Programme history
Phase 1, 2019 - 2021
The Scottish Government commissioned Healthcare Improvement Scotland to develop a deeper understanding of the Scottish context related to Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP). This work sat within the context of Scottish Government policy direction including Mental Health: Scotland Transition and Recovery (2020). This work was co-produced with people with lived experience of psychosis, their families and carers.
Phase 2, 2021 – 2024
Phase 2 saw the design and development of two new EIP services in NHS Tayside and NHS Dumfries & Galloway.
Phase 3, 2024 – 2025
Phase 3 has offered the opportunity for NHS Tayside and NHS Dumfries & Galloway to continue to develop their services into two-year services as well as introducing a new pathfinder, NHS Ayrshire & Arran, to design and develop their own service.
Partner organisations
- people with lived experience of psychosis, their families and carers
- Change Mental Health and other third sector organisations
- Scottish Government
- Esteem
- NHS boards as pathfinder sites
- academics
- Public Health Scotland, and
- NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
Evaluations and measures of success
Engagement – Develop a learning system that offers opportunities to network and share innovative practice across Scotland whilst boosting the resilience and skills of staff and other stakeholders to lead change.
Resources – Building capability and capacity, working with NES to develop a knowledge and skills framework.
Training - An “Essentials of EIP” training programme has been developed and tested for clinical staff.
Service Design – Identify and work with pathfinder sites to prototype and test models of EIP service delivery models identified by the Phase 1 report. Undertake ongoing evaluation of pathfinder sites to inform wider implementation across Scotland.
Measuring Impact – Develop and test quality indicators for Early Intervention in Psychosis services that allow pathfinder sites to monitor delivery of quality standards.
Equality impact assessment
To ensure everyone can benefit regardless of their characteristics or where they access care, we completed an Equality Impact Assessment. This highlights key equality issues that were considered and any actions we took in relation to them.