Co-designing inflammatory bowel disease (Ibd) services in Scotland: findings from a nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Scottish Government's ambition is to ensure that health services are co-designed with the communities they serve. Crohn's and Colitis UK and the Scottish Government acknowledged the need to review and update the current IBD care model. An online survey was conducted asking IBD patients about their experiences of the NHS care they receive. This survey was the first step of co-designing and developing a national strategy for IBD service improvement in Scotland.

Aim

To explore IBD patients' experiences of current services and make recommendations for future service development.

Methods

This study was part of a wider cross-sectional on-line survey. Participants were patients with IBD across Scotland. 777 people with IBD took part in the survey. Thematic ana

SUBMITTER: Schoultz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4939055 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature