NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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£11m programme aims to strengthen mental health care in South West England

New research led by the University of Plymouth will explore ways to improve services for people in need across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, also influencing positive change for the UK and beyond. The programme involves academic partners from King’s College London, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre NIHR ARC South West Peninsula (PenARC), University of Exeter, and the McPin Foundation. 

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 27 Jan 2026

New interactive tool ELAXIR helps to empower patients in the ethical use of AI in healthcare

Researchers have created a new tool, ELAXIR, to improve AI literacy and raise awareness of the ethical challenges of using AI in healthcare. 

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 15 Jan 2026

NIHR Maudsley BRC: 2025 Year in Review

In 2025, NIHR Maudsley BRC delivered research with real-world impact from evaluating new treatments for depression and migraine to developing innovative approaches to monitoring opioid overdose and diagnosing eating disorders.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 19 Dec 2025

New spinout CogStack is unlocking the power of healthcare data through AI to transform clinical care

An exciting new spinout company from King’s College London, UCL and a coalition of NHS Foundation Trusts (King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’, South London and Maudsley, and University College London Hospitals) will advance the digital transformation at NHS organisations and international healthcare providers by improving data quality and health interoperability for patient care, patient safety, population health and research.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 3 Dec 2025

Groundbreaking AI trained on de-identified patient data to predict healthcare needs

An artificial intelligence (AI) model is being trained on a set of NHS data for 57 million people in England, from which personal information has been stripped away. The pilot study is being run by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London and University College London (UCL). The model could transform patient care, identifying opportunities where early interventions might significantly improve or save lives.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 7 May 2025