Supporting people with intellectual disability at risk of admission
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding the experience of carers supporting individuals with intellectual disability who were at risk of admission – a qualitative study
IRAS ID
281852
Contact name
Ceri Woodrow
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
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Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
The proposed project aims to explore the experiences of carers of individuals with intellectual disability who have been at risk of admission into hospital, with regards to the support that was accessed at this time. Following a BBC Panorama documentary on 2011 which exposed the abuse that individuals with intellectual disability were suffering at Winterbourne View Hospital, NHS England developed the Transforming Care Agenda (NHS England, 2015), with the purpose of improving the quality and safety of care provided. A focus of this agenda was to reduce the number of individuals with intellectual disability that are admitted to hospital (often assessment and treatment units). Through exploring the first-hand experiences of carers, the study hopes to understand in more depth which support services available to an individual during a crisis time (at risk of admission to hospital) are more, or less, helpful in reducing this risk, and ultimately help to prevent an admission where possible.
The research will use an interview format to speak to carers of individuals within the Cheshire and Wirral NHS Partnership Trust with Intellectual Disability who have been at risk of admission to hospital (between July-December 2019). For the purpose of this study, carers contacted to participate will be members of staff working within care provider organisations to provide regular support for individuals, and will not include family members or friends who have a caring role. Analysis of the interviews will aim to highlight any emerging themes of support services that are found to be most, or perhaps least, helpful. It is hoped that the findings of this research will be used to improve immediate support available to vulnerable individuals at a crisis time, in turn helping to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.REC name
North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/NW/0353
Date of REC Opinion
21 Dec 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion