Process evaluation of a Health Catch-up tool in UK primary care
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Optimising the design and delivery of an integrated screening and catch-up vaccination tool for migrant health: A process evaluation in UK primary care.
IRAS ID
290630
Contact name
Sally Hargreaves
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
St George's, University of London
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 6 months, 0 days
Research summary
The proposed research represents a timely and potentially significant contribution to the understanding of methods for optimisation of integrated screening and catch-up vaccination in UK primary care. It will evaluate and seek feedback on an integrated multi-disease and vaccination tool (Health Catch-up) and explore how to embed these tools into UK primary care. The tool is a modification to the pre-existing electronic medical information system (e.g. EMIS) used in GP practices, which will alert GPs/nurses to infectious disease screening or vaccination that a patient attending a routine appointment may be eligible for, based on their country of origin.
Th study will be made up of two main pillars:
i) the implementation evaluation including quality and quantity of fidelity. This will involve recruitment of 150 patients attending routine GP appointments, whose details will be screened for eligibility for screening and catch-up vaccination using the Health Catch Up Tool. Once a patient has consented to participate, they will be followed through their care pathway. The Health Catch-Up tool will generate a single prompt with details of any screening and/or catch-up vaccinations that the patient is eligible for. Based on this, the patient will be offered follow-up consultations to undergo screening and/or catch-up vaccination. Data on uptake will be collected by the GP practice team for 18 months and shared with the sponsor research team after pseudonymisation with a unique, anonymous study ID number. Data collected will include results from resulting screening, catch-up vaccinations administered, appointment attendance, to understand how much impact the intervention has on patient health
ii) the mechanism of impact evaluation or “Impact evaluation”. This will involve patient and staff interviews and focus groups to explore how well the tool works and identifying areas for improvement or further development).REC name
London - Brent Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/LO/0299
Date of REC Opinion
7 Apr 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion