Thanks to Prof Paul Fletcher 🌟 for a brilliant talk this morning for our #InnovationBreakfast @cpft-nhs.bsky.social! Great to explore how safe virtual environments can help people regulate emotions, manage anxiety & distress in comfort at home - some games in development for everyone to enjoy too!

🚨 Register now for our free online #InnovationBreakfast tomorrow @ 8.30am! 🕣☕️ Join @cpft-nhs.bsky.social & Paul Fletcher to explore how video game design and virtual reality can improve #MentalHealth treatment and help people manage #stress & #anxiety. Sign up 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

🔎 For #FallsPreventionWeek check out this brilliant talk and approach to safe falling using #judo principles with Katrina McDonald @angliaruskin.bsky.social - from our #HealthResearchInsight series. 💡 Innovative project helping to build confidence + reduce risks: ▶️ youtu.be/d7Hkbiq7fVQ?...

⏰ There's 1⃣ week to register for the #InnovationBreakfast online with Prof. Paul Fletcher next Tuesday 23 September! Everyone @cpft-nhs.bsky.social welcome to join @ 8.30am to explore how video games & virtual reality can improve #MentalHealth care. Sign up: 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

📣 Research @cpft-nhs.bsky.social with @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social shows that a new therapy could help vulnerable young people living with #PTSD #PostTraumaticStressDisorder. The DECRYPT trial was 1st to test this new approach to find a safe & effective treatment: ➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

👋 If you have lived experience of #dementia as a patient or carer please share your views 💬 on #research and which treatments should be tested to beat dementia. Help to guide the direction of new studies with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social and @cam.ac.uk: ➡️ popped.org.uk #WorldAlzheimersMonth #Alzheimers

🚨 1⃣ week left to apply for funding to support #research activities to #ImproveCPFT! @cpft-nhs.bsky.social colleagues can bid to build research capacity & skills in your team to deliver studies for better care. ⚠️ Apply by Friday 5 September Form + guidance: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/apply-for-re...

👋 Join us @ 1pm 🕐 today to discuss how social media and digital technologies can help people with #LearningDisabilities access peer support, grow knowledge and connections. 🔎 Dr Lewis Goodings shares his #HealthResearchInsight from ARU #QualitativeResearch: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

⚡️Deadline extended! ⚡ #Nurses & #AHPs @cpft-nhs.bsky.social have until Sunday to apply for this exciting new #research role to bring more studies to improve our services! ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/latest-vacan... ⚠️ Apply by Sunday 31 August to be a part-time R&D NMAHP Link over 12 months for 1 day per week.

📣 Senior research leads @cpft-nhs.bsky.social are encouraged to apply for the @nihr.bsky.social Senior Investigator award by 8 September (1pm) to support #research activities benefiting people at CPFT. Find out more about this award, with top tips to help you apply: ➡️ www.nihr.ac.uk/blog/demysti...

📣 Everyone @cpft-nhs.bsky.social can join our #HealthResearchInsight next Wednesday with Lewis Goodings at 1pm. 🔎 Explore how social media & digital technologies can help people with #LearningDisabilities access peer support, grow knowledge and connections: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

⚠️ < 1⃣ month for @cpft-nhs.bsky.social staff to apply for funds to support #research activities to #ImproveCPFT! If you want to build research capacity & skills in your team to deliver studies to improve care, send an application by 5 September. Form + guidance: ➡️ intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/apply-for-re...

🚨 There's 1⃣ week left for Nurses & AHPs @cpft-nhs.bsky.social to apply for this exciting new #research role to bring more studies to improve our services! ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/latest-vacan... ⚠️ Apply by next Wednesday 20 August to be our part-time R&D #Nurse / #AHP Link over 12 months - 1 day per week.

🎉 We're thrilled for our 2⃣ CPFT services making it through to the @hsj.co.uk Awards finals! 👏 Well done to our NHS #StaffMentalHealthService 🌟 and #MusicTherapists 🌟 in the Arts Therapies Service - find out why they were chosen for their outstanding work and care: ➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/news/two-tru...

📌 Save the date for the next #InnovationBreakfast online with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social on Tuesday 23 September 8.30-9.15am! ☕️ Explore how to harness the potential of video game design for #psychiatry with Prof Paul Fletcher @cam.ac.uk. 💻 Register your free place here 👉 tickettailor.com/events/cambr...

📣 Nurses & AHPs @cpft-nhs.bsky.social are invited to apply for an exciting new #research role! Part-time R&D Link will help more health services & staff use research to improve #NHS care & treatment over 12 months- 1 day per week. ⬇️ Apply here by Wednesday 20 August ⬇️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/latest-vacan...

