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NIHR ARC East of England co-produce a play exploring fear and stigma surrounding death
As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week (2 - 6 May 2022), NIHR ARC East of England commissioned 'You'll be Fine', a play for voices exploring the Compassionate Communities approach to palliative and end of life care. It highlights the importance of close relationships to help us live well until we die, reducing the fear and stigma surrounding the end of life.
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Self-monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy
Research carried out with support from NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley suggests that self-monitoring blood pressure during pregnancy doesn’t lead to it being detected early. Self-monitoring also doesn’t seem to help control blood pressure during pregnancy.
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How did children’s contacts with GPs change during COVID-19?
NIHR ARC Northwest London research has found the use of remote consulting for children doubled during lockdowns, helping reduce the impact of fewer face-to-face GP contacts.
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Tackling digital exclusion for survivors of modern slavery during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Smartphones enable access to support, services and integration for survivors of modern slavery and should be considered an essential element of survivor support packages, an ARC West study has shown.
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Supporting parents and carers of children with OCD
Results from NIHR ARC Greater Manchester's CO-ASSIST study show that developing an online information platform for parents and carers of children living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the most feasible and helpful solution to supporting them.
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Supporting staff to improve the lives of those living with dementia in care homes
NIHR ARC South West Peninsula’s WHELD study will evaluate a care home training programme that could improve the lives of the most vulnerable people with dementia.
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Understanding the needs of people living alone with dementia
A new study supported by NIHR ARC North Thames aims to better understand the needs of people living alone with dementia. It will explore how they contact and access social care services and how these services can be improved.
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“Once one door opens, ten more doors open"
Lauren Cox, a mental health nurse and cognitive behavioural therapist by background, is one of the awardees who has benefited from a fellowship with the National Institute for Health and Care Research, supported by NIHR ARC North West Coast. Read about her unique research journey and the opportunities it has created.
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Changing care to improve health outcomes for women and babies
NIHR ARC South London's researchers are working on multiple studies into how health outcomes for women and babies at higher risk of complications during pregnancy can be improved.
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Project aims to improve access to perinatal mental health support
Researchers from ARC North East and North Cumbria are co-delivering a project to create accessible perinatal mental health services for people experiencing disadvantage in the region.
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International collaborative on ageing led by ARC Yorkshire and Humber publishes first paper
The new Ageing Research Trialists Steering Committee is an international collaborative chaired by Professor Andrew Clegg, Theme Lead, Older People with Frailty theme at NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber. It has published its first paper, an individual participant data meta-analysis.
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ARC West Midlands publishes school-based mental health research guidance
Researchers from the Youth Mental Health theme of NIHR ARC West Midlands have published guidance for researchers, practitioners and schools around school-based mental health research.
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ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex funded scholarship opportunities
ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex is looking for students who are enthusiastic about applied health and social care research to become part of their research community.
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Pensioner backs volunteering campaign by sharing his journey into health research
A retired chemist from Nottingham is supporting NIHR’s Be Part of Research Trailblazers campaign, aimed at getting more people involved in research. Working with NIHR ARC East Midlands, Dr Fred Higton wanted to share how he volunteered “to give back” after having a stroke.
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Catch up on ARC Wessex’s qualitative network webinar series
Dr Kinda Ibrahim from ARC Wessex runs a series of online seminars looking at qualitative research. All the past webinars, covering a range of topics from phone interviews to realist synthesis, are available on the ARC Wessex academy pages.
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Recovery for children and young people’s mental health after COVID-19
In this blog, members of the ARC Northwest London’s Multimorbidity and Mental Health Theme talk about their aspirations. They discuss the mental health research infrastructure and why they are addressing the mental health needs of children and young people in the wake of the pandemic.
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How can ARCs deliver on their objectives?
Richard Lilford, NIHR ARC West Midlands Director, examines the scale and potential reach of an ARC, and asks how ARCs can be configured to maximise impact when so much is expected of them.
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“Let’s ExCHANGE!” An invitation to collaborate on important care homes research
ARC South West Peninsula Postdoctoral Research Associate Chloe Place tells us about the ExCHANGE project team’s work and calls for increased collaboration to benefit those living and working in care homes.
