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Understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on care home staff and residents – Interview request to frontline care home staff from the International Public Policy Observatory

On March 23, we will host a roundtable to discuss the mental health and wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 on care home residents and staff. Ahead of this meeting, we’d like to hear first-hand from people such as yourself who are on the frontline of the pandemic response, working in key roles within the care sector.

Friday 26th February 2021

“International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO)  has been set up with support from the Economic and Social Research Council to provide key policymakers in government throughout the UK with access to the best available evidence and insights on the social impacts of the pandemic.

Stakeholder engagement is a core component of our work, including regular roundtable discussions with key decision-makers, frontline staff and academic experts. On March 23, we will host a roundtable to discuss the mental health and wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 on care home residents and staffAhead of this meeting, we’d like to hear first-hand from people such as yourself who are on the frontline of the pandemic response, working in key roles within the care sector.

Would you be willing to have a short (15-minute) call to talk through your thoughts with one of the IPPO team? 

Examples of the questions we’d like to ask you:

  • What are the key issues and concerns you are facing in your role at the moment
  • How has COVID-19 affected you personally, in and outside work?
  • Do you feel you are receiving enough support, and the right kind of support?
  • What other interventions or changes to your working life would make the most positive impact?
  • Do you feel your experiences are being accurately reflected in the media?
  • What extra information related to the pandemic would help you the most?
How the conversation will be used?
Firstly, we must stress that nothing you say will be used without your permission. We will always send the quotes we would like to use back to you first to check.

We will also never use your name or any details that could identify you. We may refer to your region and job role if it’s relevant to the points being made (for example, if referring to a policy area which is devolved, or unique to your particular area of work) – but only with your permission.

We plan to use some of your experiences within a blogpost on the IPPO website which will also include the anonymised experiences of other people working in your field from all over the UK, under a section called ‘frontline voices’The idea is to help policymakers understand the daily issues that you and your colleagues are facing, alongside the latest research which we are also providing to them.

The notes from our call will only be shared with a small number of colleagues within IPPO who are working on this project. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about this request – and thank you for your time mike.herd@theconversation.com