Academics, health and care groups, community representatives and people with lived experience came together at the start of a major research programme centred in the South West.
The University of Plymouth's
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"> Mental Health Research Group received funding earlier this year from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support a five-year programme of work.
It is exploring why care and support systems for people engaged with mental health services are not working, with the aim of ensuring services work more effectively for individuals, communities and staff.
This week's event provided an opportunity for people from across the programme to get together, discuss the five interconnected research projects, and to hear from the people and communities who will benefit from the research.
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"> Urban Room, the day included presentations, discussions and interactive activities, with guests given a research passport that enabled them to discover projects being undertaken by the MHRG and meet the teams involved.
It gave guests the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas, and explore ways to work together to improve services through an innovative research approach, in which learning about how the mental health system is working can drive improvements in services and people's experiences of care.
The Plymouth programme is one of five MHRGs created by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). Its partners include the NIHR ARC South West, other UK universities and research groups, health and care providers, and representatives from the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
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