Table 1.

Summary of site characteristics and data collection across the six meso-level case study sites

Site (country)	Characteristics of the Site		Questionnaire Returns		Interviews
			Care Coordinators	Service Users	Senior Managers	Senior Practitioners	Care Coordinators	Service Users a	Carers
Artois (England)	Covers a large and predominantly rural area, serving a population of around 1.6 million. Adult psychiatric admissions are provided in 7 hospitals and 6 rehabilitation units, and 13 adult services CMHTsb.		38	70	2	4	2	4	0
Burgundy (Wales)	Covers a wide geographical area with a mix of urban and rural communities, serving a population of around 500,000. Care is provided through 3 psychiatric hospitals, 1 community rehabilitation unit, 8 adult services CMHTs and a range of specialist services.		37	75	2	3	3	5	4
Champagne (Wales)	Covers two contrasting areas: one urban and fairly ethnically diverse, the other rural and predominantly White British. Serves approximately 500,000 people through 2 psychiatric hospitals and 8 adult services CMHTs.		31	72	1	5	5	6	4
Dauphine (England)	Covers an extremely densely populated and multicultural urban area. Serves approximately 750,000 people through 3 psychiatric hospitals and 10 adult services CMHTs.		33	61	2	5	6	6	2
Languedoc (England)	Covers a largely rural area, serving a population of around 735,000 people. Provides adult services through 7 CMHTs and 2 psychiatric hospitals.		28	92	3	5	6	6	2
Provence (England)	Covers a predominantly rural area, serving a population of around 1.5 million. Adult inpatient services are provided from 6 hospital sites, and community services through approximately 30 CMHTs.		34	78	2	5	6	6	5
		Totals	201	448	12	27	28	33	17

Key: ^aService user interviews included a narrative review of their individual written care plan, conducted with the service user. ^b CMHTs Community Mental Health Teams