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Robert Dudas + colleagues @cpft-nhs.bsky.social on publishing a new book to guide person-centred #MentalHealth care with @cambridge.org! 📘 Robert has kindly donated 2⃣ signed copies of #ValuesInPsychiatry to CPFT Library for everyone to borrow: ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

🎓 If you've completed @nihr.bsky.social Good Clinical Practice training and are new to the role of #PrincipalInvestigator or Co-PI, book on this training course to gain more essential skills to lead #research! ✋ Register your interest for the next session: ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📣 Health professionals delivering psychological therapies @cpft-nhs.bsky.social are invited to take part in the KOLABO study to help guide global #CBT practice! 🌍 Share your knowledge and insights in this short survey (5-10 minutes) to shape a therapy network across Africa: ➡️ bit.ly/KOLABO_Westa...

🎉 Congratulations to CPFT nursing colleague @drbenbowers.bsky.social 🌟 appointed to Assistant Professor of Primary Care @cam.ac.uk! Ben is the 1st #nurse to hold this post, working with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social teams to develop #research capacity + improve #PalliativeCare: ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

⚡️ Don't miss another chance to start the free @cambridgebrc.bsky.social #PPI course next week! Book these online sessions (#1 on 30 July) to learn how to involve patients and the public in #research to improve health and shape studies to meet their needs. Act fast before places fill up! 👇

🎉 Congratulations to the MELODIC #research team @angliaruskin.bsky.social @cpft-nhs.bsky.social on publishing your paper in Frontiers in #Psychiatry! They piloted a co-designed #MusicTherapy approach & found it may reduce distress for patients on #NHS #dementia wards: 🔎 cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

📣 Music therapists Aimee & Valentini published a case study for @rsph.bsky.social on their project to reach more young people with community #MusicTherapy, supported by CPFT's Head to Toe Charity. Read more from our #CAHPO award finalists @cpft-nhs.bsky.social here: ➡️ www.rsph.org.uk/static/a13c0...

⚡️ There's another chance to meet our Research PPIE team tomorrow @ 2pm, to discuss how to involve patients & public in #research projects with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social. 🔎 Find out what support they offer + how to connect with our research team. Join online: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

💻 Join our Research #PPIE team online this evening at 6.30pm / 7.15pm to find out how to help more people be involved in research @cpft-nhs.bsky.social. 💡 If you'd like to discuss an idea for a study or link up with our #research team, drop-in when you can! ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

⚠️ Now 2⃣ weeks left for @cpft-nhs.bsky.social staff to apply for the @nihr.bsky.social #EastOfEngland Research Internship Scheme! Non-medic health professionals (not working in research) can get free support + training over 3⃣months to bring #research to your service: ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📣 Join this event next Wednesday 9 July with @nihrarcs.bsky.social to learn about the benefits of creative arts for people with #dementia! Hear about the MELODIC project with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social - co-developing a music therapy manual to help reduce distress on #NHS #MentalHealth inpatient wards. ⬇️

🕐 At 1pm today, join Dr Lata Gautam + her team @angliaruskin.bsky.social to examine how to improve action & support for #DrinkSpiking victims. 🔎 Review the latest research + discuss how community partners can collaborate to tackle this public health issue: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

📣 Now everyone 16+ is invited to help us find the genetic links to #anxiety and #depression! The UK @gladstudy.bsky.social is also recruiting people with no history of #MentalHealth conditions to compare data with others who have them. Take part & say you heard about it from CPFT: ➡️ gladstudy.org.uk

🎙️ Catch CPFT #StaffMentalHealthService lead Dr @muzafferkaser.bsky.social on @rheumatologyuk.bsky.social podcast discussing how this specialist service provides rapid support for #NHS staff experiencing worsening #MentalHealth problems + increased risk of burnout: 🔽 open.spotify.com/episode/38Xe...

Thank you 🙏 Prof Barbara Sahakian & Dr Christelle Langley for donating a copy of your book to @cpft-nhs.bsky.social library for everyone to borrow! Wishing everyone reading it a longer, happier life with the benefits of #exercise #diet #sleep #SocialInteractions #kindness #mindfulness & #learning!

📣 Next Wednesday (2 July) join Dr Lata Gautam @angliaruskin.bsky.social + her team for our #HealthResearchInsight on how to improve action & support for #DrinkSpiking victims. 🔎 Explore the latest evidence to guide community partners in tackling this issue: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

👋 Our Research PPIE team are set up and ready to meet staff at the Cavell Centre in Peterborough until 1pm today! 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️👨‍🦽 Drop in for a chat and find out why it's so important to involve patients and carers in #research plus how you can support studies and help people get involved to improve healthcare.

