Evaluation of the peer worker programme at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
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In May 2010, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) began training peer workers for employment in teams delivering mental health services throughout the Trust. CPFT defines a peer worker as "someone with significant experience of mental distress, who works alongside others with similar difficulties in order to facilitate recovery through promoting hope and providing support based on common experiences". The CPFT programme was one of the earliest, and is now one of the largest, of its kind in the United Kingdom. CPFT asked RAND Europe to evaluate the early stages of the programme's implementation. The findings of this evaluation, which took place between January 2011 and May 2012, are set out in this report. The evaluation focuses on the perceptions of different stakeholders of the programme's impact and the successes and challenges of its implementation. As part of this work, we set out a logic model, developed in collaboration with CPFT, to describe the theory of change underlying the peer worker programme, in order to inform future planning of the programme and ongoing performance measurement.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Methodology and evaluation framework
Chapter Three
Targeted literature review
Chapter Four
Interviews with people who receive services
Chapter Five
Focus groups with peer workers and other staff
Chapter Six
Logic model and key performance indicators
Chapter Seven
Conclusions
Appendix A
Participant Information Sheet (people who receive services)
Appendix B
Focus Group Guide
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