Primrose-A (2019-2022)

Primrose-A: Implementation in Camden 2019-22

Primrose was adapted to become Primrose-A. Primrose-A was co-produced with people with lived experience and includes peer coaches to deliver the intervention. It includes a focus on relevant cardiovascular disease medications and interventions and also recovery goals.

Camden Clinical Commissioning Group, MIND and C&I gained funding from Health Education England to deliver Primrose-A within a cluster of Camden practices 2019-20. This continued through Covid.

There was a qualitative evaluation element to PRIMROSE-A including an NIHR ARC North Thames multimorbidity theme project. The published paper can be read here: An integrated primary care service to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in people with severe mental illness: Primrose-A - thematic analysis of its acceptability, feasibility, and implementation.

In November 2020, Camden NHS colleagues and MIND received further Health Education England funding to roll out the PRIMROSE-A model across North Central London (5 inner London Boroughs)

An adapted version of Primrose is also being trialled in Australia by colleagues in Melbourne. 

News

The Primrose-A team in Camden were shortlisted for a BMJ award in 2021. They were awarded ‘highly commended’ in the mental health team of the year.

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Navigating the UCLP-Primrose tabs:  

• The UCLP-Primrose (2021-2026) tab provides an overview of what UCLP-Primrose is, where this service is being delivered, research around UCLP-Primrose.  
• The UCLP-Primrose pathway tab introduces the UCLP-Primrose diagram of how support is offered to patients through the service.
• The UCLP-Primrose research tab collates the outputs from research investigating the implementation of UCLP-Primrose (2021-26).
• The WHOLE-SMI tab provides details of a sister project, based at Newcastle University.
• The Primrose-A (2019-2022) tab documents the co-produced adaption to Primrose (Primrose-A) which was delivered and evaluated in London.
• The Primrose (2010-2019) tab provides information about the research underpinning UCLP-Primrose, including the development of Primrose and the findings from the Primrose clinical trial.