Participants
schizophrenia, bipolar or other type of psychosis, intellectual disability, dementia, psychosis
SECONDARY
General practices in England were eligible to participate if they were providing care in the participating areas (Birmingham/Solihull, Plymouth, Cornwall, Somerset); had ≥16 patients on their Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) register for SMI; and were willing and able to host the intervention. We initially recruited practices in Lancashire, but had to discontinue following changes in services there.We included people aged ≥18 years registered with participating general practices; diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar or other type of psychosis diagnosis; and with evidence of care needs for this diagnosis in the past 2 years, but not currently requiring acute or ongoing secondary multidisciplinary mental healthcare. We aimed for an average of six individuals per practice. We excluded people who could not give informed consent, who needed access to translation services, for whom the general practitioner (GP) believed that it was not in their best interests, who were currently participating in a trial for psychosis, who were receiving secondary care for dementia or intellectual disability, and/or individuals with significant substance or alcohol issues.Potential participants using secondary care were identified from secondary care records and other potential participants ‘seen only in primary care’ from general practice records. Information packs were posted to potential participants, inviting participation and emphasising how patient researchers were part of the team.