CAtCH-NET
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding the Networks, Effects and Teams involved in Community Alternatives to ACute Hospitalisation for Older People in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Region – CAtCH-NET
IRAS ID
347478
Contact name
Natalie J Cox
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 4 months, 2 days
Research summary
Many older people within Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW) live with several health conditions. These may suddenly worsen, requiring rapid assistance from healthcare professionals. Often it is best to provide this in the person’s own home, so urgent community-based services have expanded. Despite this, many older people attend hospital within HIOW. Some are discharged within 24 hours, indicating they too might be better managed at home. Therefore, increasing home support is a priority. To achieve this, we need to understand how urgent care services for older people are currently working in the community and hospital.
Aim
To understand current use of urgent care services for older people in HIOW Integrated Care System, alongside factors that promote or hinder provision.Objectives
1. To describe the attributes of older people discharged within 24 hours from hospitals, who are seen by specialist teams for older people early in their arrival.
2. To explore experiences of healthcare professionals and patients and caregivers regarding urgent care services for older people.
4. To learn the type and amount of data routinely collected within urgent community-based care services for older people within HIOW and whether we can link this together, to understand care pathways older people may experience.Design
We will use routinely collected information from NHS trusts with urgent specialist services for older people and perform statistics to describe the service use and the types of patients supported by them. We will scope out and report on the types of data collected by community services.Our results will describe the older people aided by urgent community-based services and those attending hospital who might be managed at home. It will describe factors that promote or hinder support at home.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/PR/1265
Date of REC Opinion
4 Nov 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion