This report describes a collaborative project between The Glasgow School of Art (GSA), NHS Grampian and Robert Gordon University (RGU). The project sought to use the latest evidence and the experiences of people living with functional disorders and health and care professionals to rethink the care journey for functional disorders in NHS Grampian.

This report aims to outline the proposed future pathway for functional disorders. It begins by summarising the need for innovation in care for functional disorders in NHS Grampian, followed by an overview of the participatory approach taken to engage with people with lived experience of functional disorders and health and care professionals to redesign the care journey. The report presents the proposed future pathway alongside the evidence generated throughout the project, concluding with a roadmap of the next steps and a call for action to work towards implementing the new pathway.