Health in mind

Using research to improve patient care

We have a close clinical and academic partnership with the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. The Institute is Europe's largest centre for research and post-graduate education in psychiatry, psychology, basic and clinical neuroscience. It is the most cited research centre outside the US, and the third most cited in the world. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise the Institute was judged to have the highest research power of any UK institution within the areas of psychiatry, neuroscience and clinical psychology.

South London and Maudsley and the Institute have a joint Research and Development Office, which is committed to ensuring that all research being undertaken is of high scientific quality and of a high ethical standard.

Together with the Institute, we run the UK's only mental health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). Our BRC is one of  twelve across the UK set up by the National Institute for Health Research, in areas where leading NHS trusts and universities are working closely together. We aim to speed up the process by which the latest medical research findings are used to improve patient care. Find out more in the following short film:

By bringing scientists, clinicians, mental health professionals and service users together, we can make sure that our research focuses on meeting the needs of patients. We aim to develop new and improved treatments, better assessments and more personalised care.

You can read our Research and Development Operational Capability Statement for detailed information about our operational capability.