A Case Study of Co-production Within a Mental Health Recovery College Dementia Course: Perspectives of A Person With Dementia, Their Family Supporter and Mental Health Staff.

All data came from one course group in one mental health Trust, so the experiences may not apply to other services. Only four people were interviewed, including one person with dementia and one family supporter, so the range of views is narrow. Only two of four possible staff took part, and people with dementia who had not yet joined the co-production group were not included. The staff and lead author were involved in person-centred dementia care learning, so they may have overestimated the positive effects of the work. The study reports interview themes, not measured effects on dementia care, patient outcomes, or service quality.

The paper states that the work was funded by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care East of England, recommissioned as the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England. A later funding line also names the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Yorkshire and Humber. The authors declared no commercial or financial conflicts of interest.

Do not conclude that co-producing a dementia course improves care or reduces stigma. The paper reports positive experiences from four interviews in one group, not measured clinical outcomes.