Comprehensive Longitudinal Assessment of Salford Integrated Care
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Comprehensive Longitudinal Assessment of Salford Integrated Care (CLASSIC): a study of the implementation and effectiveness of a new model of care for long-term conditions
IRAS ID
147064
Contact name
Peter Bower
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Manchester
Research summary
The Salford Integrated Care Programme is a large scale transformation of services in Salford to improve care for older people with long-term conditions and social care needs. The Salford Integrated Care Programme will deliver improved care through 3 core mechanisms:
• Improved access to resources and support for self-management
• ’Multidisciplinary teams’ providing integrated care
• An ‘Integrated Contact Centre’ to support patient navigation and self-management
The Comprehensive Longitudinal Assessment of Salford Integrated Care (CLASSIC) project is a research project designed to
(a) provide a rigorous test of the ability of the Salford Integrated Care Programme to improve older people’s experience of care, their well-being and quality of life, and reduce costs of care
(b) generate generalisable knowledge on the effective delivery of better care for older people with long-term conditions
The CLASSIC study will adopt the ’cohort multiple randomised controlled trial’ design. In this design, a large population cohort is recruited and followed over time. The cohort is used to assess the impact of the service changes over time, while subgroups of the cohort are used to evaluate different parts of the Salford Integrated Care Programme.
In the CLASSIC project, we will initially undertake 4 studies.
Two studies (Implementation 1 and Implementation 2) will explore the implementation of the Salford Integrated Care Programme.
Two studies (Outcomes 1 and Outcomes 2) will assess the effects of the Salford Integrated Care Programme on outcomes in older people, by talking to patients, carers and professionals
If the initial phase is successful, later ethical applications may be made for further research within the CLASSIC study, to explore other aspects of the Salford Integrated Care Programme using the cohort of older people
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/NW/0206
Date of REC Opinion
29 Apr 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion