Collaboration across the primary/specialist interface in early intervention in psychosis services: a qualitative study

Background People with new psychotic symptoms may be managed within an Early Intervention in Psychosis service (EIP). They may be discharged back to primary care at the end of their time in an EIP service. Aim To explore the role of primary care in supporting people with psychosis in an EIP service. Design and Setting Qualitative study, within a programme of work to explore the optimum duration of management within an EIP service. Methods Semi-structured interviews with people in EIP services, carers, general practitioners (GPs) and EIP practitioners. Findings GPs report difficulties in referring people into EIP services, have little contact with people who are supported by EIP services and are not included in planning discharge from EIP service to primary care. Conclusions This study suggests that GPs should have a role in the support of people within EIP services (in particular monitoring and managing physical health) and their carers. Inclusion of GPs in managing discharge from EIP services is vital. We suggest that a joint consultation with the service user, their carer (if they wish) along with EIP care co-ordinator and GP would make this transition smoother

Locating the past in a shifting present : spaces of memory, identity and change around District Six, Cape Town

This thesis explores contemporary spaces and processes for remembering District Six in Cape Town, placing this within the context of the 'return' of former residents to District Six and processes of institutional growth and professionalisation within the District Six Museum, the most high profile site of public memory. This involves reflecting on 'return' and 'change' from a variety of perspectives. Research was conducted at the District Six Museum and with former residents of District Six: it also involved engaging with District Six itself as physical and symbolic space.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Ages and Stages Policy Brief

An outcome of the New Dynamics of Ageing funded research project entitled Ages and Stages: the place of theatre in representations and recollections of ageing. The project was a collaboration between Keele University and the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Ages and stages: the place of theatre in the lives of older people

Despite the growing interest amongst gerontologists and literary and cultural scholars alike, in arts participation, ageing and the artistic outputs of older people, comparatively little attention has yet been paid to theatre and drama. Likewise, community or participatory theatre has long been used to address issues affecting marginalised or excluded groups, but it is a presently under-utilised medium for exploring ageing or for conveying positive messages about growing older. This paper seeks to address this lack of attention through a detailed case study of the place of one particular theatre – the Victoria/New Victoria Theatre in North Staffordshire, England – in the lives of older people. It provides an overview of the interdisciplinary Ages and Stages project which brought together social gerontologists, humanities scholars, psychologists, anthropologists and theatre practitioners, and presents findings from: the archival and empirical work exploring the theatre's pioneering social documentaries and its archive; individual/couple and group interviews with older people involved with the theatre (as audience members, volunteers, employees and sources); and ethnographic data gathered throughout the study. The findings reaffirm the continuing need to challenge stereotypes that the capacity for creativity and participation in later life unavoidably and inevitably declines; show how participation in creative and voluntary activities shapes meanings associated with key life transitions such as bereavement and retirement; and emphasise the positive role that theatre and drama can play as a medium for the inclusion of both older and younger people

Collaboration across the primary/specialist interface in early intervention in psychosis services: a qualitative study.

Background People with new psychotic symptoms may be managed within an Early Intervention in Psychosis service (EIP). They may be discharged back to primary care at the end of their time in an EIP service. Aim To explore the role of primary care in supporting people with psychosis in an EIP service. Design and Setting Qualitative study, within a programme of work to explore the optimum duration of management within an EIP service. Methods Semi-structured interviews with people in EIP services, carers, general practitioners (GPs) and EIP practitioners. Findings GPs report difficulties in referring people into EIP services, have little contact with people who are supported by EIP services and are not included in planning discharge from EIP service to primary care. Conclusions This study suggests that GPs should have a role in the support of people within EIP services (in particular monitoring and managing physical health) and their carers. Inclusion of GPs in managing discharge from EIP services is vital. We suggest that a joint consultation with the service user, their carer (if they wish) along with EIP care co-ordinator and GP would make this transition smoother

Collaboration across the primary/specialist interface in early intervention in psychosis services: a qualitative study

Background People with new psychotic symptoms may be managed within an Early Intervention in Psychosis service (EIP). They may be discharged back to primary care at the end of their time in an EIP service. Aim To explore the role of primary care in supporting people with psychosis in an EIP service. Design and Setting Qualitative study, within a programme of work to explore the optimum duration of management within an EIP service. Methods Semi-structured interviews with people in EIP services, carers, general practitioners (GPs) and EIP practitioners. Findings GPs report difficulties in referring people into EIP services, have little contact with people who are supported by EIP services and are not included in planning discharge from EIP service to primary care. Conclusions This study suggests that GPs should have a role in the support of people within EIP services (in particular monitoring and managing physical health) and their carers. Inclusion of GPs in managing discharge from EIP services is vital. We suggest that a joint consultation with the service user, their carer (if they wish) along with EIP care co-ordinator and GP would make this transition smoother. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2024, The Authors.