Disseminating Local and National

Survey Results

Coryn Barclay, Research and Consultation, Fife Council

Why we need survey data

Strategic• Inform policy• Show progress towards local outcomes

Local level• Explore and understand local issues• Inform priorities• Not just for Fife, but different parts of Fife

National Surveys

• Using national survey data where we can– Scottish Household Survey– Fife Boost to Scottish Health Survey– Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and

Substance Use Survey (SALSUS)

• SNS - Local Outcome Indicators Report

• Time lag is an issue

Local Surveys

• Doing own local surveys where we need to– Fife Council Residents Survey (biennial)

– delivers results for Fife’s 7 local committee areas

– Fife People’s Panel Surveys (quarterly)– Migrant Workers in Fife (2007)

• Standard question bank for online surveys

• Deliver timely results for Council and Partners

Approach to dissemination

• Connecting researchers and users of research • Getting right information to right people at right time• In a way they can understand and use• Tailored output rather than one size fits all • Making the most of analytical resources across

partner agencies in Fife • Shared boundaries help enormously

Mechanisms Networks

• KnowFife Bulletin (monthly)

• KnowFife web pageswww.fifedirect.org.uk/knowfife

• KnowFife Datasetwww.fifedirect.org.uk/ knowfifedataset

• Fife Policy & Research Network (email list)

• Fife Research Coordination Group

• Health Intelligence Group

Summarising survey findings

Current challenges

• Need the data more than ever• Have less resources

– Time– People– Money

• Chicken and Egg?– Access to / availability of data – Organisational / political will to use data

Sharing good practice

• What works well in your area?

• How have you overcome any barriers?

• What is your vision of how things could be in the future?