Tier 4 Discharge planning and pathways

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Tier 4 discharge planning and pathways – engaging with children and young people who have experience of discharge from CAMHS Tier 4 units to understand experiences of current planning and pathways

• IRAS ID

  327565

• Contact name

  Krist Noonan

• Contact email

  krist.noonan@nhs.net

• Sponsor organisation

  Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 9 months, 17 days

• Research summary

  We are seeking to talk to young people who have experienced discharge from The Riverside Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient unit in Bristol to get an understanding of their experiences and the need for future improvements to services. Commissioners have identified a need for a residential home option for young people leaving Tier 4 and we want to use this research to understand young people's views of this option.

  Purpose
  • To learn about the experiences of children and young people at the time of Tier 4 discharge and post discharge planning and pathways
  • To identify areas of need in future services which aim to support young people when discharged
  • To use our learnings to design a service, which we hypothesise will include a residential offering
  • To ensure that any work we do in this area comes from the voice of young people with lived experience

  We will be working with local services in Bristol to support their existing work in this area as we have identified a network of Barnardo's colleagues and partners who are well placed to connect us with children, young people, adults and professionals with relevant experience.

  We hope to speak to people aged between 13 and 25 who have had experience of discharge from CAMHS Tier 4 services in Bristol. Due to the contacts we have made, and the way we will be recruiting participants through workers and services they are familiar with, we envisage that most participants will be aged between 16 and 21.

• REC name

  North West - Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  24/NW/0025

• Date of REC Opinion

  7 Feb 2024

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion