Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England, 2016-17

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England, 2016-17

• IRAS ID

  206808

• Contact name

  Stephen D Jobling

• Contact email

  stephen.jobling@nhs.net

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 1 months, 29 days

• Research summary

  The Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England is a biennial survey and covers informal, unpaid carers aged 18 or over, caring for a person aged 18 or over. The results of the survey will be used by national and local government to monitor the quality of their social care services and to inform policy and practice. Carers are sent questionnaires, issued by Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs), to seek their opinions on a number of topics that are considered to be indicative of a balanced life alongside their caring role. Local authorities will select participants at random from their records, send out questionnaires by post, collate the responses, and transmit non-identifiable data to the Health and Social Care Information Centre by secure electronic transfer.
  The Health and Social Care Information Centre will analyse the data and publish a report on the results.

• REC name

  Social Care REC

• REC reference

  16/IEC08/0026

• Date of REC Opinion

  6 Jul 2016

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion