Street Triage : The Service Users Perspective.

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Street Triage : The Service Users Perspective.

  • IRAS ID

    203330

  • Contact name

    Clair Carson

  • Contact email

    clair.carson@nhs.net

  • Sponsor organisation

    Salford University

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    1 years, 7 months, 29 days

  • Research summary

    The focus of the study will be to explore and understand the experiences of service users, who have experienced a mental health crisis and were treated using the street telephone triage service. The exploration of such experiences, using a narrative approach, will enable the identification of current aspects of the service that are considered beneficial, as well as areas that could be improved to provide a better service. This will be done by:

    • Exploring the perceptions of service users regarding their experiences of using the street telephone triage service in Bury and Rochdale.

    • Ascertaining which, if any, aspects service users found to be beneficial

    • Identifying any aspects of the service that from a service user perspective could be improved

    • To add to a very limited body of knowledge regarding initiatives for addressing mental health crisis situations.

    • To use the findings of the study to make recommendations that will inform the development of the service in the future.

  • REC name

    North West - Haydock Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    16/NW/0487

  • Date of REC Opinion

    22 Jul 2016

  • REC opinion

    Favourable Opinion