Facilitating access to mental healthcare for patients with long-term conditions in general practice: a qualitative collective case study

Healthcare professionals in general practice must think about their role in facilitating access to mental healthcare. An important part of this is that general practices prioritize patients in vulnerable situations, for example through specialized services, outreach work, structured staff supervision, and extra time. Recruitment of participants for mental healthcare interventions in general practice may benefit from using informal strategies relying on the patient-provider relationship.