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News ReviewNews ReviewPartnerships in Care opens its first facility in ScotlandPartnerships in Care (PiC), the UK’s leadingindependent provider of specialist mentalhealth care and related services, is pleased toannounce the purchase of its first hospital inScotland, The Ayr Clinic in Ayrshire.The Ayr Clinic is a 24 bed low secure, purposebuilt psychiatric unit providing secure inpatientcare and treatment for men andwomen suffering from mental illness, personalitydisorder or a mild learning disability.On completion of the purchase, MylesPaterson, Regional Executive Director forPartnerships in Care in Scotland said, “Welook forward to working in partnership withThe Scottish Forensic Network and the localhealth boards to extend our first class mentalhealth services to new purchasers, enhancingthe quality of existing services and building onthe good relationships that have already beenestablished.”Andreana Adamson, Chair of the ForensicNetwork in Scotland, welcomes the arrival ofPiC to Scotland: “PiC has a well respectedreputation in the field. Clinicians are experiencedin referring patients to the services PiCoffer in specialist forensic services, particularlyin their units in the North of England.”For more information:T. +44 (0) 20 8327 1818E. LHamblin@partnershipsincare.co.ukPartnerships in Care launches its brand new websitePartnerships in Care (PiC), the UK’s leadingindependent provider of specialist mental healthcare and related services, is pleased to announcetoday the launch of its brand new companywebsite at www.partnershipsincare.co.ukThe new site provides commissioners, healthcareprofessionals and other audiences interested inPiC with:• increased functionality, including easier andmore intuitive site navigation• more in-depth information on the local serviceswe provide• further assistance for referrals• an online job application processThe launch ties in with PiC’s latest hospitalacquisition, The Ayr Clinic in Scotland,announced separately today.Fred Sinclair-Brown, Group Chief Executive ofPartnerships in Care said: “We now have 23hospitals providing services to over 180 primarycare trusts, commissioning consortia and socialservices. We are excited to launch a new websitethat reflects the size and depth of our organisationand hope the new website provides customersand other interested parties with easyaccess to all the information they need.”For more information:T. +44 (0)20 8327 1818,E. LHamblin@partnershipsincare.co.ukPresident of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND)Association, Lembit Opik MP, was presented with acheque for £5,000 from The Hospital SaturdayFund (HSF), the charitable trust associated withHSF health plan. The cheque was presented toLembit at the House of Commons and is to beinvested in research into MND.After receiving the cheque Lembit said: “TheHSF has always been a life saver and today they’veput their money behind this noble intent by givingAwards and AppointmentsCheque presented to president of MND Associationa hugely generous £5,000 to the cause of curingMND.“Every penny of the money given by HSF will bematched by the Government. So, in effect, this is a£10,000 contribution to the search for a cure.“On behalf of all those living with MND, andthose who won’t suffer it one day in the not-toodistantfuture, I thank HSF, their staff and theirvision of a world free of MND. It’s a vision we allshare.”The Encephalitis Society proudly welcomes their first presidentActors Martin Kemp, Patron of the EncephalitisSociety and Mathew Bose, Ambassador for theEncephalitis Society welcomed the first President ofthe Encephalitis Society, Professor Barbara Wilson,OBE. The event took place on 17 October 2007during a cruise along the river Thames in London.The Encephalitis Society is the only resource of itskind in the world providing direct support, informationand education to people affected by encephalitisand the professionals involved in their care. Onbehalf of the Society, Martin Kemp welcomedProfessor Barbara Wilson, OBE,‘I am delighted to welcome Professor Wilson andlook forward to working with her in our quest tosupport people affected by encephalitis and to raiseawareness of this very grave syndrome,’. ProfessorWilson has been a long standing clinical advisor toAva Easton, Development Manager,Encephalitis Society, Martin Kemp andProfessor Barbara Wilson, OBE.the Society and on her forthcoming retirement from theMedical Research Council, accepted the position ofPresident of the Society. Professor Wilson is a clinical neuropsychologistand international expert on memory problemsfollowing acquired brain injury: ‘It is a great honourto be invited to accept this position with the EncephalitisSociety,’ said Professor Wilson. ‘In my own field of braininjury rehabilitation, the patients most frequently referredfor cognitive rehabilitation are those with traumatic braininjury but after that the diagnostic group most seen aresurvivors of encephalitis. The professionalism and innovationshown by the Society in their quest to support andinform is quite breathtaking.’For further information contact: The EncephalitisSociety, 7b Saville Street, Malton, YO17 7LL,Tel. +44 (0)1653 692 583,E. ava@encephalitis.info W. www.encephalitis.infoACNR • VOLUME 8 NUMBER 1 • MARCH/APRIL 2008 I 55