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NHS staff share experiences of discrimination during the pandemic
A qualitative ARC South London study found ethnicity, social class, privilege, 'Britishness', and even training pedigree to be factors in discrimination amongst NHS staff.
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Mental health 'thermometers'
ARC East of England has been developing innovative computerised platforms that aim to measure mental health precisely and in real-time, akin to 'digital thermometers for the mind'.
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Compassionate Communities funding initiative, a year on
ARC Northwest London has been working with Imperial Health Charity to evaluate the impact and learn lessons from a £350,000 grassroots health and wellbeing funding initiative.
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Gender differences in behaviours linked to faster cognitive decline
Men who experience behaviour changes in later life are at risk of faster cognitive decline than women, according to a newly published study supported by ARC South West Peninsula.
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Risk of diabetes found to be higher in urban areas than in rural areas
ARC Greater Manchester research, published in BMJ Open, has identified that people living in built-up parts of England are more at risk of diabetes than those living in the countryside.
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Who influences people with obesity?
A new paper from ARC Wessex looks at how social influences affect people with obesity. Surprisingly, family and health professionals can have a negative impact.
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Improving care for disadvantaged LGBTQIA+ people
A new ARC North East and North Cumbria study, led by a practitioner with over 30 years of frontline experience, aims to improve care for disadvantaged LGBTQIA+ people.
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Children’s mental health two years after the start of the pandemic
ARC Oxford and Thames Valley supported a survey that looked at child mental health symptoms in March 2020 and then again in March 2022. The findings are available online.
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Sussex partners join forces to improve young people's mental health
Around 90 attendees, including young people, came together to develop ambitions for youth mental health services at a Brighton summit co-ordinated by ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
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Pros and cons of remote incontinence assessments
A survey of 65 community continence services has revealed benefits and drawbacks of phone assessments for their patients. The recently published study was supported by ARC West.
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Born and Bred in (BaBi) project adds more cities to its network
BaBi is a network of birth cohort studies, supported by the Born in Bradford project and ARC Yorkshire and Humber. It now has branches in Leeds, Doncaster, Wakefield and East London.
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ARC theme lead joins UK National Screening Committee
Natalie Armstrong, Professor of Healthcare Improvement Research and ARC East Midlands theme lead, has been appointed to the UK National Screening Committee.
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Finding the signal in the noise: Improving the use of NHS systemic data
The use of Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts is known to improve patient safety. An ARC West Midlands paper in BMJ Quality & Safety explores their potential for the NHS.
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New research collection launched to help us age well
Becoming older needn’t be synonymous with becoming less healthy. Indeed, ARC South West Peninsula has collated a collection of ageing research, making it easier to find projects aimed at helping communities age well.
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When the All Stars and academics align
ARC East of England researchers Helena Wythe, Natalie Pattison and Julia Jones were joined by the Purple All Stars learning disability collective to collaborate on a wordless book. The picture book helps people with learning disabilities understand COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Good Lives, Learning Disability Research Network launched
ARC Kent Surrey and Sussex's Diana Ramsey introduces the new Good Lives, Learning Disability Research Network, recently launched to coincide with Learning Disability Week. The network aims to contribute to research and improve the lives around 80,000 people across Kent, Surrey and Sussex that are living with a learning disability.
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Impact of diabetes prevention programme summarised in animation
The Healthier You: National Health Service Diabetes Prevention Programme was rolled out back in 2016. The ARC Greater Manchester team involved in evaluating this large national programme summarise their findings in an animated video.
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Primary care contacts with children and young people in lockdown
Face-to-face contacts with GPs fell by 88% in the first COVID-19 lockdown, mostly falling among children aged 1-14. The British Journal of General Practice interviewed ARC Northwest London researcher Kim Foley about her recent paper looking at how young people's contacts with primary care changed in the first lockdown.
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Pint of Science event: Is Scooby-Doo the healthiest cartoon character?
This was just one of the questions answered at a sold out Bristol gathering for Pint of Science, a festival that brings researchers into pubs to talk about their work. ARC West researcher Carlos Sillero Rejon, who discussed the true cost of good health at the event, reflects on the evening.
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ARC director feedback for NIHR research commissioners
ARC West Midlands Director, Richard Lilford, concludes his ‘Reflections of an ARC Director’ series of blogs by suggesting principles for commissioners to consider for any future funding.
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Designing public health governance in the UK: Challenges and lessons
Public health researchers Jacqueline Johnson, Albert Weale and ARC South London's Peter Littlejohns, explore how public health governance is designed in the UK and the implications for the Covid-19 Public Inquiry.
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Watch again / National PROMs Annual Research Conference
Online
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Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) have become an accepted way of measuring the outcome of an intervention as the patient sees it.
This year’s UK PROMs Annual Research Conference was hosted in June by colleagues at the Welsh Value in Health Centre and welcomed PROMs researchers from across the UK and beyond.
Recordings from the sessions are available to view online.
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Meeting / East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) meeting
21 July, 2pm - 3.30pm
Online
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The theme for the next East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) meeting, hosted by ARC East Midlands, is: Assistive robots influence on the dynamics in health and social care.
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Seminar / ARC East of England Knowledge Exchange Seminar: Applied Informatics Hub
12 July, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Online
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The NIHR South London Applied Informatics Hub brings together digital innovations in health and social care to provide a single resource for applied scholars. Theme lead Fiona Gaughran will introduce the Hub and invite your contributions to its evolution.
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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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Training course / Becoming research active – for health and social care professionals
5 September - 4 November
Deadline for applications: 24 July
Online and self-paced learning
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Are you a nurse, allied health professional, social care professional, public health or local government member of staff who is interested in research or who has had some exposure to research and wants to become more involved?
ARC North Thames is offering this free, online course specifically tailored to frontline health and social care professionals who are new to research. The course consists of a combination of self-paced and live skills tutorials, peer learning, expert consultation and signposting to further support and resources.
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Save the date / National ARC Symposium for Inequalities and Prevention
16 - 17 November
York
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ARC North East and North Cumbria will be leading a National Inequalities and Prevention Symposium this November, in York.
More information about the event will be available soon. Places are free but will be limited due to venue capacity. If you’re interested in attending, please email arcnenc@cntw.nhs.uk to receive a link when registration opens in September.
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Conference / The cost of dying – learning to change
14 October, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Durham
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Social welfare problems, particularly around finances, employment and housing, can have a significant impact towards the end of life, and routes to support can be difficult to find.
This conference focusses on the challenges of daily life when living with a limited prognosis, and will explore system-wide learning as a route to change.
The event includes speakers from Marie Cure and the UCL Centre for Access to Justice.
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