A study of shared care between Community Nurses and Podiatrists
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Grounded-Theory study of Community Nurses’, Podiatrists’ and patients’ perceptions of the barriers and benefits of the provision of shared care for individuals with non-healing foot ulcers in a community setting.
IRAS ID
255134
Contact name
Samantha Holloway
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cardiff University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 29 days
Research summary
The current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance (NICE 2017) for the management of patients with a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) recommend that they are referred to the Multidisciplinary (MDT) foot clinic in secondary care. However patients who are housebound or those without diabetes do not have access to this specialist service; therefore they are often managed solely in the community. The current practice in North Somerset Community Partnership (NSCP) is that Podiatrists and Community Nurses share the care for patients with chronic non-healing Foot Ulcers (FU). The provision of shared care across primary and secondary care for chronic conditions has been studied by the Cochrane Collaboration (Smith et al, 2007). However to date there are no studies exploring the role of shared care in the community for individuals with FU.
This study will aim to explore Community Nurses’, Podiatrists’ and patients’ perceptions of the barriers and benefits of the provision of shared care for individuals with non-healing FU in a community setting. The study will use a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews to explore the barriers and benefits of shared care for FU as explained by patients and staff involved in care from NSCP.
REC name
Wales REC 3
REC reference
19/WA/0030
Date of REC Opinion
14 Mar 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion