Interprofessional co-debriefing, whereby facilitators from different healthcare professional backgrounds jointly facilitate debriefings, is increasingly common in simulation-based education. This approach can enhance learning by incorporating diverse perspectives and distributing cognitive workload, but it may also expose tensions linked to professional identity, hierarchy and power dynamics between debriefers. While learner outcomes and debriefing strategies in general are well studied, little is known about faculty experiences of interprofessional co-debriefing or how sociocultural factors influence this practice. Addressing this gap is crucial to optimise faculty development and support effective interprofessional education. This study will qualitatively explore the experiences and perceptions of simulation educators engaged in interprofessional co-debriefing, with a focus on the influence of sociocultural factors on their practice.

This UK-based qualitative study will recruit up to 30 healthcare simulation educators with experience of interprofessional co-debriefing. Participants will be purposively sampled from simulation networks, centres and academic institutions, with snowball sampling to broaden reach. Semistructured interviews will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams, guided by a topic framework developed by the research team. Interviews will be audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and anonymised. Underpinned by constructivist and constructionist paradigms, data will be analysed using reflexive thematic analysis following Braun and Clarke’s six-phase approach. Three researchers will independently code transcripts, with themes refined through iterative team discussions to ensure rigour and transparency.

Ethical approval has been granted by the University of Glasgow School of Medical and Life Sciences Ethics Committee (Ref No: 200240285). All participants will provide informed written consent, and data will be handled in accordance with data protection regulations. Findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and professional networks, with a summary provided to participants. This study will offer novel insights into the underexplored area of interprofessional co-debriefing, specifically how sociocultural dynamics may influence and shape practice, potentially informing faculty development and best practice moving forward.

Chronic tic disorders (CTDs)—such as Tourette Syndrome (TS)—are neurodevelopmental disorders affecting at least 1% of the population, causing repetitive involuntary movements and vocalisations known as tics. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of accessing healthcare for people with CTD or TS and their families in the United Kingdom (UK), as part of a larger programme of work to inform change to healthcare services for this population.

Informed and designed with extensive patient and public involvement, the design utilised qualitative research using focus groups. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.

Participants were recruited via online support groups, social media and research registers.

Seven focus groups were held separately with young people with tics (n=2), adults with tics (n=10) and parents/guardians of children with tics (n=11), led by a lived experience expert (coauthor PS) and facilitated by researchers. Discussion focused on three areas: the impact of living with tics, experience accessing healthcare for tics and management of tics.

Five themes were developed highlighting challenges across the healthcare pathway, including gaining a diagnosis, and receiving treatment, resulting in the use of self-support methods to reduce tic expression or the impact of tics. Themes also illustrated perceptions that healthcare provider's knowledge impacted initial interactions with the healthcare system, and how healthcare systems were not felt to be prioritising CTDs.

The findings highlight a lack of prioritisation for tic disorders compounded by a healthcare structure which does not support a complex condition that requires a multidisciplinary approach. This research calls for improvements to UK healthcare services for CTD.