their catchment area (see appendix 1).
People may recall that Kings College is where Simon Wessely and Trudie
Chalder amongst others have been based and Prof. Matthew Hotopf has
followed in their views.
King=92s Health Partners recently announced:
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Strategic Partnership with UCSF
November 12th, 2009 King=92s Health Partners has agreed to a pursue a
strategic partnership with the University of California, San Francisco
(UCSF) to explore opportunities for scholarly interaction, cooperative
research, faculty and student exchange and other forms of academic
collaboration
(more at:
http://www.kingshealthpartners.org/khp/2009/11/12/strategic-partnership-wit
h-ucsf/#more-681)
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So some people might be interested in:
Innovation Expo 2009
18 - 19 June 2009
King=92s Health Partners presented a seminar at the Innovation Expo on 18 -19
June 2009 at the Excel Centre, London Docklands, which saw over 5,000
visitors over the two day event.
Our seminar was led with presentations examining three aspects of Academic
Health Science Centres from;
[..]
Professor Matthew Hotopf, Head of General Hospital Psychiatry,
Institute of Psychiatry, King=92s College London
The whole person: mental and physical health
Slides are at:
http://tinyurl.com/ykzu3c6
i.e.
http://www.kingshealthpartners.org/khp/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/innovatio
n-expo-presentation-for-kings-health-partners-final.pdf
CFS is first mentioned on page 28.
Then the CBT School/Wessely school model is presented in slides pages
33-36.
Tom Kindlon
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Appendix 1
http://www.kingshealthpartners.org/
King=92s Health Partners is a pioneering global collaboration between one of
the world=92s leading research-led universities and three of London=92s most
successful NHS Foundation Trusts.
Our driving purpose is to continually seek and bring about swifter and more
effective improvements in health and well-being for our patients in London
and people everywhere. Combining the best of basic and translational
research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver
groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare.
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http://www.kingshealthpartners.org/khp/about-us/
A world-leading Academic Health Sciences collaboration for London
Combining the research, clinical and teaching elements of one of the
world=92s leading research-led universities and three of London=92s most
successful NHS Foundation Trusts; King=92s Health Partners is a pioneering
global collaboration whose driving purpose is to continually seek and bring
about swifter and more effective improvements in health and well-being for
our patients in London and people everywhere.
Our comprehensive clinical, academic and research portfolio, mental health
services, health schools and related disciplines gives King=92s Health
Partners a unique focus on advances in health and well-being for the mind
and body.
From our multiple locations at the heart of London, we serve a local
population of two million people and a wider catchment area for specialist
services of up to five million. We are uniquely well placed to translate
ground breaking research into direct patient benefits for the population of
one the world=92s largest and most diverse cities.
We are one of the largest employers in our community and with a combined
turnover of over =A32 billion we have the scale to compete on the world
stage, attracting the best academics, clinicians, staff and students to
pioneer world-leading advances in health and well-being.
Key facts
■One of top 25 Universities in the world
■Three of the UK=92s leading NHS Foundation Trusts
■Seven hospitals
■Over 150 community based services
■2 million patients each year
■25,000 employees
■19,500 students
■=A32 billion annual turnover
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