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Psychosis Health Integration Team

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

Connie Shiridzinomwa and Heidi Andrews join Bristol Health Partners team

Connie Shiridzinomwa and Heidi Andrews join Bristol Health Partners team

28 January 2022

Our team welcomed two new members at the end of 2021 and start of 2022 as Connie Shiridzinomwa and Heidi Andrews joined as Senior Project Managers. Heidi is with us two days per week, working with the Sexual Health Improvement Programme and Kidney Dise...

Psychosis HIT highlights for 2020-21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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