Research project
Title: MACA SURE (Service User Research and Evaluation)
Project timescale: From 01 March, 2001 to 01 March, 2003
(Added to website on: 24 June, 2002 - Date last updated: 20 April, 2007)
Source of funding:
Department of Health/MACA
Aims: To enable people who use mental health services to : A. Define what they want from the services they use B. Determine the extent to which services provide what they want. C. To develop and publish a handbook to enable others to do the same.
Research designs used:
Study of views/experiences
Other: Participatory research
Methods used to collect data:
Documentary analysis
Focus groups
Interviews
Validated instruments eg Outcome measures
Questionnaire survey
Other (please specify): Research Process Data
Research project description: The research team comprises of service users, a service user research Consultant (Peter Beresford) and the Co-coordinator. Aside form the original funding application service users have been involved fully in every aspect of the project from the recruitment of the Co-ordinator onwards. The research process and methods will be determined by service users with support provided by the Co-ordinator.
Stages at which the public were involved:
Planning the research
Implementing action
Managing the research
Designing the research instruments
(eg questionnaires, patient information sheets)
Undertaking the research
Analysing the research
Writing about the research eg
publications, newsletters
Prioritising topic areas
Disseminating research
Other: Determining the research apporach
Description of public involvement in research stages: In every way possible at every stage
Training and support provided for either members of the public or researchers involved in the project:
Examples of ways the public have made a difference to the research project: Personal experience/expertise: ideas, observations: determining potential research subjects - choosing focus for research, agreeing research question: raising ethical issues: determining research methods: identifying training needs ..etc!!
Evaluating the impact of public involvement in the research:
Details of publications or reports resulting from the research: Newsletters are available from the address in contact details. A Handbook is due to be published in March 2003
Was/is your project user controlled: Not Known
For further information on the project, please contact:
Mr Robin Murray-Neill
Co-ordinator
MACA (Mental After Care Association)
79 Springfield Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 6JG
maca.anglia@dial.pipex.com
01245 348732
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