Filling the gaps - can research play a more innovative role in adult social care?

The interface between research and the contexts in which it is used are often taken as a given. Discussing findings from a study into research use in adult social care, Annette Boaz, Juliette Malley and Raphael Wittenberg suggest that in areas where research use is low, researchers would benefit from developing target organisations’ ability to use research findings and linking their work into existing innovation and evidence use practices.