Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Prison (DECISION) care pathway and training package: protocol for a realist-informed mixed-methods feasibility study
This study received a favourable ethical opinion from the Wales REC 3 Research Ethics Committee in January 2025 (reference number 24/WA/0323). HMPPS National Research Committee approval was also granted in January 2025 (reference number 2024-1451). Findings will be disseminated through a range of avenues, including stakeholder engagement events, open-access papers, conference presentations, evidence briefings for commissioners, providers and practitioners, and newsletters for service users.
Authors
- Katrina Forsyth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9980-9464)
- Stuart R. Ware
- Kate Stalker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5526-2013)
- Rachael Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7447-8934)
- Jennifer Shaw
- Charlotte Lennox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9014-9965)
- Adam O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9860-8545)
- Victoria Allgar
- Catherine Robinson
- Louise Robinson
- Ryan Cowley-Sharp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4758-9082)
- Deborah Buck
Institutions
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Exeter Hospital (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (GB)
- University of Plymouth (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115466
- Primary Topic
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- School for Social Care Research