About
NHS Practitioner Health is a national and free primary care service treating healthcare professionals for mental health conditions and addictions.
Our previous research (PRESSURE) and consultations with Practitioner Health show that primary care patients have experienced domestic abuse: Practitioner Health has been a key source of support due to barriers accessing other services.
Domestic abuse affects 2.1 million people in England and Wales, affects healthcare professionals at high rates, costs over £66bn a year, and as PRESSURE showed, damages health and work (e.g., concentration, career progression, patient care.
Systematic reviews (see references) show benefit from advocacy and psychotherapy for domestic abuse survivors. Practitioner Health’s current psychotherapeutic interventions may be domestic abuse-appropriate if adapted correctly.
Aim
Drawing on theoretical frameworks of readiness, intersectionality, and trauma-informed care, we aim to articulate an intervention that increases Practitioner Health’s readiness to identify and respond to domestic abuse and that meets Practitioner Health patients’ support needs.
Objectives
- Identify existing domestic abuse interventions that could enhance Practitioner Health’s support.
- Establish current practice, readiness, and potential for change, around identifying and responding to domestic abuse, within Practitioner Health.
- Use consensus methods to articulate an intervention prototype with potential for acceptability, feasibility, desirability, and safety if developed/adapted and implemented within Practitioner Health.
Partners
Practitioner Health, IRISi, and lived experience advisors.
Funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), School for Primary Care Research (SPCR).
Contact
Please contact the study lead Dr Sandi Dheensa (sandi.dheensa@bristol.ac.uk) for information.
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