The Psychosis Health Integration Team
The Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT) is a team of people who experience psychosis, their families and carers, academics, mental health professionals, commissioners, service providers and other experts. They are working together to improve the lives of people with psychosis in Bristol. They aim to make the region a national leader in psychosis services, support and treatment. They will do this by hearing from people who experience psychosis and their supporters.
Latest news and events
Psychosis HIT highlights for 2020-21
20 July 2021
Psychosis HIT Directors Dr Sarah Sullivan, Dr Simon Downer, Dr Martin Jones and James Robinson look back on the team’s activities from the past year. Although the Psychosis HIT has been officially ‘on pause’ over the last year, important work relat...
Martha Sneyd looks back on her time as co-peer director of the Psychosis HIT
4 February 2020
Martha has been part of the HIT since 2016 and her contribution has been extremely valuable to the team's work on improving support for people with psychosis. Here, she reflects on her time with the HIT.
HITs secure £2.9 million in research funding in 2018-19
5 June 2019
Bristol Health Partners Health Integration Teams (HITs) have attracted nearly £2.9 million in research funding to Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire during 2018-19, for nearly 40 different projects.
Co-designing psychosis peer support in mental health inpatient wards
24 September 2018
Mental health inpatient wards can be traumatising for people with psychosis. Bristol Health Partners and CLAHRC West want to co-design peer support to address the root causes of this and help rewrite the psychosis narrative.
Health Integration Teams secure nearly £1.5 million in the first quarter of 2018/19
24 September 2018
Bristol Health Integration Teams (HITs) have secured £1,438,000 of funding in the first quarter of 2018/19. This impressive contribution to the local health and care system is the result of efforts from a range of HITs.
Health Integration Teams attract nearly £4.7 million in 2017-18
15 June 2018
Bristol Health Partners Health Integration Teams (HITs) have attracted nearly £4.7 million in funding to the local health system in 2017-18.
Highlights from the Psychosis Health Integration Team
24 April 2018
Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT) Directors Dr Sarah Sullivan, Dr Simon Downer, James Robinson and Martha Sneyd give an update on the team's activities in 2017-18.
Rewriting psychosis - the Psychosis HIT's public engagement event
2 February 2018
How can people who experience psychosis, those close to them, health professionals, activists and researchers build a new story about psychosis where thriving and resilience are a potential outcome, rather than hopelessness and stigma?...
Review of the Psychosis Health Integration Team 2016-17
9 May 2017
Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT) Directors Dr Sarah Sullivan, Dr Simon Downer, James Robinson and Martha Sneyd on the team's activities in 2016-17. The team aims to improve the support, treatment, services and lives of people with psychosis.
Mental Health HIT seminar proves a hit with commissioners
26 January 2017
Commissioners, researchers and people from voluntary organisations heard from Bristol Health Partners HITs seminar on 23 January. The theme of the seminar was 'Improving mental health care pathways across the STP footprint.
Listen out for HITs on Bristol Community Radio
23 November 2016
Bristol Health Partners and our Health Integration Teams will be the focus of a special edition of Healthwatch's monthly Bristol Community Radio (BCFM) wellbeing show on 13 December.
Get involved in our Psychosis Health Integration Team as a peer director
30 September 2016
Have you or a loved one experienced psychosis? The Psychosis Health Integration Team is looking for a peer director to join their leadership team and help to improve services for people with psychosis in Bristol.
Healthwatch Bristol publishes guide for public involvement in mental health services
9 September 2016
Healthwatch Bristol has published a guide for patients and the public, to help them find out how they can make their voices heard on local mental health services.
Psychosis on Screen challenges mental health preconceptions
12 July 2016
The Psychosis HIT launch, which included Psychosis on Screen, a series of three contemporary films depicting various experiences of psychosis at Watershed, brought together more than 300 people to challenge viewers’ preconceptions.
Health Integration Teams projects being taken forward by CLAHRC West
11 July 2016
Six projects relating to the work of Bristol Health Partners Health Integration Teams (HITs) are being taken forward by NIHR CLAHRC West from their 2016 project call.
Health Integration Team model evaluation paper published
1 July 2016
The results of NIHR CLAHRC West's preliminary evaluation of the ‘Health Integration Team’ model have been published in BMC Health Services Research.
Our 2015-16 annual review is out now
27 June 2016
Our 2015-16 annual review was launched at our annual Health Integration Team (HIT) conference on 17 June. The Bristol Health Partners annual review showcases the work of the partnership and includes updates from most of our 20 HITs and a round-up of the...
Bristol Health Partners milestones in 2015-16
15 June 2016
A timeline from April 2015 to March 2016 showcasing some of the key moments in the year for Bristol Health Partners.
Psychosis on Screen season marks launch of new Bristol psychosis team
7 June 2016
Three contemporary films depicting various experiences of psychosis are being shown at Watershed as part of Psychosis on Screen, a season to mark the launch of a new team that will help improve the lives of people who experience psychosis in Bristol.
Psychosis Health Integration Team review of 2015-16
17 May 2016
Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT) Directors Dr Sarah Sullivan, Dr Simon Downer and Dr Martin Jones give an update on what they've achieved since being endorsed by the Bristol Health Partners Executive in October 2015.
Psychosis HIT launches with Psychosis on Screen film season at Watershed
16 May 2016
The Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT) is marking its official launch with a series of film screenings at the Watershed during June called Psychosis on Screen.
Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT) seeks Peer Director
4 March 2016
The newly formed Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT) are looking for a Peer Director to join their leadership team. The Psychosis HIT aims to hear the voices of people who experience psychosis, their families and carers, and those of staff in mental...
Psychosis Health Integration Team gets go ahead
23 November 2015
A new Psychosis Health Integration Team (HIT) has been given the green light by the Bristol Health Partners executive group, led by CLAHRC West's Dr Sarah Sullivan, Dr Simon Downer of Bristol Mental Health and Bristol CCG Chair Dr Martin Jones.
