Research news

NHS England has published a report on children and young people’s mental health, which found that 20.3% of eight to 16-year-olds had a probable mental health condition in 2023

Expert colleagues at CPFT have contributed two new textbooks to the psychiatry canon, which have been published today

Clinical researchers at CPFT are running a major international study as UK partner to improve treatment and prevention of psychotic disorders, one of the most urgent needs in mental health

A clinical innovation project at CPFT trialling an app to help nurses improve wound care management and recovery for patients has been named as a finalist in three national awards

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