Residents transitioning between hospital and care homes: protocol for codesigning a systems-level response to safety issues (SafeST study).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this study is to develop a better understanding of incident reporting in relation to transitions in care between hospital and care home, and to codesign a systems-level response to safety issues for patients transitioning between hospital and care home.

Methods and analysis

Two workstreams (W) will run in parallel. W1 will aim to develop a taxonomy of incident reporting in care homes, underpinned by structured interviews (N=150) with care home representatives, scoping review of care home incident reporting systems, and a review of incident reporting policy related to care homes. The taxonomy will be developed using a standardised approach to taxonomy development. W2 will be structured in three phases (P). P1a will consist of ≤40 interviews with care h

SUBMITTER: Scott J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8739053 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature