Exploring patient safety factors in mental health care transitions V1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An interview study exploring the factors that keep service-users safe during the transition from acute adult inpatient mental health care to community, from a service-user and carer perspective.
IRAS ID
327058
Contact name
Jessica Rich
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Leeds
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 7 months, 1 days
Research summary
The transition between being a service-user on an acute mental health ward and returning to the community can be a challenging and unsafe time for service-users. A large number of incidents, including suicide and service-users returning to hospital, are more likely to happen within the first 30 days of leaving hospital. There are very few studies which have looked at service-user views about what keeps them safe during this transition. This interview-based study will explore the factors which keep service user’s safe when leaving an acute mental health ward, through interviews with working-age (18-65 years) service-users and carers who have experienced this transition.
We will recruit for interviews through (1) advertisements via third sector services (e.g., Carer Leeds), and (2) Care Coordinators at NHS trusts who will identify people and give information to those who they think are appropriate for interview. The interviews will take place either online, over the telephone or face-to-face depending on participant preference. If the interview is face-to-face, it will be at a public place where both the participant and interviewer feel safe and comfortable (e.g., community centre). The interview will take 1 hour. Following the interviews, we will use the findings to guide the development of a patient safety measure.REC name
South East Scotland REC 01
REC reference
23/SS/0080
Date of REC Opinion
12 Jul 2023
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion