Mersey Care launches 'Count Me In' to increase research participants
Merseycare may contact you up to five years after being a service user, and ask if you would like to find out more about research activities and opportunities that are relevant to you. Mersey Care services run across Cheshire and Merseyside, including in Halton.
Count Me In does not mean that you will automatically be enrolled into research. It is about letting Merseycare contact you to give you the opportunity to learn about research activities that are relevant to you. Any involvement in research is completely voluntary.
This means researchers no longer have to rely heavily on clinicians to approach people individually about research. Instead, authorised Mersey Care staff, such as researchers, can identify and contact relevant people to see if they would like to take part in various research activities – unless they have opted out.
- More people will be informed about research
- More people will take part in research
- More services will benefit from improvements and innovations
- More people will receive better health and social care
The long-term aim
Mersey Care’s intention is to deliver world class research and innovation in health and wellbeing; and to shorten the time it takes for effective treatment and interventions to reach those patients and service users who would benefit the most.