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COVID-19 and safe care home visits: the importance of early and clear guidance
Dr Clarissa Giebel from ARC North West Coast offers an overview care home visits during the pandemic. She highlights the importance of giving guidance early, which was available in countries like the Netherlands but not the UK.
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Conducting research in care homes – reflections from a qualitative researcher
In this blog, Dr Jon Banks, a qualitative research fellow at NIHR ARC West, reflects on his experience doing research interviews with care home staff and residents as part of an evaluation of the Recommended Summary plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT).
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Social isolation, loneliness and the mental health of care home residents – lessons from COVID-19
ARC South London’s social care researcher Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green explores the devastating effects on people living in care homes of social isolation and loneliness because of the pandemic.
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Looking ahead to ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex’s Research Week 2022
In this vlog, Professor Sally Kendall, ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex’s Research Capacity Lead, talks about their Research Week programme, taking place on 20-23 June 2022.
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New free training for professionals supporting parents who've suffered neonatal loss
ARC North East and North Cumbria researchers explain their new training programme for health professionals to support parents who have had a loss from a multiple pregnancy.
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My experiences as an Implementation Research Fellow
Alice Cunningham looks at her experiences as a new Implementation Research Fellow with the Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy.
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Webinar catch up / Innovation and implementation in social care
On demand
Online
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How can we better support innovation and tackle implementation challenges in the social care sector? The fourth webinar in the ARC North Thames innovation and implementation science webinar series is now available as a recording.
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PhD opportunities / Six studentships for projects in healthy and active ageing
Application deadline: 25 May
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These six PhD studentships are available through a partnership between the Dunhill Medical Trust, NIHR ARC Greater Manchester, the University of Manchester and the NIHR Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit (PRU). They will provide funding for tuition fees and a stipend for three years.
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Shared learning event / Health economics in ageing research
26 May 10am - 1pm
Online
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This event for the ARCs will provide an overview of methods of economic evaluation in ageing research. Hosted by NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber in partnership with ARC Greater Manchester and collaboratively with ARC Wessex.
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Symposium / Building research capacity in social care
26 May 1-3pm
Online
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NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex Social Care and Academy teams invite practitioners and early-career researchers to join this free two-hour event on developing research projects in social care.
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Education series / Virtual events covering multiple long-term conditions
1-15 June, 12pm - 2pm
Location: online
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ARC East Midlands is hosting an online education series aiming to bridge the gap between the research and clinical management of people with multiple long-term conditions. Topics include:
- Managing multiple long-term conditions
- Real world data and future directions
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Conference / National PROMs Annual Research Conference
14 - 15 June
Online
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Colleagues at the Welsh Value in Health Centre are hosting this year’s UK PROMs Annual Research Conference on 14 and 15 June. The conference will include plenary sessions, expert panels, oral presentations and posters from PROMs researchers across the UK and beyond.
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Shared learning event / The value of seldom heard voices in ageing research
15 June 10am–12.30pm
Online
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Come and explore how we can reach and engage with a diverse older population and those that are seldom heard. Part of a series of shared learning events by the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations Healthy Ageing, Dementia and Frailty National Priority Programme, led by ARC South West Peninsula.
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Research symposium / ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex Research Week 2022
20 - 23 June, 10am - 3pm
Online and in-person at the University of Sussex
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This year's ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex Research Week includes a line-up of learning and development events, research insight talks and presentations aimed primarily at early career researchers, PhD students and independent researchers. The programme reflects equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms and how it is important for applied research across all professions and disciplines.
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Residential summer school / Transforming patient and public engagement with research
27 June - 1 July
Online and in-person at the University of Exeter
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An opportunity to go beyond the numbers and the rhetoric and explore innovative and honest ways of generating and disseminating knowledge, and how to foster uptake by building constructive and creative relationships with external partners.
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Workshops / Need help with your Equality Impact Assessment (EqiA)?
Workshops running 29 June - 24 August
Online
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These ARC East Midlands workshops are aimed at researchers and study teams within NIHR ARCs who require further support in carrying out an EqIA.
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Conference / 5th UK Implementation Science Research Conference
14 - 15 July
Online
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Now in its fifth year, this ARC South London conference will bring together researchers, policymakers, clinicians, practitioners and service users from around the world. Plenary speakers include:
- Vanessa Carter, an antimicrobial resistance and One Health advocate, South Africa
- Jill Francis, Professor of Implementation Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
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