Psychological interventions and physical health
Since 2012, we have been developing a programme of work aimed at addressing the training needs of the NHS Scotland workforce in relation to psychological interventions in physical health care.
The objective has been to encourage a stepped care model of delivery; a key part of which has been to deliver train the trainers packages to applied psychologists working in physical health settings, alongside the provision of eLearning modules and training directly to non-psychologists.
More information on the workstream, and available elearning modules and training programmes can be found on the Psychological Skills in Physical Health Turas Learn Page.
Related documents
The following documents have been commissioned to address the evidence base for psychosocial interventions in physical health and the competencies required to deliver such interventions. These include:
The Matrix is designed to support evidence based practice of the delivery of psychological interventions and therapies The Matrix - Home. A programme of work is ongoing to update the Physical Health sub-sections of the Matrix. Updates include: Chronic Pain, Diabetes and Obesity.
The Physical Health workstream coordinated the publication of the following research article:"A systematic review of economic analyses of psychological interventions and therapies in health-related settings". The paper explores the cost-effectiveness of various psychological interventions and therapies for a range of long term health conditions, such as diabetes, chronic pain, cancer, and cardiac conditions. It is hoped the paper will be helpful for service managers in the planning and design of services, as well as informing practitioners of the most recent evidence base.
Contact us
Please contact psychology@nes.scot.nhs.uk with any enquiries.
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Last updated: 27/09/2020