Voluntary sector plays key role on delivering community services during lockdown
The study, ‘Community-based volunteering in response to COVID-19: the COV-VOL project’, funded by the NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex, took place during the first lockdown. It looked at how the volunteer workforce had rapidly and safely engaged in the community and to determine what impact they had on the older people they supported.
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Spotlight on dementia features NIHR ARC North West Coast research
During #DementiaActionWeek, NIHR ARC NWC researchers shone a light on the impact COVID-19 has had on those living with dementia and subsequent access to support services. Featuring videos, blogs, research, podcasts and calls for action, it gives a real insight into the benefit of research and impact of the pandemic in this critical health area.
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NIHR ARC Wessex Long-COVID Partnership shortlisted for excellence in patient care
A digital programme to support people recovering from the effects of Long-COVID has been shortlisted for an award by the Royal College of Physicians, The Living With COVID programme is in collaboration with NIHR ARC North Thames, University College London and St Bart’s NHS Trust.
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Eight new projects join NIHR ARC Wessex portfolio
£1.2 million pounds has been awarded to eight new NIHR ARC Wessex research projects after a competition. Three have been chosen for ageing and dementia, another three around long-term conditions, and one each for the healthy communities and workforce and health systems themes. ARC Wessex ran a competition to select the best proposals to join the research portfolio. Half of the 16 proposals were selected and approved by the ARC Wessex Partnership board.
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Patient reporting of possible cancer symptoms to GPs fell during first wave of pandemic
NIHR ARC West funded researchers analysed anonymous information from 21 GP practices in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, covering 124,000 patients over 50. They compared data from April-July 2020 with the same period in 2019.
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Boost for the search for new depression treatments
ARC East of England supported a virtual conference with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Eastern Academic Health Science Network, to share the latest research on biological, psychological and social factors underlying persistent depression.
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Co-production during health emergencies – new book launches
A new book, COVID-19 and Co-production in Health and Social Care Research, Policy and Practice, has been created by a diverse editorial team, including researchers at NIHR ARCs South London, West and East of England to illustrate how co-production can help our response to the pandemic.
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NIHR ARC East Midlands Director receives £2.2m for major type 2 diabetes research project
NIHR ARC East Midlands Director and Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester, Professor Kamlesh Khunti, has been given £2.2m to launch a major study to investigate the potential link between people with type 2 diabetes, foot ulcers and heart disease.
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BMI cut-offs do not represent minority ethnic communities
NIHR ARC West Midlands supported research shows that body mass index (BMI) cut-offs for obesity and diabetes risk currently used by the World Health Organization and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence are not appropriate for adults from minority ethnic communities in England and could potentially be putting their health at risk.
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Children and adolescents’ mental health: one year on
The NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley supported 'COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemic’ (CO-SPACE) study, reports that behavioural, emotional and attentional difficulties in children changed considerably throughout the past year, increasing in times of national lockdown and decreasing as restrictions eased and schools reopened.
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New study shows positive impact of minimum unit price policy on alcohol in Scotland and Wales
A new study, co-authored by researchers from the NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria and published in The Lancet Public Health, has shown that a Minimum Unit Price of 50p on alcohol in Scotland is having a lasting impact on some of the heaviest-drinking households – with early data from Wales showing a similar, early impact.
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Data Science programme extends to address issues of national importance
NIHR PenARC announced the extension of their prestigious Data Science Programme, to health, social care and policing staff from across the whole of England. The Health Services Modelling Programme offers the opportunity to work on a modelling, simulation or data science project to address an important organisational issue and has led to multi-million pound investments in mental health and urgent care services, and the establishment of NHS modelling and Data Science roles.
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New video showcases the value of community in Greater Manchester
In collaboration with NIHR ARC Greater Manchester public contributors have shared the co-produced ‘Valuing Community’ video, where you can hear all about what being involved with NIHR ARC GM's Public and Community Involvement and Engagement Panel means to those involved.
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Behaviour change techniques: what are they and how do I use them?
Designed and delivered by NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber’s Improvement Science theme, these short videos introduce practitioners, researchers and anyone else with an interest in improvement science to key methods and approaches in an accessible way. In the latest Improvement Science Snapshot, Professor Rebecca Lawton walks us through behaviour change techniques: what they are and how to make use of them.
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Professor Azeem Majeed answers key questions on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Professor Azeem Majeed, Director of NIHR ARC NWL and professor of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College, spoke to the Daily Mirror and answered nine key questions on why people are not getting the COVID vaccine. The article responds to questions or statements concerning whether vaccines are really safe, concerns about others needing priority, worries around blood clots and death from vaccinations to mistrust of the government.
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“I started out trying to recover and find my way into a new life” – Rosie Davies on 20 years of PPI
Rosie Davies, Patient and Public Involvement Research Fellow at NIHR ARC West and People in Health West of England, retires in June. In this blog she looks back on 20 years of being involved in patient and public involvement.
