(Duplicate) Community Hospitals: profile, patient experience and comm

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A comprehensive profile and comparative analysis of the characteristics, patient experience and community value of the classic community hospital

• IRAS ID

  195294

• Contact name

  Sean Jennings

• Contact email

  researchgovernance@contacts.bham.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Birmingham

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 6 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  Community hospitals play an important part in responding to health and social care needs of local populations. However, because there is so much variation, it makes it difficult to define them, and assess their role, effectiveness and value to the NHS and local communities. Up to now, research on community hospitals has not been strong, and little known of the numbers, distribution, and services offered across the UK. In addition, studies show that patient satisfaction and outcomes of care compare favourably with other models of care, and when citing what they value, patients say it is that they are treated as an individual; but little systematic research has been undertaken on patient experiences in community hospitals. Community hospitals are also known and valued by their local communities, playing an important part in responding to both health and social care needs of local populations. They help to take pressure off acute hospitals by treating people locally so they do not have to go into a big general hospital or as a step down from a big general hospital as part of rehabilitation. Support for, and satisfaction with, CHs by the public, patients and staff remains steadfast, as does professional support from GPs.
  This study seeks to:
  1. Construct a national database and develop a typology of CHs;
  2. Explore and understand the nature and extent of patients experiences of community hospital care and services; and
  3. Investigate the value of the interdependent relationship between CHs and their communities

  We will do this through a drawing on a review of the literature on community hospitals and services; a mapping exercise (numbers, location, size, age, services); and conducting nine case studies examining and comparing community hospitals in England, looking at patient experience and the ways in which local communities are involved.

• REC name

  Wales REC 6

• REC reference

  16/WA/0021

• Date of REC Opinion

  24 Feb 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion