Care plan production in adult community mental health teams V1.0

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Care planning in adult community mental health teams: an exploration of how care plans are produced using case study methodology

• IRAS ID

  250497

• Contact name

  Donna Kemp

• Contact email

  d.j.kemp@hud.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Huddersfield

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  
  Title: Care planning in adult community mental health teams: an exploration of how care plans are produced using case study methodology

  The study aim is to identify how care plans are produced in adult community mental health teams (CMHTs). To date, research has illuminated the care planning process in secondary mental health services, highlighting the importance of service user involvement, shared decision making and the challenges in realising this in practice. Additionally, the research revealed variation in the recording of the resultant care plan, with challenges for care coordinators in achieving quality (Bee, Price, Baker, & Lovell, 2015; Alan Simpson et al., 2016). This study is relevant as it builds upon the existing research, seeking to explore specifically how the care plan is produced.

  This study focuses upon the exploration and explanation of the production of the care plan through two qualitative case studies in CMHTs within two separate NHS Trusts. A case study is defined by Merriam (2009, p. 45) as “an in-depth description and analysis of a bounded system”. The bounded system for this study is the care plan, from its inception (empty care plan template) to its completion (care plan written and given to the service user). A characteristic of case study methodology is the use of multiple sources of evidence (Stake, 1995; Yin, 2014). The multiple sources of evidence within this study will be interviews with the care coordinators who are required to write, produce, and share the care plan, the service users who the care plan belongs to, carers or supporters of the service user and support team members who help enable the care plan production.

  The participants will undergo 1:1 interview, either in person or via video link . The interviews will last for up to one hour. The duration of the data collection phase will be up to 12 months.
  

• REC name

  East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  21/EM/0257

• Date of REC Opinion

  3 Feb 2022

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion