East Surrey College

Gatton Point
London Road
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 2JX
Tel: 01737 772611

Participant
Information Sheet
Study Title: A Question of Quality: What impact do Nurse Practitioners

have in Primary Health Care in the UK?

I would like to invite you to take part in my research study. Before you decide, I
would like you to understand why the research is being done and what it would
involve for you. Talk to others about the study if you wish. Ask us if there is
anything that is not clear.
What is the purpose of the study?
The purpose of this particular study, is mainly to help me attain credits towards
my study programme Access to Nursing. However, the purpose is also to
contribute to existing academic literature and to help provide information which
could add awareness to academics and other health professionals in the industry.
This study aims to access individuals that have Advance Nurse Practitioners
experiences perceptions of their impact on primary health care and how their
contribution to the health service industry influences the quality of patient care.
Ever since the decrease in demand for the services of general practitioners
(GPs), particularly in Western countries, the dynamic of patient care has had an
interesting shift and focused on nursing staff. For this reason, aspects of care
usually provided by GPs have meant that nurses have had to undertake a more
specialist role especially, for example, in the routine management of chronic
diseases. However, with a very notable decline in nursing numbers in the United
Kingdom resulting from numerous factors such as poor strategic decisions and
budget cuts, many of the older and more experienced nurses have had to be

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recalled to lend their clinical expertise and help train a young and inexperienced
nursing workforce.
Why have I been invited?
A selection of health experts have been selected and invited to take part in this
study. A total of no more than 10people will be selected for this study and each
one will be asked to contribute individually.
Do I have to take part?
Taking part in the research is entirely voluntary and it is up to you to decide to
join the study. We will describe the study and go through this information sheet.
If you agree to take part, we will then ask you to sign a consent form.
What will happen to me if I take part?
Should you agree to take part, a questionnaire will be supplied and you will be
asked to answer no more than 9 questions. That means that the questionnaire
should not take more than half an hour of your time to complete. The research
period which has been set aside for this particular part of the study, is due to
conclude within one week. That means that the data which you supply by
completing the questionnaire, will be processed as soon as you return the
questionnaire.
In the questionnaire, three questions will involve asking you to provide some
background about what type of work you do and how long you have been in that
field. You will not be asked any personal questions and you are encouraged to
refrain from providing any details directly involving your institution or place of
work. Your identity will be kept confidential in the study. To help with the study
and purely for academic reasons, your answers will be documented and your
words used verbatim. This information will be published in the research paper
and made available to the College, but your identity will remain anonymous.
What are the possible disadvantages and risks of taking part?
No known or substantial risks have been identified as impacting your
participation in the study. A slight disadvantage may of course be the sacrifice of
time and effort on your part.
What are the possible benefits of taking part?
A benefit of taking part will be to contribute to existing academic literature and
to help provide information which could add awareness to academics and other
security professionals in the industry.
Will my taking part in the study be kept confidential?
Your confidentiality will be safeguarded during and after the study. However, if
you join the study, it is possible that some of the data collected will be looked at
by authorised persons from the East Surrey College. Data may also be looked at
by authorised people to check that the study is being carried out correctly. All will
have a duty of confidentiality to you as a research participant and we will do our
best to meet this duty.

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To explain further how your confidentiality will be safeguarded during and after
the study. The following procedures for handling, processing, storage and
destruction of your data will be managed:
Your data will be collected by way of a provided questionnaire.

Your data will be stored securely by way of using a password encrypted

storage device, thereby giving you the participant, a level of safety and
anonymity.

Your data will only be used for academic research purposes. The data may
be retained for use in future academic studies pending further approval
which will be sought with the consent of the original data subjects.

Only authorised persons will have access to view identifiable data

(authorised persons such as researchers, supervisors and education
regulatory authorities (for monitoring of the quality of the research etc).

The data will be retained for as long as is necessary for purposes of the
study, its assessment and possible future research. After this, the data will
be disposed of securely.

Participants have the right to check the accuracy of data held about them and
correct any errors.
What will happen if I dont want to carry on with the study?
It is possible to withdraw at a certain stage from the study without providing a
reason or explanation and your data will be securely destroyed. However it
should be noted that whilst a participant can withdraw in the course of the data
collection stage, once the questionnaire data have been analysed, it will not be
possible to withdraw any individuals personal contribution.
What if there is a problem?
In the event of any problem or concern you may have, you could ask to speak to
the researcher or their supervisor, who will do their best to answer your
questions. You could call the department number on 01737 772611. Alternatively,
the supervisor details for this study are as follow:
Sarah Rogers
Thank you for taking the time to read the information sheet.

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