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This film is based on a paper presented by former Cassel patients at the BIGSPD conference in June 2023, and subsequently published in the International Journal of Therapeutic Communities. Using a diary format, it chronicles their experience during a typical week in the life of an Outreach patient at The Cassel, where a strong culture of peer […]
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This year is off to a busy start for the Cassel. A wonderful team of current and former patients and nurses are running to raise funds for the Cassel Hospital Charitable Trust. Laura, Alex, Marilyn and Paul are running Kew the Run half marathon on 30th March 2025.Please support them if you can here. […]
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Supporting past patients to develop their skills and develop work as experts by experience is the main focus of the CHCT’s Service User Involvement Fund (SUIV). So we were delighted to fund past patients to attend the annual BIGSPD conference held this year in Belfast. The former outreach patient group had successfully presented at last […]
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The second Community of Practice was held at the Cassel Hospital on the 7th of July, 2017. Practitioners, service users, managers and commissioners used Open Space Technology to explore the following question: “Creating a “learning team and/or service” is one of the most difficult challenges we face” Attendees were encouraged to bring thoughts, reflections or […]
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The country’s top experts in the field of personality disorder met at the Cassel to discuss the results of a national survey about services for people with personality disorder. While the survey reveals a real improvement in the provision of personality disorder services, there remains marked variations in their availability. While 84% of English mental […]
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