Experience & impact of remote AHP delivery to inform services
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The experience and impact of remote service provision to inform sustainable high-quality Allied Health Professions (AHP) service delivery in NHS Grampian
IRAS ID
304264
Contact name
Lyndsay Alexander
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Robert Gordon University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 11 months, 27 days
Research summary
Allied Health Professionals (AHPs: e.g. dieticians, physiotherapists, podiatrists) provide diagnostic, rehabilitative and preventive interventions to the population. AHPs in NHS Grampian embraced new ways of working in response to COVID-19, which included the rapid deployment of remote AHP service provision via telephone and online consultations. We want to understand more about the way in which AHP services in NHS Grampian changed due to COVID-19, particularly in relation to digital solutions and how service users have responded to these, to learn about the strengths and limitations of these changes, and to inform future AHP service provision in the post COVID-19 era.
To do this, we will initially conduct surveys of NHS Grampian AHPs and service users to ask their views on this. Then, we will hold virtual stakeholder workshops with service users and AHPs to discuss the survey findings and confirm what to explore in more depth. In the next phase, we will speak to service users, AHPs and AHP managers to explore in detail their views and experiences of remote AHP service provision. Finally, we will share the findings with all stakeholders and agree how the recommendations for practice will be implemented across NHS Grampian.REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/PR/1744
Date of REC Opinion
14 Feb 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion