DUNDRUM Toolkit for patients within Forensic ID settings
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Validity of the DUNDRUM toolkit in triage and decision making for patients with Intellectual Disability in UK Forensic services: A pilot study
IRAS ID
328335
Contact name
Iain McKinnon
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
People with Intellectual Disability who display offending behaviour, or extreme behaviours that challenge, may be managed in prison or in a mental health hospital.
When they struggle with their mental health they may need to be transferred to a hospital from prison. Or they may need to be transferred to a secure hospital ward that has a higher level of security and staff to keep them safe.
In these situations, clinicians (Doctors, Nurses and Psychologists) do assessments to decide which is the best place for these people. These are called Access Assessments.
There are scoring tools that can be used as part of Access Assessments to help clinicians decide where someone should be cared for but these haven’t been researched for people with Intellectual Disability. If these tools work for those with Intellectual Disability then it will help make sure they are transferred to the right place that will keep them safe and help them get well.
In this project, we will review Access Assessments for transfer to secure hospitals over the past few years in patient’s health records to see if the DUNDRUM scoring tool could help clinicians make better decisions. All personal information (like names and addresses) will be removed before an independent doctor looks at the assessment and decide the DUNDRUM score.
Our research will tell us if the DUNDRUM scoring tool works for people with Intellectual Disability. We will publish our results in scientific journals and we will share our findings with people with Intellectual Disability and their families and carers.
REC name
Wales REC 3
REC reference
24/WA/0208
Date of REC Opinion
12 Jul 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion