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Funding: NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship

Dr Maria Loades
"Knowing how best to sequence treatment strategies was really challenging in practice without relevant evidence to draw on"
Dr Maria Loades
Clinical psychologist
Dr Faraz Mughal
“The number of mental health presentations I see in general practice generated my interest in research”
Dr Faraz Mughal
General Practitioner (GP)
Dr Pamela Jacobsen
“Take the failures and try again anyway”
Dr Pamela Jacobsen
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Rachael Kelley
“My move from clinical practice into research sort of happened by accident, but I’m really glad it did!”
Dr Rachael Kelley
Mental Health Nurse
Professor Alan Simpson
“Early on, I saw directly how research can make a difference in clinical settings”
Professor Alan Simpson
Mental Health Nurse
Dr Sinéad Lambe
“You have to be a bit fearless at the start”
Dr Sinéad Lambe
Clinical Psychologist

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