The first participant has been recruited on a pivotal trial of a “pill-on-a-thread” test, which will decide if it becomes a new screening programme for oesophageal cancer.
Held during Psychological Professions Week, we supported the first event for the new North London NHS Foundation trust dedicated to psychological research, sharing ideas on how to get started and overcome barriers to research.
A Research Ambassador will be a member of staff who is passionate about advocating research to improve outcomes for our service users. They will be visible in clinical areas and act as a role model, supporting uptake of clinical research, and to signpost staff, students and service-users to research advice or resources as appropriate.
The research, published in Nature Medicine and led by King’s College London researchers, found that AVATAR therapy is an effective means of helping participants to feel less distressed by the voice and more empowered in daily life.
Cognitive remediation aims to help people with psychosis improve their cognitive abilities (such as problem-solving) and daily function, so that they can maintain a job and relationships, for example.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North Thames is recruiting for part-time Knowledge Mobilisation Fellows in applied health, public health, and social care research for a 3-year capacity building initiative.
Tackling the barriers to getting involved in mental health research is the aim of our new exciting opportunities open to all those working in mental health in the North Thames region and nationally.
A recent paper published in PLOS Mental Health noted the link is particularly strong among black and north African people; research has previously suggested migration could play a role in the increased risk of psychosis among people from ethnic minorities, this study suggests age could be an important factor.
Today marked “an important and exciting step forward for research delivery” as the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) begins with a new organisational structure and an ambition to help make the UK a more attractive place to conduct high quality research