Parent experiences and preferences for Paediatric allergy pathways
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Paediatric Allergy Pathways in the West Midlands- Parent Experiences and Preferences
IRAS ID
147245
Contact name
LAVANYA DIWAKAR
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Research summary
Although an estimated one in three of the UK population are affected by allergy/ allergic disease, there are far too few specialists available to meet this challenge. Currently most of the allergy cases are dealt with by General Practitioners who do not receive adequate training in this field.Allergists, immunologists and specialists from various other fields (such as dermatology, respiratory medicine and paediatrics) with varied levels of specific allergy training contribute significantly towards meeting the needs of patients with allergic disorders in secondary care. Services are generally provided on an ad-hoc basis and there is a great deal of heterogeneity in the quality of primary and secondary services available.
This project aims to interview (a maximum of)40 parents of children with various allergic diseases. We want to understand their experiences with the diagnosis of their child's allergy,if there were any problems with referral, the quality of advise given and their satisfaction with the whole process. This will help us with understanding the problems with current pathways and exploring possible alternate pathways for delivery of allergy services (e.g. nurse led clinics)REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/NE/1060
Date of REC Opinion
27 Jun 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion