NHS CHECK study / Koa study (nested randomised control trial (RCT) within NHS CHECK)
Understanding and mitigating the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on NHS staff in England NHS CHECK study
NHS CHECK started as a major study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the short and long-term health and wellbeing of all staff working within 18 partner NHS Trusts. The study continues to be as important as ever as pressures on the NHS continue due to many factors, not just the lasting affects of the pandemic. It will explore the various support programmes that staff may have taken part in to see how helpful they were, and examine whether there is other support that could be valuable.
What the research involves: It involves a longitudinal cohort study of >23,000 clinical and non-clinical staff from 18 acute and mental health NHS Trusts across England. Sub-studies include: 1) qualitative interviews about support services used/needed by staff; 2) an RCT of a smartphone wellbeing app; 3) gold standard diagnostic interviews to validate mental health screening measures.
What has the study found so far? https://nhscheck.org/study-findings/
Study Team and Further information: nhscheck@kcl.ac.uk
Funders: Medical Research Council; UCL/Wellcome; Rosetrees Trust; NHS England and Improvement; Economic and Social Research Council; Koa Health; NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London; NIHR Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response at King's College London.
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