Supporting Health Improvement in North Yorkshire: Research Needs, Barriers, and Challenges of Local Authority Staff

This report was produced through a collaboration between North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) and York St John University, to ascertain the research experience and interest of local authority (LA) employees. The aim was to explore the extent to which the LA workforce engage in research and to better understand what facilitates their involvement and what barriers and/or challenges they encounter. This research was an important scoping exercise for NYCC to gain valuable feedback from LA employees on the current research landscape and to help identify areas for future developments