Project
plan
The project is designed around four main phases:
Phase 1 - Map
Jul 2023 - Dec 2023
This mapping exercise aimed to discover what new roles have been implemented in mental health services across the country.
It involved telephone interviews with heads of HR or workforce leads in all 51 English mental health Trusts.
Phase 2 - Model
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
A stakeholder engagement exercise with 20 key informants including policymaker, Trust, clinical and service user input to test/refine a typology of skill-mix change in mental health services and generate logic models.
Phase 3 - Illuminate
Feb 2024 - Feb 2025
Includes 8 case studies across 4 Trusts, involving non-participant observation of teams where the new roles are implemented.
Case studies also involve semi-structured interviews of clinicians, managers and service users affected by the change.
Phase 4 - Integrate & Communicate
Jan 2025 - May 2025
Integrates findings and involves cross-case analysis as well as dissemination activities.
Key findings will be shared after each phase, with emergent findings from Phase 3 to be shared in mid-2024.
Project leaflet
The leaflet shown below provides a summary of the project phases to help communicate the aims of the project.
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