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Mental Health Nurses' Day: An interview with Kete, a Mental Health Nurse

For Mental Health Nurses' Day, we spoke to Kete, a Mental Health Nurse at the King's Clinical Research Facility (CRF) about her role and her experience working on Mental Health Clinical Trials.  

By NIHR Wellcome King's Clinical Research Facility at 21 Feb 2023

Mental health, welfare and state support: the potential of combining different datasets

Many of us will know someone who may have been affected by a mental health difficulty and as a result has been unable to work, whether that’s temporarily or permanently. This has a huge impact on the millions of lives of those affected as well as their families, friends and colleagues, and the wider society, as it costs billions of pounds each year. In this blog, Dr Sharon Stevelink, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, and NIHR Advanced Fellow, looks at the potential for linking data sets to understand the impact of the benefits system on mental health and work.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 16 Feb 2023

Amelia Te appointed as Team Lead for King’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF)

We congratulate Amelia Te on her appointment as the Team Lead for King’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF). Amelia will work alongside John Villajin, the current CRF team lead to support and encourage the CRF nursing team.

By NIHR Wellcome King's Clinical Research Facility at 27 Jan 2023

£1.3 million Wellcome funding awarded to SlowMo

SlowMo, an inclusive, digitally supported therapy for paranoia, has been awarded £1.3 million funding by Wellcome to scale up in three NHS Trusts.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 20 Jan 2023

UKCRF Network awarded £2.4 million in public funding to support the delivery of early phase research studies

The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network), hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), has been awarded £2.4 million funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support research studies over the next five years.

By NIHR Wellcome King's Clinical Research Facility at 16 Jan 2023