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St Matthews Healthcare Ltd

St Matthews Healthcare Ltd

UK Adult Mental Health and Social Care provider of in-patient and rehab care with step down and nursing care.

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Mental Health Research

At St Matthews Healthcare we aim to improve our knowledge and understanding of mental illnesses and how  best to treat them.


The mental health research team at St Matthew’s Healthcare is dedicated to carrying out research in the mental health field to improve our knowledge and understanding of mental illnesses and how  best to treat them.

Our team’s mission is to establish research links with external companies and professionals to expand the research team and to carry out mental health research projects, which will benefit and improve our patients’ care.


Meet the Research Team

Prof Graeme Yorston is a Visiting Professor at the University of Chester at the Centre for Ageing and Mental Health. He has a particular interest in offending by older adults and those with neurodegenerative disorders and has published and lectured extensively in this area.

Prof Yorston is also passionate about the history of mental health. He has recently set up a YouTube channel and shares videos exploring the fascinating world of mental health from the earliest civilisations to the present day.

Prof Yorston
Prof Graeme Yorston

Ewelina De Leon is a Neuropsychiatric Researcher and PhD student in Medicine at the University of Warwick researching psychogenic polydipsia in mental health services.

Ewelina is also a member of the NHS Health Research Authority Research Ethics Committee, reviewing national research ethics applications. Her main interests are the human microbiome, gut-brain interaction and genetics in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Ewelina De Leon
Ewelina De Leon

Mental Health Research Projects Include…

Whilst working on the psychogenic polydipsia project our team has undertaken other small literature review projects at St Matthew’s Healthcare and presented posters at academic conferences including the Royal College of Psychiatrists Social and Rehabilitation Psychiatry Conference, the Royal College of Psychiatrists Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability Conference, the Royal College of Psychiatrists Neuropsychiatry Annual Conference and the British Neuropsychiatry Association Annual Conference.

We also revised a module on The Forensic Psychiatry of Neurodegenerative Disorders for the E-Brain project.


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Our Care Facilities

Mental Health Hospitals

  • Broomhill, Spratton
  • The Dallingtons, Northampton
  • St Matthews Hospital, Northampton

 

Nursing and MDT Care Homes

  • Hawthorne House, Coventry
  • The Moreton Centre, St Leonards-on-Sea
  • Maple Leaf House, Coventry
  • The Avenue, Northampton
  • Kingsthorpe Grange, Northampton
  • Willowbrook House, Corby
  • St Matthews Unit, Northampton

 

About St Matthews Healthcare

Established in 1995 St Matthews Healthcare offers adult social and mental health care within our Mental Health In-patient Hospital Services, Community-based MDT Rehab Units, and Care Home facilities across the East Midlands and East Sussex.

 

Recent Posts

  • Another SMHC Knowledge Sharing Success
  • A Winning Team at The Dallingtons
  • God Save the King

Contact

General Enquiries

info@smhc.uk.com
(t) 01604 844 192

Referral Enquiries

commissioning@smhc.uk.com
(t) 01604 844 192

Career Enquiries

careers@smhc.uk.com
(t) 01604 266142   (m) 07957 225 521

 

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