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ARCs go global
Healthcare workers, researchers and students in India and Nepal will be upskilled by researchers from ARC East Midlands in a bid to improve the care of people living with multiple health conditions as part of a £10 million grant.
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OxWell student survey annual report published
Over 30,000 students from 180 schools participated in this ARC Oxford and Thames Valley-supported survey last year, offering localised insights into the experiences of young people.
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New report on vaping in England to inform national policy
A review of evidence co-authored by an ARC South London researcher, has found that vaping is less harmful than smoking but not risk-free. Urgent action is needed to reduce teenage use.
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Sexual health test vending machines launched
New vending machines offering free sexual health testing kits have been launched in four venues in England. ARC West will evaluate this innovative sexual health service.
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Leading ARC researcher gives keynote at Cost of Living Summit
ARC Wessex's Dianna Smith gave the keynote speech at the Southampton Cost of Living Summit. She recently published a timely book: ‘Food Deserts and Food Insecurity in the UK’.
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How common is patient and public involvement in health research?
ARC South West Peninsula has published one of BMJ Open’s most impactful papers of the year, revealing the frequency of patient and public involvement in health research studies.
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Lockdown associated with fewer physically active older adults
An ARC Greater Manchester paper identified that the proportion of older adults realising the recommended levels of physical activity decreased during the third COVID-19 lockdown.
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Research collaboration focusing on patient safety
The NIHR have announced £3.5 million funding for a Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC) based in the Midlands and co-directed by ARC West Midlands' Director.
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ARC East of England's year in a nutshell: Performance summary
ARC East of England's annual performance summary highlights work from their seven research themes, capacity building, implementation work and public involvement.
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Cost of dying conference: Social welfare needs at the end of life
A national conference supported by ARC North East and North Cumbria has explored the financial and welfare challenges that people can face at the end of life.
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Conference explores dementia care priorities post pandemic
Researchers, healthcare workers, charity representatives and other organisations gathered in Liverpool to discuss the future of dementia care, supported by ARC North West Coast.
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ARCs join forces to support early career researchers
Early career researchers from both ARC Kent, Surrey, Sussex and ARC North Thames came together in September, for their first cross-ARC researcher networking event.
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New improvement science 'Snapshot' introductory video: Top tips
ARC Yorkshire and Humber's Sarah Alderson provides an overview of national audit programmes and shares tips on evaluating changes to audit and feedback to improve care.
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New 'Priorities for Care' research projects announced
ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex has funded six new projects, starting this month, that will provide creative solutions to the provision of health and care services across the region.
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Reflecting our communities and adding value through diversity
As part of Black History Month, ARC South London spoke to Abigail Mensah, a member of the ARC’s Executive and Board, about her involvement in research, the value of bringing different perspectives into the ARC and involving people from diverse backgrounds that reflect local communities.
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Musings on mental health from young people
To mark World Mental Health Day, ARC Northwest London asked their Young People’s Advisory Group (YPAG) to share thoughts on their relationship with mental health and reflect on their experience with the group.
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'Hidden Live' immersive mental health event: A participant's blog
'Hidden Live' is an immersive experience raising awareness of the challenges faced by young people who struggle with their mental health. Ashgan, one of the young people involved, talks about their experience working on this project in this ARC Greater Manchester blog.
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Innovations in improvement science: PhD students and their projects
In this blog, you are introduced to three PhD students and their projects within the Improvement Science theme of ARC Yorkshire and Humber. Megan Smith, Bethany Pritchard and Qandeel Shah discuss their projects and the impacts they hope to achieve.
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Poor air quality inequality: Bridging the gap
Exposure to poor air quality is harmful to health, disproportionately affecting people living in disadvantaged areas. How can we bridge the gap between communities, researchers and organisations to support action on air quality? ARC North West Coast's Jane Cloke explains.
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Integrated Care Systems: Joining up data and information systems
ARC East of England have released a blog and infographic breaking down what Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are and how the changes to data and intelligence will shape the future of population health research.
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Achieving people-centred, integrated care via place-based learning
Whilst there is a global and national drive to achieve people-centred integrated health and care, there is limited discussion about how to develop the workforce required to bring this about. ARC Kent Surrey and Sussex's Ruth Germaine explores a systems-based approach.
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Artificial intelligence in clinical practice
ARC West Midlands' Director Richard Lilford, discusses the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practices and summarises the various concerns.
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Cautious optimism: An ARC Director's eclectic Autumn blog
Despite covering various topics including grief, dementia, covid and the departure of valued colleagues and friends, ARC West's Director John Macleod remains cautiously optimistic in his Autumn blog. 'As much as change we should embrace our inner children' he concludes.
