Research news

Two consultant psychiatrists at CPFT have been appointed as clinical professors by the University of Cambridge, recognising their extensive contributions to mental health research and practice

CPFT’s resident schizophrenia expert Dr Emilio Fernandez-Egea has edited a special edition of the prestigious British Journal of Psychiatry to highlight an area of unmet need in mental health

Local researchers have launched the world’s first national childhood DNA research programme, to help transform healthcare for children and young people

Honorary nurse consultant in palliative care Dr Ben Bowers has been named by Nursing Times as one of the top 75 nurses who have contributed significantly to the NHS since its creation

CPFT is launching a major study with Anglia Ruskin University to investigate how music therapy can reduce distress on NHS inpatient wards for people with dementia

People with mental health conditions are set to benefit from a £42.7 million research programme across the UK to develop new treatments, improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosis and use technology more to save time for health staff

Researchers supported by CPFT have recommended new approaches to ensure that patients in the last days of life can access medications to ease their symptoms

Local dementia researchers are exploring how new wearable technology can be used at home to assess brain health and memory, in readiness for new treatments against dementia

CPFT community nurse Allison Bentley specialises in Lewy body dementia research and has been improving quality of care and knowledge for staff, patients and carers with her studies

Area Nursing Manager Nicola Zolnhofer (centre in photo) has published an article for the Royal College of Nursing highlighting her team’s experience of their first community research study

CPFT staff have successfully bid to run a £2.1 million national study to explore how more health professionals can deliver effective interventions to support young people’s mental health

Community nursing researcher Dr Ben Bowers has been recruited to a new nursing leadership role at CPFT, to provide advice and support to staff delivering palliative and end of life care