Cooper, Ruth E.
Lyons, Natasha
Jeffreys, Stephen
Jeynes, Tamar
Nicholls, Vicky
Foye, Una
Shah, Prisha
Mitchell, Lizzie
Machin, Karen
Chipp, Beverley
Grundy, Andrew
Pemovska, Tamara
Ahmed, Nafiso
Appleton, Rebecca
Repper, Julie
Lloyd-Evans, Brynmor
Simpson, Alan
Johnson, Sonia
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme
Article History
Received: 14 July 2025
Accepted: 4 February 2026
First Online: 20 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Research Ethics Committee of University College London (UCL) gave ethical approval for this work (REF: 19711/001, obtained 9th January 2023). All participants provided informed consent prior to enrolment in the study, including consent for publication of anonymised quotes. The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: JR is the CEO of ImROC, a provider of peer support training nationally and internationally and is currently one of the organisations commissioned to provide peer support training by NHSE. KM is Director of With-You Consultancy, a provider of peer support training nationally and internationally and is currently one of the organisations commissioned to provide peer support training by NHSE. All other authors declare no competing interests.