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CPFT’s NHS Staff Mental Health Service and Arts Therapies Service have been chosen as finalists for the prestigious HSJ Awards 2025, recognising excellence in healthcare

Dr Robert Dudas, consultant old age psychiatrist at CPFT, has edited and published a new book to support best practice for mental health care and recovery

Dr Ben Bowers, CPFT's honorary nurse consultant in palliative care , has been appointed to the role of Assistant Professor of Primary Care at the University of Cambridge Primary Care Unit 

Research with CPFT finds that a new treatment approach that using music therapy on NHS dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the most vulnerable NHS patients

A groundbreaking trial exploring the potential of blood tests to diagnose dementia is now underway in CPFT,to help improve the UK’s diagnosis rate.

CPFT researchers are asking people with lived experience of dementia to share their views on research and which treatments should be tested to try and beat dementia

Psychologist Dr Ratko Radakovic has received an international award and recognition for his outstanding research in ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control

Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research with CPFT that looked at health data from over 130 million individuals

CPFT’s first honorary nurse consultant in palliative care, Dr Ben Bowers, has been awarded a Fellowship of the Queen's Nursing Institute at their annual awards

A new study with CPFT has demonstrated for the first time how and why music therapy can reduce distress and agitation and improve wellbeing for people with advanced dementia