Exploring the views of local health and care commissioners about commonly used quality of life measures
We are looking to gather understanding of what is needed from quality of life measures in the context of local integrated commissioning decisions.
What is the background to the study?
Quality of life questionnaires are used to measure the outcomes of health and care interventions. They ask questions about aspects of an individual’s health or wellbeing that may affect their quality of life. These questionnaires can be used to capture changes in quality of life outcomes over time, such as before and after individuals receive an intervention. In England and Wales the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) use this quality of life information to help make decisions about which health and care services will be publicly funded and provided through the NHS and local authorities. To help make these decisions NICE compare interventions in terms of costs and quality of life outcomes and calculate which option produces the greatest gains in quality of life outcomes per pound spent. Therefore, the question of which aspects of quality of life should be measured is critical for decision making
What is the purpose of the study?
At the University of Bristol we are conducting research to help us understand the views of local health and care commissioners about what is needed in quality of life measures and about the relevance and relative importance of some commonly used measures, in the context of integrated local commissioning. Whilst these quality of life measures are primarily used in decision making by NICE, the perspective of local commissioners is important because there should be alignment between the outcome measures used by NICE and the objectives of those commissioning services. Local commissioners also often have a ‘birds-eye’ view of services that cross the health and care sector and so are able to provide a unique and valuable perspective about the relevance of different quality of life measures for the whole system. The research is being carried out as part of a PhD and it will add to the growing body of knowledge about the quality of life measures used in health and care decision making.
Get Involved!
We are inviting employees of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) or Local Authoritys with roles involving the planning and commissioning of local health and/or care services to take part in this research study.
See Participant Information Sheet Louise (Office document, 127kB)
Complete this form https://forms.office.com/r/XjNAei2dYa
Or
Contact louise.proud@bristol.ac.uk
If you are employed by an Integrated Care Board or a Local Authority and your role involves planning and commissioning local health and/or care services please get in touch.
What will taking part involve?
Taking part will involve a confidential one to one discussion with a researcher, either online or face to face at a location that suits you. You will be asked about your views of quality of life, from your perspective as a commissioner.
How to get involved
If you are interested in taking part in this study, please go to https://forms.office.com/r/XjNAei2dYa to register your interest. We will then contact you with further information regarding participation. Alternatively, you can register your interest in the study, or ask any questions about participating in the study, by contacting Louise Proud at email: louise.proud@bristol.ac.uk or on mobile: 07858286918.