Crowley, John and Davis, A. (2008) A researcher's journey for clarity: clarifying liability and indemnity issues when carers take on a role in medicines management. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 15 (9). pp. 717-721. ISSN 1351-0126 (Print), 1365-2850 (Online) (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01293.x)

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Abstract

A client attending a depot clinic in a mental health setting requested that her husband be enabled to give her injection. This request was followed up in a practice development project. Following the success of the project, the local National Health Service (NHS) Mental Health Trust supported a research project to explore the issues raised further. The Local Research Ethics Committee raised a question around carer liability. This question led to a 2-year liaison with the NHS Litigation Authority, the local NHS Trust’s legal team, Royal College of Nursing and others. The journey clarified that liability for a carer was covered under the Third Party Liability Scheme, where the carer came under the umbrella of being an ‘authorised voluntary worker’. While the experience delayed the research project, it was a significant learning opportunity in the NHS ethical approval system.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[1] Article first published online: 6 October 2008. [2] Published in print: November 2008.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	liability, depot injection, carer, mental health, care givers, clinical research, legal issues, psychotropic medications
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Health & Social Care School of Health & Social Care > Family Care & Mental Health Department
Related URLs:	Publisher Publisher Organisation
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:14
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/5448

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