Fidelity, flexibility and leadership in national early intervention in psychosis implementation: lessons for mental health reform from England and Ireland

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O'Connor, K. and Smith, Jo (2026) Fidelity, flexibility and leadership in national early intervention in psychosis implementation: lessons for mental health reform from England and Ireland. The British Journal of Psychiatry. pp. 1-3. ISSN Print: 0007-1250 Online: 1472-1465

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National implementation of early intervention in psychosis offers a lens on sustaining evidence-based mental health reform at scale. Experience from England and Ireland highlights tensions between fidelity and flexibility, the centrality of capacity and the need for system-level leadership to protect core mechanisms and prevent dilution during national roll-out.

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Service development, mental health services, psychotic disorders/schizophrenia, evidence-based mental health, clinical governance
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School of Health and Wellbeing
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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Depositing User:
Katherine Small
Date Deposited:
18 Aug 2026 18:43
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30 Sep 2026 15:26
Deposited By:
Katherine Small
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