Training teams in the AMBIT approach aims to follow the principles and findings of Implementation science.

Implementation science is a rapidly developing area of research which has been stimulated by the increasing realization that the dissemination of evidence based practice into health and welfare systems is far from straightforward. Long time delays between the development of practice in a specialist centre and wider use are common, even where new developments are welcomed and supported. There is some more info about this at Fixsen's Stages of Implementation

The core idea is that effective dissemination needs to focus on more than just staff training and should in fact include three areas of change, namely:

1. Staff training.

See AMBIT Basic Five Day Training

2. Addressing organisational challenges

See Implementation Team

3. Having clear, explicit programme outcomes.

See Implementation Plan

Further aspects of this research area that are considered to be relevant to AMBIT will be gradually included in the manual.