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Free training available for NHS and social care staff

The NIHR RDS for the East Midlands are offering FREE courses to anyone employed within the NHS, social care and voluntary organisations.

Please see the below document for further details.

- Training Programme 2009 - 2010.
[Word Document - 1.53 MB]

The Multicentre Monitoring of Self Harm in England Study

The “Multicentre Monitoring of Self Harm in England” study is co-ordinated by the Centre for Suicide Research at the University of Oxford and runs in Oxford, Manchester, Leeds and Derby.

The CEQUEL Study – Seeking Participants

Although many medicines are used to treat bipolar depression there is still little reliable evidence to help patients and doctors to select the drug or combination of drugs that is likely to be the most effective, safe and tolerable. CEQUEL is a randomised controlled trial designed to provide strong and reliable evidence on the effect of adding Lamotrigine to Quetiapine and of adding Folic Acid to treatments for bipolar depression. The trial will also explore links between genetic factors and response to folic acid treatment.

The PROMISE Project

The PROMISE Project led by Dr Kapil Sayal is a randomised controlled trial examining the effectiveness of school based programmes in the prevention of depressive symptoms for high risk adolescents aged 13 to 16.

MHRN East Midlands Leads The Way

The East Midlands hub has been identified as the top recruiting hub from 1 April 08 to 31st March 09 with a total accrual figure of 5025.

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