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Board Public Advisors - A personal perspective
Michelle Gardener joined NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex as a Public Advisor to the Board last year in April 2020 in this blog she explains why she joined, where she feels her involvement has already made a difference and what she’s hoping to achieve.
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Care home visits during the pandemic - a look into the past and a view into the future
In this joint blog Dr Clarissa Giebel (NIHR ARC North West Coast) and Dr Emma Vardy (Salford Royal NHS FoundationTrust) discuss the latest research that sheds light on how people with dementia living in the community have been affected by the pandemic.
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Why we need to invest in lay reviewers
In the latest NIHR ARC East of England blog post, public contributor Lynn Laidlaw and Inclusive Involvement in Research for Practice-led Health and Social Care theme co lead, Elspeth Mathie, share their experience of lay reviewing for research journals, and consider how to improve support for people to do this.
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Ensuring people in south London with serious mental illness who contract COVID-19 are provided with oximeters
Professor Gaughran discusses research by NIHR ARC South London’s informatics team that has helped to ensure that people in south London with serious mental illness, who have COVID-19, are provided with oximeters under the 'COVID Oximetry @home' service.
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Self Help: A critical factor in healthcare for many people
NIHR ARC West Midlands Director, Richard Lilford, looks at the question ‘At what point does self-care topple over into self-help?’ While the two may be conceptually distinct, they may merge in practice.
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COVID-19: How life has changed during a year of the pandemic
NIHR Peninsula ARC heard from some of their colleagues about how a year of the COVID-19 pandemic has been for them and about the sometimes surprising ways that life has changed.
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Physical health of children and young people on mental health inpatient units
Dr Rebekah Carney blogs about a recent review that combines the previous research looking at physical health and behavioural risk (such as smoking, inactivity and diet) in children and young people receiving treatment from mental health inpatient units.
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Caught in or out of the web? Do people with severe mental ill health have the skills they need to fully engage with and benefit from the internet and digital technologies?
Access to the internet and knowing how to use digital devices are important for everyday life and work. A new survey study, carried out by NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber, is investigating whether people with severe mental ill-health have the essential digital skills to engage with the online world
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Webinar - Qualitative approaches to understanding innovation and implementation science: a case study of dementia
Wednesday 16 June, 2 – 4pm
Location: Online
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Join NIHR ARC North Thames and leading qualitative researchers from across the UK to explore and discuss the intricacies and challenges of implementing high-quality research evidence that informs and enhances care for people living with dementia.
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5th National Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Annual Research Conference
Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 June
Location: Online
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The programme will include a mixture of plenary sessions, workshops, oral presentations and posters by PROMs researchers from across the UK and internationally. The event will bring together leading experts and early career researchers to engage with the latest advances in the field of PROMs research and implementation.
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Participatory action research with children and young people: An introduction to values and practice
Thursday 17 June, 3 - 4pm
Location: Online
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Aimed at anyone planning to carry out participatory research alongside children and young people. Speakers will outline the key principles, share experiences and invite questions.
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Webinar - Sharing your research: disseminating findings and using these in practice
Thursday 24 June, 11am – 12noon
Location: Online
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This webinar is part of the NIHR ARC North Thames Academy Activating Research series and is intended as an introduction to disseminating your research findings and implementing them into practice. Three short presentations will cover different routes for disseminating your findings.
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The future of research in care homes – the role of good quality data (EMRAN Summer Meeting)
Wednesday, June 30, 12 - 1.30pm
Location: Online
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Prof Adam Gordon will discuss the DACHA research programme and may touch upon the new COVID care home trial. Discussion of opportunities for research collaboration using integrated data.
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Webinar: How has COVID-19 changed the way we do research?
Friday 9 July, 11am -12noon
Location: Online
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In this NIHR ARC Wessex webinar we hear from Geriatrician Dr Stephen Lim, PPI lead Dr Caroline Barker and Digital Health lead Dr Kat Bradbury about what changed after March 2020 and how they were able to adjust. Hosted by Dr Nisreen Alwen MBE, Associate Professor in Public Health and an advocate for better post-COVID care.
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NIHR ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex Academy Researcher’s Week
Monday 12 to Friday 16 July
Location: Online
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This summer, ARC KSS Academy will be hosting a week of free, online events to support the learning and development needs of applied health and social care researchers across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
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Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Research Forum
Wed 14 July, 1 – 2pm
Location: Online
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Monitoring the experiences of care home visiting during the pandemic in the Netherlands (and implications for the UK). Join NIHR ARC North West Coast for this online forum featuring Dr Bram de Boer talk about his research into visiting in Dutch care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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4th UK Implementation Science Research Conference
Dates: 15 & 16 July 2021
Location: Online
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This year's conference theme is 'Supporting the pandemic response? Implementation science in the time of COVID-19'. We have five leading implementation science and public health experts confirmed as speakers inclsduing Barbara Gray, Health Inequalities Advisor to Lewisham Council, Professor Trish Greenhalgh, University of Oxford, Professor Susan Michie, UCL,Associate professor Rohina Joshi, UNSW Sydney and Dr Habib Naqvi, Director of the NHS Race and Health Observatory.
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