What leadership qualities are required for Associate Psychological Practitioners in primary care networks?

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify leadership skills required for Associate Psychological Practitioners (APPs) working within primary care networks (PCNs).

Design/methodology/approach: An online questionnaire about current leadership opportunities and skill set was sent to APPs and leadership staff (clinical leads, PCN managers and clinical supervisors). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with APPs and leadership staff and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

It's not just in my head: An intersectional, social and systems-based framework in gender and sexuality diversity.

Background: The mental health and well-being of gender and sexuality diverse (GSD) people needs to be understood within a socio-political and cultural context.

Aims: In this paper, an intersectional, social and system-based framework for understanding the mental health and well-being of GSD people is presented, for practitioners within this field to consider GSD mental health experiences and challenges within context.

Materials And Methods: Starting with a consideration of the current landscape of understanding, pivotal theories and understandings within the field are outlined.

Acceptability and feasibility pilot randomised controlled trial of medical skin camouflage for recovery of women prisoners with self-harm scarring (COVER): the study protocol.

Introduction: Self-harm in prison is a major public health concern. Less than 5% of UK prisoners are women, but they carry out more than a fifth of prison self-harm. Scars resulting from self-harm can be traumatising and stigmatising, yet there has been little focus on recovery of women prisoners with self-harm scarring.