Health needs of people struggling with substance use in Sunderland
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Co-design and mixed-methods evaluation of interventions to meet the unmet health needs of people struggling with alcohol and or other drug use, with or without homelessness, in Sunderland (The Sunderland PLUS Study)
IRAS ID
338825
Contact name
Katherine Jackson
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 1 days
Research summary
In this project we will carry out qualitative research to support the development of interventions to address the unmet health needs of people who are struggling with alcohol and or other drug use, and those with and without coexisting homelessness in Sunderland. Co-design research methods will be used to ensure the interventions are acceptable and meaningful to the target population. The project will be underpinned by trauma informed principles to the design and delivery of the interventions.
The overall aim of this research is to understand the unmet health needs of people who are struggling with alcohol and or other drug use including those with and without coexisting homelessness in Sunderland and to co-design public health interventions to help to address some of these unmet needs.
The research is part of the Core20PLUS5 agenda which is a national NHS England initiative to reduce healthcare inequalities, at both national and system levels. ‘PLUS’ refers to groups of people identified at a
local level who are perceived to be experiencing the greatest health inequalities. As part of the Core20PLUS5 agenda Sunderland City Council have identified people who are struggling with alcohol and or other drug use, and those with and without coexisting homelessness as one of their PLUS population groups.REC name
North East - Tyne & Wear South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/NE/0057
Date of REC Opinion
28 Mar 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion