Can you take part in research about End-of-Life care?

Why the study is important

Many deaths occurred amongst people of African and Caribbean descent during the pandemic. It is known that access to good end-of-life-care is often poor for this group, however what is not known, is why this happens and how it can be changed. The study intends to address this gap in our understanding and aims to help improve end-of-life care for people of African and Caribbean descent. 

What taking part involves 

They would like to interview relatives of people of African and Caribbean descent, who died during the pandemic (not necessarily as a direct result of COVID-19). They can talk to you over the telephone or using Zoom or Teams. The questions will cover people’s experiences and views on the care that both their relative and they (as family member/carer) received during the last year of life. All information will be anonymised, and no individuals will be identified in any reports produced. The project has been approved by the Newcastle University Research Ethics Committee. They are funded by the National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme.  

As a token of their appreciation for you taking part in this project you will receive a £25 Love to Shop Voucher  

How to get involved 

If you are interested in taking part and would like more information, please email PEACE@newcastle.ac.uk, call 07708 649459 or follow the link below: 

https://www.opfpru.nihr.ac.uk/get-involved/#PEACE 

What you can do for the researchers 

Please get involved if you can help or help share this opportunity widely across your networks if appropriate. 

Details of the research is available at: https://www.opfpru.nihr.ac.uk/our-research/project-8/