Increasing research capacity in an academically isolated mental health trust.
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Authors
Hayes, Adrian J
Long, Alicia
Vickers, Carinna
Issue Date
2025-12-12
Type
Journal Article
Language
en
Keywords
Patients and service users , education and training , evidence-based mental health , general adult psychiatry , mental health services
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Abstract
Aims and method: Involvement in clinical mental health research can be a challenge for services isolated from academic institutions, limiting opportunities for patients to receive innovative interventions and for clinicians to explore interest in research. We aimed to increase mental health research capacity in Somerset NHS Foundation Trust via a range of initiatives from collaboration between a senior clinician and research and development colleagues.
Results: Over the course of the project, the number of participants recruited to National Institute for Health and Care Research-adopted mental health and dementia research projects quadrupled over a 2-year period, from 57 to 232, and the number of projects hosted rose from 9 to 23. A total of 165 clinicians signed up to receive information about ongoing studies.
Clinical implications: We found considerable appetite for becoming involved in research among mental health clinicians, and were able to provide opportunities for research experience as well as access to innovative studies for local patients.
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
Citation
Hayes, A.; Long, A. and Vickers, C. (2025) 'Increasing research capacity in an academically isolated mental health trust', BJPsych Bulletin. pp. 1-5. Available At: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2025.10180
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Journal
BJPsych bulletin
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ISSN
2056-4694