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Shining a Light in the DarknessImproving services for people with chronic depression
Overview of the Project• 1 in 4 people have a mental health problem• The most common mental health problem is depression• 1 in 5 people with depression will develop chronic depression• Chronic depression is under diagnosed and often remains
untreated• Adults with chronic depression are amongst the highest users of
medical services and often treatment resistantRaising the profile of an empirically tested and evidence basedpsychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System ofPsychotherapy (CBASP), goes some way to address the current gapin services for this cohort of patients and Shining a Light in theirdarkness.
Leadership ChallengesTime and Tide…Time – NHS clinicians who take on the challenge of leadership needto balance this with their clinical commitments and otherorganisational responsibilities. Time has to be stretched like one ofSalvador Daliʼs clocks. The Fellowship made this possible.
ResultsExerts from Local Press ReleasesDoncaster leads the way with psychotherapy for chronicdepression“One of the worldʼs leading authorities in the treatment of chronicdepression is coming to Doncaster to train NHS therapists fromacross the region.” “Doncaster patients are some of the first to receive CBASP throughthe NHS thanks to the organiser Carole Hirst, director ofpsychological therapies for RDaSH. Carole is developing servicesfor people suffering from chronic depression after being awarded anNHS Clinical Leaderʼs Fellowship.”“A conference in September is planned, hosted by RDaSH, wherethe new CBASP UK network will be launched.”
Contact Information
Carole Hirst
Director of PsychologicalTherapies
01302 821432
Tide – The NHS and the systems within it have their own rythyms,like tides in an ocean. Sensing the power of the ʻwaveʼ and using itsenergy to land your goal, is a challenge but also a real thrill whenachieved. The Fellowship has taught me how to do this.