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Awards / ARC social care and public health internships and opportunities
Various opportunities and deadlines
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To mark this year's NIHR Your Path in Research campaign, which starts with a spotlight on social care and public health, we’ve collated all the ARC internships and other ARC opportunities aimed at social care and public health practitioners in this summary page.
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Awards / ARC dementia post doctoral awards
Various opportunities and deadlines
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ARC North Thames has recently opened recruitment for their dementia post doctoral fellows.
All 15 ARCs received funding, provided by NIHR in collaboration with Alzheimer’s Society, to support early career researchers in dementia. This summary page rounds up the dementia awards from all ARCs, including ARC North Thames.
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Awards / ARC East Midlands' PhD/MD student prize
Deadline for applications: 25 November
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ARC East Midlands will award three travel and/or research prizes to PhD/MD students. Students should be either directly funded by the ARC or their supervisor should have a link to the ARC.
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Catch up / ARC South West Peninsula Knowledge Exchange Event
Online
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Health and care organisations met to discuss the local challenges and opportunities of integrating health and social care in the South West.
This roundup from ARC South West Peninsula's recent PenARC Knowledge Exchange Event, highlights some of their collaborative projects.
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Workshop / Supporting young people at risk of self-harm and suicide
2 November, 10am - 12pm
Online
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Your Voice Heard is a project to develop guidelines for policy makers and practitioners to support young people at risk of self-harm and suicide. It was funded by ARC North East and North Cumbria. Join and discuss the project findings at this interactive workshop.
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Event / Fabulous Care Homes, Inspirational Research
3 November, 12pm - 4.30pm
Reed Hall, University of Exeter
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A free in-person learning and networking event, focused on sharing knowledge, research and creative ideas around the care home sector from the University of Exeter and Care Homes Knowledge (ExCHANGE) Collaboration.
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Event / ARC East of England Capacity Building Roadshow Autumn 2022
8 November, 11am - 1pm
Online
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This ARC East of England event is for those who are interested in developing, or progressing, a career in health and social care research. Find out about funding opportunities and support for staff and students in health and care sectors in the East of England.
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Seminar / Health Literacy: From policy to practice
14 November, 11am - 3pm
Hybrid meeting: Face to face or online
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This hybrid ARC North East and North Cumbria event will hear from those developing and implementing health literacy plans at international, national and local levels, with a particular focus on how to identify and engage levers for change, and how to identify and overcome barriers to change.
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Webinar / Optimisation of resources for sustainable management and living with long term conditions
14 November, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Online
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Join this webinar chaired by Prof Mari Carmen Portillo, Professor of Long Term Conditions at the University of Southampton and ARC Wessex theme lead for Long Term Conditions.
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Workshop / NIHR ARC implementation workshop series - Workshop 2
14 November, 2pm - 4pm
Online
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ARC West invites you to register for the second workshop in the NIHR ARC Implementation Workshop series.
The two-hour event will focus on ‘Co-production in implementation' and will be chaired by Deputy Director of ARC West, Dr Sabi Redwood.
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Symposium / National ARC symposium for inequalities and prevention
16 - 17 November
York
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ARC North East and North Cumbria will be leading this National Inequalities and Prevention Symposium.
Places are free but limited, with booking only available to those who have received a booking link. If you think you should have received a link but haven’t yet, or if you would like to be added to the waiting list to receive a booking link in the event of cancellations, then please email arcnenc@cntw.nhs.uk
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Seminar / Using Wikipedia to disseminate health research
22 November, 11am - 12pm
Online
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This seminar, hosted by ARC West, will explore how to use Wikipedia to disseminate research findings, with insights from the NIHR’s Wikipedian in residence.
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Workshop / Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA)
22 November, 11am - 1pm
Online
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ARC East Midlands is running a series of workshops to support individuals in carrying out an Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA). The next EqIA workshop is being held on 22 November 2022. These workshops are only available to ARC study teams and researchers.
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Event / NHS CHECK Mental Health Conference
5 December, 9.30am - 5pm
Kings College, London
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NHS CHECK is the UK's largest survey of the mental health and wellbeing of all NHS staff during COVID-19 and beyond. ARC North Thames is the lead ARC on NHS CHECK, working collaboratively with 7 ARCs across the country.
This event will be discussing NHS CHECK findings. Hear from the NHS themselves on the impact the research has had and invite conversation with industry leaders and influencers.
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Event / Improving care for mental health
5 December, 10am - 4pm
Southampton Science Park
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This ARC Wessex event 'Improving care for mental health: How research can change and save lives' is an opportunity for you if you work in a mental health-related setting in the Wessex area and are interested in research.
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Course / Evidence in Practice: An Introductory Course
9 January - 8 March 2023
Deadline to apply: 28 November 2022
Online and in-person
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ARC North Thames Academy are offering a new short course providing the opportunity to gain the practical skills and knowledge needed to apply evidence to your health and care practice/setting.
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