Providing legal advice in a GP practice: how can it make a difference to health and wellbeing?

The Value of Health-Justice Partnerships: Exploring the health impact of free legal advice in a primary care setting

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17079789

Enrollment

165

Registered

2017-02-23

Start date

2017-01-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Social welfare problems attending general practice Not Applicable Social welfare problems attending general practice

Interventions

This study will recruit clients attending their first legal advice appointment. Participants will complete health and wellbeing questionnaires before their first free legal advice session (baseline) a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years and over 2. New clients of the UCL Legal Clinic 3. Have had at least one free advice session during the research study period 4. Fluency of English allowing provision of fully informed consent 5. Having the capacity to consent to the research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Clients of the UCL Legal Advice Clinic who do not have sufficient fluency in English that allows them to provide fully informed consent 2. Insufficient capacity to consent to research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Health related quality of life is measured using the EQ5D at baseline 3 and 6 months 2. Recipient’s GP consultation rate is measured through self-report and validated by GP records where available at baseline 3 and 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Mental wellbeing is measured using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale at baseline 3 and 6 months 2. Tobacco and alcohol consumption is measured by Quantity-Frequency indices at baseline 3 and 6 months 3. Description of health problems of those seeking legal advice is recorded in client case records at baseline 4. Client perspectives on tackling legal problems in primary care settings are gathered through qualitative semi-structured interviews between 3 and 6 months after recruitment 5. Stakeholders perspectives on tackling legal problems in primary care settings are gathered through qualitative semi-structured interviews from study commencement until 1 year later	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Mental wellbeing is measured using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale at baseline 3 and 6 months 2. Tobacco and alcohol consumption is measured by Quantity-Frequency indices at baseline 3 and 6 months 3. Description of health problems of those seeking legal advice is recorded in client case records at baseline 4. Client perspectives on tackling legal problems in primary care settings are gathered through qualitative semi-structured interviews between 3 and 6 months after recruitment 5. Stakeholders perspectives on tackling legal problems in primary care settings are gathered through qualitative semi-structured interviews from study commencement until 1 year later

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactSarah Beardon

sarah.beardon@ucl.ac.uk+44 20 3108 8393

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026