Transforming Care Experiences of Support Workers and Managers

Launched by KING'S COLLEGE LONDON · Jul 15, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is focused on understanding the experiences of support workers and managers who help people with learning disabilities transition from hospital care to living in the community. Since a serious abuse case at Winterbourne View in 2011 highlighted the need for better care, the UK government has been working to move individuals with learning disabilities into more appropriate living situations. This study aims to gather insights from support staff and managers about their roles in this important transition, as their experiences can help improve care and quality of life for these individuals.

To participate in the study, support workers and managers must have worked with individuals with learning disabilities who have moved from a hospital setting to a community setting within the last three years. Participants will be invited to have a one-hour interview, either online or in person, where they will share their experiences supporting these individuals. The study will take about 1.5 years to complete, and it will take place in specific areas of London and surrounding trusts. This research is crucial as it will help shape future care practices and ensure that individuals with learning disabilities receive the support they need in their new homes.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Participants will be support workers and managers working within services for people with learning disabilities (supported living or care home settings).
• • 2. Participants need to have worked with someone who has a learning disability who has been discharged from hospital during the past three years.
• • 3. Participants need to have worked with the person with a learning disability during the first three years of their discharge from hospital.
• • 4. Participants need to have worked with the person who has a learning disability for a period of at least four months.
• • 5. The person with a learning disability will need to have been discharged from hospital, into their current service, within the past 3 years.
• • 6. For each person with a learning disability identified, a maximum of two support workers and one manager can be included (interviewed).
• • 7. Support workers or managers will need to be based within one of the four research site localities (South London and Maudsley, Hertfordshire NHS University Trust, East London Foundation Trust and North East London Foundation Trust).
• • 8. Support workers and managers will need to be able to participate in interviews on Microsoft Teams, or in person, conducted in the English language.
• • 9. There are no inclusion or exclusion criteria based on age, gender, ability or any other personal identifiers.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Support workers or managers working with autistic people, or people who have experienced mental health difficulties (without a learning disability).
• • 2. Support workers or managers who have worked with the person with a learning disability for less than four months.
• • 3. Support workers or managers working in locations outside of the remit of any of the four research sites.