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EQUIP project questionnaire

We are now recruiting service user and carer participants to take part in the latest study in the EQUIP programme grant. The aim of the study is to develop a questionnaire to help us find out if you have been adequately involved in your care plan (or the care plan of somebody you care for).

Please click the link below to take you to the study, then you can click on 'questionnaire'.
http://www.nursing.manchester.ac.uk/equip/

If you prefer a paper copy you can request this from:-
Julie O'rourke (EQUIP Administrator)
+44 (0) 161 306 7863

Each participant will receive a £10 high street gift voucher when we receive the completed questionnaire. We will ask you to supply your postal contact details so that we can send the gift voucher to you. These details will be kept separate from the questionnaire itself and not accessed by the research team to ensure your questionnaire responses remain anonymous.

About this study
EQUIP is a collaborative project between the
  • University of Manchester
  • University of Nottingham
  • Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust.
The EQUIP study team has been awarded nearly £2 million by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to examine ways to improve use and carer involvement in care planning in mental health services.
The project will run for five years (started 1 December 2012) and will benefit service users, carers and mental health professionals.

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