About the Project
Chronic kidney disease is a major and growing public health problem. Patients with end stage kidney failure require haemodialysis. They usually visit the hospital several times a week for treatment, which affects their mental and social wellbeing. Only a small proportion of haemodialysis patients are currently treated at home.
Technology is now becoming available that may give a much larger group of patients access to home haemodialysis, which will improve their quality of life. It is also thought to be a more cost-effective way and could reduce the costs of operating expensive haemodialysis day suites.
A shift to home haemodialysis will require a different type of home care service. This PhD offers an exciting opportunity to explore the development of such a home care service that supports people with renal failure and their carers by making use of technology.
This outreach service aims to link a home care provider (Interserve Healthcare) with remote residents in the community in a flexible service that is based around specific needs of the person. The PhD will also explore the health care practitioner roles and technology based practice skills required to support the delivery of such a service, and look into factors relevant to endorsement of such a service.
The objectives are:
1. To carry out a systematic literature review of the use, advantages and disadvantages of technologies to support home care delivery to renal patients requiring haemodialysis and/or peritoneal dialysis
2. To carry out a scoping review of new technologies for renal dialysis and system delivery
3. To explore the service provision requirements from an end user, carer, relative, wider healthcare team and commissioner perspective
4. Explore the requirements for the development of new roles, training, endorsement and implementation.
Please contact Professor Petra Wark ([Email Address Removed]) for further information and to discuss prior to making your application.
About the Host Centre:
The Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research is a major new research centre at Coventry University. This centre comprises over 40 staff from multi-disciplinary backgrounds who contribute to a research portfolio that builds on our international strengths in psychological health, behavioural interventions, children and families research, supported by technological innovation and translation, and health economics. We have over 30 PhD students currently studying with us and offer experienced inter-disciplinary, national and international supervisory teams to support students to achieve excellence in their research.
For Health Services Research we now rank joint 5th in the UK in UoA 3 (Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy) with 94% of our outputs recognised as World-leading or Internationally Excellent.
Interserve Healthcare delivers bespoke healthcare services to clients in their own homes and healthcare establishments throughout the UK. Through a network of 26 branches, working with CCGs and Social Services Interserve Healthcare provide care directly to people in their own homes as well as clients who fund their care themselves. Interserve deliver high quality care services to adults, children and young people with complex and long term conditions.
Interserve is delighted to be working with the Centre for Technology Enabled Health Research, Coventry University to look at cutting edge research across the healthcare sector.
Through supporting this PhD studentship as well as two related ones, Interserve aims to produce original and significant contributions to the knowledge base in this area.
Candidate Specification:
• Entry criteria for applicants to PHD (standard)
A minimum of a 2:1 first degree in a relevant discipline/subject area with a minimum 60% mark in the Project element or equivalent with a minimum 60% overall module average.
In the event of a first degree classification of less than 2:1, a Masters Degree in a relevant subject area will be considered as an equivalent. The Masters must have been attained with overall marks at minimum merit level (60%). In addition, the dissertation or equivalent element in the Masters must also have been attained with a mark at minimum merit level (60%).
or
• a taught Masters degree in a relevant discipline, involving a dissertation of standard length written in English in the relevant subject area with a minimum of a merit profile: 60% overall module average and a minimum of a 60% dissertation mark
PLUS
• the potential to engage in innovative research and to complete the PhD within a three-year period of study
• a minimum of English language proficiency (IELTS overall minimum score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component)
In all cases the most recent and highest qualification attained will be that utilised for assessment purposes
Additional Items for candidate specification:
• Knowledge and/or experience in the subject
• Good knowledge of health care delivery
• Good understanding of quantitative and/or qualitative research methodologies
• Experience of (or a willingness to quickly learn) about home health technologies such as telecare and telehealth
• Interest in collaboration with industry
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
How to apply:
Application form, full supporting documentation, and covering letter, plus a 2000-word proposal addressing the research theme must be received by the application deadline
Start date: September 2017
Duration of study:Full-Time – between three and three and a half years fixed term
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