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REACH: Pre-hospital care for older adults

Understanding REACH in context - Qualitative Study. This study is funded by Barts Charity through its Research Project Grant scheme (Grant reference: G-003152)
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REACH (Remote Emergency Access Coordination Hub) is a pre-hospital support service based within Barts Health NHS Trust. Emergency physicians provide advice to London Ambulance Service (LAS) paramedics and work with community health and care services across North East London to help support clinical decision-making and care outside hospital where appropriate.

Our study is looking at how REACH is working for patients aged 65 and over, their family carers, and the health and care professionals involved. We want to understand what works well, what works less well, and what can be learned to improve REACH and similar services.

    

About the study

Learn more about REACH
About the study

Meet our team

Find out more about the researchers involved in the REACH study
Meet our team

Taking part as a research participant

Learn more about how you can get involved in our research
Taking part as a research participant

    

Patient and public involvement and engagement 

Patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is an important part of the REACH study. The research was developed with input from local communities through the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing, including community meetings with people from diverse backgrounds and people with experience of emergency care or caring for a family member.

The study will continue to involve older people as advisors throughout the project. A PPIE panel will help advise on study procedures, community engagement, research outputs and dissemination. The research team will also work with PPIE contributors to make sure study materials and communication are clear, accessible and appropriate.

 

Publications and outputs

Study findings, publications and other outputs will be added here as the project progresses.

The research team plans to share findings through academic publications and conferences, as well as materials aimed at influencing policy and practice. Public-facing outputs and practical resources will also be developed with patient and public contributors and relevant organisations.

 

Contact us

For more information about the REACH study, please contact: abigail.woodward@qmul.ac.uk 

 

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