Adapting The Day-Doc to Hospice Settings

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Co-producing a tool to support people with life-limiting conditions to have a bigger say in their care and support

  • IRAS ID

    368960

  • Contact name

    Ned Redmore

  • Contact email

    ned.redmore@open.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    The Open University

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 8 months, 27 days

  • Research summary

    This project aims to co-produce a tool to support hospices to respond to the views and experiences of people with life-limiting
    conditions who communicate non-verbally. To do this, the project will adapt an existing tool, The Day-Doc, previously co-produced to
    help day-services include people with profound learning disabilities in support and decision-making. The adaption of The Day-Doc will
    involve hospice health and social care staff, family members, and adults with life-limiting conditions, as well as hospice organisations
    across the north of England. The project will result in a tool hospices can implement to better include this group in planning, delivering
    and evaluating their care and support. It will conclude with the co-development of funding applications to develop free, online training
    around using the tool and an NIHR bid to further develop and evaluate the tool.

  • REC name

    North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2

  • REC reference

    26/NS/0019

  • Date of REC Opinion

    20 Apr 2026

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion