Identifying integrated health services and social care research priorities in kidney disease in Wales: Research prioritisation exercise
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Objectives To identify the shared research priorities of patients, caregivers and multidisciplinary renal health and social care professionals across Wales for integrated renal health and social care in Wales. Design Research priority setting exercise adapted from the James Lind Alliance national priority setting partnership framework in UK healthcare. Setting Two workshops: one in North Wales with patients, caregivers and multidisciplinary renal health and social care professionals and one in South Wales with the Welsh Renal Clinical Network (commissioners of renal services in Wales). Additional input provided from stakeholders via email correspondence and face to face communications. Participants Academics n=14, patients n=16, family/carers n=6, multidisciplinary renal healthcare professionals n=40, local authority councils n=3, renal charities n=6 wider third sector organisations n=8, renal industries n=4, Welsh government social care n=3, renal service commissioners n=8. Results 38 research priority questions grouped into 10 themes were agreed. The themes included: (1) integrating health and social care, (2) education, (3) acute kidney injury, (4) chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, (5) transplantation, (6) dialysis, (7) personalised medicines, (8) cross-cutting priorities, (9) specific social contexts and (10) transitional services and children. Research questions were broad and covered a range of health and social care topics. Patient and professional perspectives broadly overlapped. Research priority setting activities revealed gaps in knowledge in overall service provision and potential areas for service improvement. Conclusions Mapping priorities in health services and social care highlighted the research needed to support renal health services delivery and commissioning in Wales.
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Mc Laughlin, L; Spence, S; Noyes, J, Identifying integrated health services and social care research priorities in kidney disease in Wales: Research prioritisation exercise, BMJ Open, 2020, 10 (9), pp. e036872-