwork and other research tasks and she has carried out a range of work for me which has always been completed on time and to the very highest standards. Claire is very personable and flexible, and I have always been able to rely upon her to act as an ambassador for my research, which has been essential in light of its sensitive nature." 

Dr. Bernard Gallagher, Reader, Centre for Applied Childhood Studies, University of Huddersfield

testimonials

“I believe the feasibility study was a major factor in the successful funding applications and the continuing evaluation ensures our clients are receiving the services they require and provides accurate independent information for our funders. I also believe it will continue to demonstrate the need for the services Mosaic II offer which will assist in future funding applications to ensure the longevity of the service”

Linda Colclough, Director, Mosaic II

"I have worked with Consult Research on a considerable number of research and evaluation projects over the last five years. These include evaluating an advocacy project for parents and carers run by the Family Rights Group; a consultation with parents on their support needs for Bradford MDC; and an audit of international practice with violent fathers. I have commissioned a number of literature reviews also to support my own academic writing. The service provided by Consult Research has been excellent at all times in terms of expertise and efficiency. I would recommend Consult Research to organisations seeking high quality applied research and to academics seeking partners for research and evaluations."

Professor Brid Featherstone, Professor of Social Care, The Open University

"When we decided to bring Hit the Ground Crawling, a peer mentoring programme for expectant fathers, over to the UK from the States, we needed to gather independent, robust evidence about the effectiveness of the programme. We commissioned Consult Research to evaluate the programme across four sites in Staffordshire and we have been extremely pleased with the professional service we have received over the last 18 months, which has represented excellent value for money. We now have independent evidence of programme effectiveness, which will be a tremendous help to the Institute in arguing the case for Hit the Ground Crawling to become much more widespread throughout the UK"

David Bartlett, Strategic Partnerships Manager, The Fatherhood Institute