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Newbridge assistant psychologist secures place on prestigious Oxford course

News June 18th, 2014

Newbridge assistant psychologist Cat Houlihan has gained a place on the highly sought after Oxford Doctoral course of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. Medical director Professor Hubert Lacey commented: “This is a real coup for Newbridge – to have one of our Assistant Psychologists accepted on such an excellent and exclusive course. “Competition […]

Newbridge collaborates with St George’s in key body image research project

News June 11th, 2014

Newbridge House is collaborating with St George’s Hospital in a study to evaluate a body image programme. The research will help to establish how feasible and accepted the programme, called “Teen BodyWise”, is for young people. Teen BodyWise is a low intensity, psycho-educational group about body image designed for an early stage after admission. The […]

Independent peer review: overwhelming praise for family support, varied treatment programme and high staff morale

News June 6th, 2014

The latest peer review of Newbridge House has praised the quality of facilities, strong multi-disciplinary teams, the rich treatment programme and support provided for parents. The report which follows a visit by QNIC (Quality Network for Inpatient CAMHS) in April 2014, states: “Newbridge House is scoring well against QNIC standards and received good feedback from […]

Focus on eating disorders in men and boys with Professor John Morgan: next in Newbridge Master Class series

News May 20th, 2014

The next event in the well-received Newbridge House Master Class series will be a day focused on eating disorders in boys and men. The speaker at the event, which takes place on Friday, June 27, will be Professor John F Morgan, who has played a leading role in highlighting and researching male eating disorders. Prof […]

Next Newbridge Master Class – “Men, boys and eating disorders” with Professor John F Morgan

News April 23rd, 2014

Acknowledged UK authority on eating disorders among men and boys, Professor John F Morgan, will lead our next Master Class study day, taking place on June 27th, 2014. Professor Morgan is the author of The Invisible Man: A Self-help Guide for Men With Eating Disorders, Compulsive Exercise and Bigorexia. Professor Morgan co-chairs a national Eating […]

Newbridge Master Class Series: highly engaging and interactive ED nursing day

Masterclass, News April 16th, 2014

Nurses and therapists from throughout the UK joined Newbridge practitioners for a day of training led by acknowledged experts within the field. The very successful event on April 11, attended by 40 participants, was the second in the Newbridge House Master Class Series, a rolling programme of training days delivered by national and international experts. […]

Next master class training series announced: focus on eating disorders nursing

News March 11th, 2014

The second event in the Newbridge House master class series has been announced, which will be a focus on nursing people with eating disorders. Eating disorders nursing, a study day led by national leaders in the field, will take place at Newbridge House on Friday, April 11. It will encompass practical training, essential updates and […]

The Sutton Coldfield Observer has published a detailed and insightful feature about Newbridge House

News March 6th, 2014

To mark Eating Disorders Awareness week, Helen Draycott, a reporter for theSutton Coldfield Observer, visited Newbridge House and met a wide range of our staff. Helen wanted to find out what an eating disorder unit does and how young people with anorexia and other eating disorders are treated. The feature Helen produced provides a detailed, […]

Newbridge and community staff come together for a packed international study day

News February 10th, 2014

Eating disorders specialists from many different parts of the UK joined Newbridge House staff for a successful and stimulating international study day. Training was delivered by Norwegians Professor Finn Skårderud and Bente Sommerfeldt who explained mentalisation based treatment (MBT) and its role within eating disorders services. Often described as seeing yourself from the outside and […]

Newbridge House first international study day: training in mentalisation with Norwegian experts

News January 7th, 2014

The first international study day is taking place at Newbridge House in February, delivered by renowned Norwegian trainers.. The theme of the study day, taking place on February 7th, is mentalisation as a strategy in the treatment of eating disorders. Mentalisation is a social competence which allows the individual to understand the minds of others […]

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Newbridge assistant psychologist secures place on prestigious Oxford course

Newbridge collaborates with St George’s in key body image research project

Independent peer review: overwhelming praise for family support, varied treatment programme and high staff morale

Focus on eating disorders in men and boys with Professor John Morgan: next in Newbridge Master Class series

Next Newbridge Master Class – “Men, boys and eating disorders” with Professor John F Morgan

Newbridge Master Class Series: highly engaging and interactive ED nursing day

Next master class training series announced: focus on eating disorders nursing

The Sutton Coldfield Observer has published a detailed and insightful feature about Newbridge House

Newbridge and community staff come together for a packed international study day

Newbridge House first international study day: training in mentalisation with Norwegian experts

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