Collaborations

We collaborate closely with a range of partner organisations.

Our partnerships focus upon both research and quality improvement work, and span the workstreams of Dyfodol. Please do get in touch should you wish to work with us.

The list below represents a selection of our more formal collaborations.

We are currently working with the CAMHS Service, Government of Western Australia, on a suite of projects on the mental health of children and young people, which includes looking at comparative work that we are undertaking.

This has included a focus on access to early interventions, the 'front door' of mental health services for children and young people, as well as the reduction in inpatient admissions.

Selected projects have included:

  • Hosting a joint roundtable, and issuing a report 'From Crisis to Care: the NHS 111 Journey across Continents'. This roundtable was supported by the Learned Society of Wales.
  • Presenting findings across our joint work to the 2025 Child & Adolescent Health Service, Child Health Research Symposium. This was hosted by the Government of Western Australia.

We are currently working with the Public Mental Health Implementation Centre (PMHIC), throughout our workstream and focus on public mental health in Wales.

Jointly, we have produced a series of Framework for Action reports, to improve physical health provision for people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) in Wales.

This has included:

We are working with Cardiff University's School of Mathematics to develop large language models against scenario analysis. 

Mathematical modelling, which has proven effective across various industries, offers a toolbox to help optimising mental health services by improving resource allocation, staff scheduling, and patient care pathways.

Our programme has utilised mathematical modelling techniques specifically queuing theory, discrete event simulation (DES), and mathematical programming to ultimately address key challenges in mental health services – leveraging mathematical modelling for more effective and responsive mental health services.

Whilst we have collaborated on several academic studies, we have helped inform the work of NHS Wales' Joint Commissioning Committee in assessment of Mother and Baby Unit provision in Wales.