This webinar marked the end of McPin's PARTNERS research programme, which focused on developing better ways of supporting people with ongoing mental health needs such as schizophrenia, bipolar or other psychoses within GP practices. The approach is known as collaborative care, and combined recovery-focused coaching with proactive follow-up and integrated primary care, and secondary healthcare liaison. The new role created was called a ‘care partner’.
For more on the Care Partners Research Programme, see the McPin website.