🥳🎉 Today we're celebrating #Red4Research and all the people who make #research possible to #ImproveCPFT! Thank you to everyone participating in our studies and all the staff delivering and supporting projects to improve care and treatment for all, now and in future. Enjoy your special day in red! 💃🕺

📣 Meet our new Research and Development Patient and Public Engagement and Involvement #PPIE team at drop-in sessions in Peterborough (24/6) and Cambridge (26/6) next week! 🔎 Find out how they aim to support patients and their carers to shape #research @cpft-nhs.bsky.social. Everyone welcome!

📣 Meet Dr Brian Pennie tomorrow at 12.30pm 🕧 to learn how #ChangeIsPossible - and why we need to move beyond #resilience to overcome adversity and grow! 🤗 Brian shares his recovery journey 🌈 and evidence-based tools to tackle life's inevitable challenges: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

🚨 It's #Red4Research this Friday - a day to celebrate everyone participating in, supporting, and undertaking research! 📌 Dig out those red outfits and accessories to join in and show appreciation for #research @cpft-nhs.bsky.social and our brilliant research staff: 👉 rdforum.nhs.uk/red4research...

🔗Join ‪@theqicn.bsky.social‬ Community Nursing Research Forum led by @cpft-nhs.bsky.social researcher @drbenbowers.bsky.social‬ for latest news, events + resources to help nurses in #research! 📌🗓️💻Their next webinar focuses on how to design research posters, find out more & catch up on the last one ⬇️

📣 For #CarersWeek we invite carers to consider joining the ATTEND study with young people aged 15-18, to help test a new #mindfulness treatment with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social. 🖐️ Try out an approach to cope better with negative emotions and receive £60. Read more + contact the team: ➡️ rebrand.ly/pogr1a6

📣 Don't miss tomorrow's #research talk at 12.30pm with Barbara & Christelle sharing which healthy habits can boost brains! 🚀🧠 🔎 Learn how enhancing cognition and building resilience can help maintain wellbeing. Everyone welcome to join online or in person: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

📣 Apply now for the next rounds of the @nihr.bsky.social #EastOfEngland Research Internship Scheme! Health & social care professionals @cpft-nhs.bsky.social (not working in research) can get support + training over 3⃣ months to bring #research to your service: ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

⚠️ One week for @cpft-nhs.bsky.social staff to apply for funding to support #research activities to #ImproveCPFT! 💡 If you have a project or idea to address a clinical need or increase skills to deliver research, send an application by next Friday 6 June. Find the form + guidance: ➡️ bit.ly/46ag3Ax

📣 Everyone @cpft-nhs.bsky.social is invited to join Dr Katrina McDonald tomorrow @ 1pm 🕐 to learn how to reduce the risk of serious injury from falls. 🔎 Find out how judo techniques can empower individuals of all ages & physical abilities to fall safely: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

📣 Join Dr Rashmi Patel for today's talk in an hour to find out how real-world datasets, such as insurance claims databases and electronic health records, can be analysed to help us understand #MentalHealth clinical outcomes and improve care and treatment: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...

For #DementiaActionWeek our Director Dr Ben Underwood shares what we can do to help beat #dementia + how #research at CPFT is improving diagnosis & treatments: ▶️ youtu.be/I48dF22Dmrs 🖐️ Sign up for studies: ➡️ ww.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk 💬 Share your views on dementia research: ➡️ popped.org.uk

🎉 Today we celebrate all the people making life-changing #research possible for #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay! 👋 Everyone is invited to take part to improve healthcare - you make a difference every time someone receives treatment or support. Find out how: ➡️ bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/join

📣 It's #DementiaActionWeek and there are places left for @cpft-nhs.bsky.social colleagues to attend our annual #Dementia conference online and enhance your knowledge of current care practice! Learn about #LivedExperience + #research to improve care. Book here ➡️ learning.cpft.nhs.uk/enrol/index....

📣 We offer a range of #MentalHealth #research studies to consider taking part in for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek! Anyone 16+ in the UK can join the @gladstudy.bsky.social to help find genetic links to #depression & #anxiety and improve treatments - no diagnosis required: ➡️ gladstudy.org.uk #MHAW25

👋 Research leads are at the Resource Centre in Fulbourn today if you'd like to drop in to chat about research at @cpft-nhs.bsky.social, set up next to the #QualityImprovement stand so you can choose if #QI or #research can help with your idea or project! Find out more for #LearningAtWorkWeek.

📣 Join tomorrow at 12.30pm to meet Professor Sanneke de Haan and explore how many factors can interact to cause psychiatric conditions. 🔎 Learn how #EnactivePsychiatry can help improve #MentalHealth care and discuss its implications for clinical practice: ➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...