Research success

28 Nov 24

HPFT colleagues were delighted to be recognised for their research posters at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Eastern Division Conference.

Group photo of the research team

The HPFT team who undertake neurodevelopmental research are based at Little Plumstead Hospital in Norfolk and won 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prize in the multidisciplinary teams poster category, and 3^rd prize in the general category.

Verity Chester, Research and Projects Associate and RADiANT Network Manager said:

“Our success in the MDT category was a testament to the research culture we have developed in HPFT. Clinicians are constantly encouraged to regularly evaluate their practice against national standards and research. The prize-winning presentations showed representation from every discipline and included both those early in their clinical careers and more experienced clinicians. We were delighted.”

Poster prizes were awarded for:

MDT category (Multi Disciplinary Team)

1^st prize - Development and Evaluation of the Norfolk Forensic Community Learning Disability Team

2^nd prize - Anticholinergic Burden in People with Intellectual Disability

3^rd prize - Hypothyroidism in a Psychiatric Outpatient Population of People with Intellectual Disabilities

General category

3^rd prize - Psychosis in Neuro-developmental Disorders: a phenomenological approach.

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