SW Mental Health Gap PRN: About Us
The South West Mental Health Gap PRN has grown around the AccEPT Clinic at the University of Exeter which is an NHS commissioned services innovating and evaluating novel psychological therapies service for adults who fall into the gap between primary and secondary care mental health services in Devon.
The South West Mental Health Gap PRN is jointly co-ordinated by the AccEPT clinic, University of Exeter and Plymouth University.
Our continuing professional development (CPD) training opportunities for practitioners will be jointly co-ordinated by the South West Mental Health Gap PRN and Cedar Create, a knowledge exchange and research hub at the University of Exeter.
Funding
The network is supported by funding through AccEPT Clinic from the Mental Health Mission (MHM) which is funded by the National Institute of Health Research and Office for Life Sciences. The AccEPT Clinic is one of 14 research-focussed clinics in the Mood Disorders workstream that are local hubs to support the co-design and delivery of research for difficult-to-treat depression.
Who we are:
Dr Asha Ladwa, AccEPT Clinic, University of Exeter
Asha is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the AccEPT Clinic, funded by the MHM to develop and run the South West Mental Health Gap PRN. Her research focuses on understanding how best to support clients with hard-to-treat depression in primary care psychological therapy services.
Professor Barney Dunn, AccEPT Clinic, University of Exeter
Barney is a research and Clinical Psychologist whose work aims to develop, evaluate and implement novel psychological therapies to improve wellbeing and functioning in depression and related mental health conditions. He is also co- lead of the AccEPT Clinic.
Professor Richard Byng, University of Plymouth
Richard is a Professor of Primary Care Research, General Practitioner and research with an interest in Primary Care Mental Health. Richard is also the Deputy Director of the Peninsula ARC for the South West Peninsular (PenARC).