Access to carers for inpatients on forensic units

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Research project to determine issues related to access to carers for inpatients on Medium and Low Secure Forensic wards at Ridgeway,Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough.

• IRAS ID

  70060

• Contact name

  Phillip Brown

• Contact email

  phillip.brown@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

• Research summary

  This project is an attempt to quantify the amount of contact inpatients in Ridgeway Forensic Unit, Middlesbrough have with their carers and to gain their views on the importance of such contact. It will also attempt to obtain their views on the difficulties they face in making contact with their carers as various factors including security arrangements can place restriction on this.

• REC name

  North East - Tyne & Wear South Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  13/NE/0183

• Date of REC Opinion

  2 Jul 2013

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion