PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Humera Plappert AU - Charley Hobson-Merrett AU - Bliss Gibbons AU - Elina Baker AU - Sheridan Bevan AU - Michael Clark AU - Siobhan Creanor AU - Linda Davies AU - Rebecca Denyer AU - Julia Frost AU - Linda Gask AU - John Gibson AU - Laura Gill AU - Ruth Gwernan-Jones AU - Pollyanna Hardy AU - Joanne Hosking AU - Peter Huxley AU - Alison Jeffrey AU - Benjamin Jones AU - Steven Marwaha AU - Vanessa Pinold AU - Claire Planner AU - Tim Rawcliffe AU - Siobhan Reilly AU - Debra Richards AU - Lynsey Williams AU - Max Birchwood AU - Richard Byng TI - Evaluation of a primary care-based collaborative care model (PARTNERS2) for people with diagnoses of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other psychoses: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial AID - 10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0033 DP - 2021 Jun 01 TA - BJGP Open PG - BJGPO.2021.0033 VI - 5 IP - 3 4099 - http://bjgpopen.org/content/5/3/BJGPO.2021.0033.short 4100 - http://bjgpopen.org/content/5/3/BJGPO.2021.0033.full SO - BJGP Open2021 Jun 01; 5 AB - Background Current NHS policy encourages an integrated approach to provision of mental and physical care for individuals with long term mental health problems. The ‘PARTNERS2’ complex intervention is designed to support individuals with psychosis in a primary care setting.Aim The trial will evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the PARTNERS2 intervention.Design & setting This is a cluster randomised controlled superiority trial comparing collaborative care (PARTNERS2) with usual care, with an internal pilot to assess feasibility. The setting will be primary care within four trial recruitment areas: Birmingham & Solihull, Cornwall, Plymouth, and Somerset. GP practices are randomised 1:1 to either (a) the PARTNERS2 intervention plus modified standard care (‘intervention’); or (b) standard care only (‘control’).Method PARTNERS2 is a flexible, general practice-based, person-centred, coaching-based intervention aimed at addressing mental health, physical health, and social care needs. Two hundred eligible individuals from 39 GP practices are taking part. They were recruited through identification from secondary and primary care databases. The primary hypothesis is quality of life (QOL). Secondary outcomes include: mental wellbeing, time use, recovery, and process of physical care. A process evaluation will assess fidelity of intervention delivery, test hypothesised mechanisms of action, and look for unintended consequences. An economic evaluation will estimate its cost-effectiveness. Intervention delivery and follow-up have been modified during the COVID-19 pandemic.Conclusion The overarching aim is to establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the model for adults with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar, or other types of psychoses.