Developing an Adult Safeguarding Outcome Measure

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Developing a Safeguarding Outcome Measure for inclusion in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) – cognitive testing phase

• IRAS ID

  135864

• Contact name

  Jill Manthorpe

• Contact email

  jill.manthorpe@kcl.ac.uk

• Research summary

  This study is being carried out to assist the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) to develop a
  standardised Vulnerable Adult outcome measure in Adult Safeguarding for use by Councils.
  This application outlines work to test a measure (set of questions) and to test the first draft of HSCIC guidance for
  council staff who will be asked to use this document to help in the data collection.
  This cognitive testing work will be delivered by the Social Care Workforce Research Unit (SCWRU) with the assistance
  of the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). The fieldwork for the cognitive testing and data analysis will be
  carried out by NatCen and report writing will be carried out jointly.
  A62.
  Summary of main issues. Please summarise the main ethical, legal, or management

• REC name

  Social Care REC

• REC reference

  13/IEC08/0047

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Jan 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion