Clinical Service Evaluation

Raphael Healthcare aims to continue to develop excellence and best practice across all disciplines.
 
The Farndon Unit in Newark now has links with three Universities providing psychology placements and Raphael Healthcare’s Deputy Clinical Director/ Lead Psychologist Phil Coombes is a guest lecturer at the University of Birmingham, the University of Nottingham and the University of York.
 
Raphael Healthcare continues to evolve and develop the service to meet clinical needs.

2011

• Coombes, P., Dawes, S. 2010. ‘Development and implementation of a gender specific psychological treatment pathway in low secure services within Raphael Healthcare’ - Presented at UKPTS Annual Conference 2011: Promoting Evidence Based Practice at Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel on 4th and 5th April 2011
 
2010

• Thompson, C. 2010. ‘Development and delivery of a pre DBT emotion recognition and regulation group within a forensic inpatient setting’ - Presented at Delivering effective DBT at St Andrews Hospital, Northampton on 1st October 2010
 
• Coombes, P., Dawes, S. 2010.  ‘Development and implementation of a gender specific psychological treatment pathway in low secure services within Raphael Healthcare’ - Presented at International Trauma Conference on Psychological approaches to trauma, resilience and growth 29th June to 1st July 2010 at Nottingham University and Care Pathways 2010 conference 23rd and 24th June 2010
 
• The Farndon Unit’s Social Worker wins CPAA Journal Awards 2010. 
Colins, C. 2009. ‘Monitoring and evaluating the CPA Process’, The Approach
 
• The Farndon Unit is working with Aston University and Coventry University to introduce a new risk assessment tool GRIST to provide risk estimates for suicide, self-harm, self-neglect, and harm to others which will strengthen the service.
 
• The Farndon Unit introduces the recovery star.  The tool is designed to support individuals in understanding where they are in terms of recovery and the progress they are making, providing both the client and worker a shared language for discussing mental health and wellbeing.
 
2009

• Raphael’s The Farndon Unit has received a national award from the Care Planning Approach Association (CPAA) for ‘Excellence in Monitoring and Evaluating the Care Planning Approach (CPA) Process’