Zone West: An asset based prevention observational study

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Zone West: An asset based prevention observational study of children in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne

  • IRAS ID

    266176

  • Contact name

    Alexandra Battersby

  • Contact email

    alexandra.battersby@nuth.nhs.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Newcastle University

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    0 years, 11 months, 31 days

  • Research summary

    Zone West is the name of a pilot innovation funded by voluntary sector grants to explore the possibilities of an asset-based approach to prevention in the West End of Newcastle. The link workers will work with children identified from 3 GP practices who attend one of 4 local primary schools to create personalised plans based on the child’s identified needs and to link them into existing local assets. The aim of the research is to evaluate if a link worker using an asset based prevention strategy impacts on the lives of children in the West End of Newcastle. The aim is to evaluate if the link worker intervention improves quality of life (QoL), strengths and difficulties and educational attainment and attendance and health and lifestyle behaviour in children who are known to be at risk of difficulties.

  • REC name

    East Midlands - Leicester South Research Ethics Committee

  • REC reference

    19/EM/0369

  • Date of REC Opinion

    27 Jan 2020

  • REC opinion

    Further Information Favourable Opinion