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ARCs join forces to produce PTSD resources for UK Trauma Council
ARC North East and North Cumbria, ARC North Thames, ARC South West Peninsula and ARC West have contributed to therapist training videos on delivering the best-evidenced treatment for childhood post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They have also developed powerful animations, designed with young people and for young people, explaining the signs of PTSD.
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Young people’s mental health review says service demand will rise
ARC South West Peninsula has supported the first comprehensive review on the mental health of children and young people using evidence from before and during the pandemic.
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Many adolescents game without negative effects on their wellbeing
An ARC Oxford and Thames Valley study found that although school-age adolescents spend considerable time gaming, it is not having a negative impact on their wellbeing.
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NHS support needed in deprived areas as UK faces winter ‘twindemic'
ARC North East and North Cumbria academics have called for additional support in parts of the country most likely to be adversely impacted by a ‘twindemic’ of COVID-19 and flu.
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Unequal impact of deprivation on COVID-19 deaths in the North
ARC Greater Manchester and ARC North East and North Cumbria have found that deprived communities in the North of England shouldered the greatest burden from COVID-19.
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Unintended consequences of patients accessing their health records
Giving patients online access to their GP health records has unintended consequences that can limit its usefulness, an ARC West and University of Bristol study has found.
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The implementation art gallery
ARC East of England has released an innovative guide, in both a virtual gallery format and as a downloadable PDF, for the community of practice approach in research implementation.
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New collection of resources to support public involvement in research
ARC South London has curated a unique collection of resources from across the NIHR and beyond, providing a practical introduction to carrying out public involvement in research.
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Involving under-served groups in research trials requires proactivity
Published work led by ARC Greater Manchester and the University of Manchester, in collaboration with ARC East Midlands, has shown that researchers need to take more proactive steps to ensure those from under-served groups are represented in research trials.
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Health equity message hits the road with a Snakes and Ladders game
ARC North West Coast public advisors invited local communities to 'come play' with them as part of the annual Festival of Social Science, to raise awareness about health inequalities.
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Hospital admissions in people with severe mental illness (SMI)
Independent research supported by ARC North Thames found twice the incidence of emergency physical health admissions in patients with SMI compared to those without SMI.
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What influences decisions to transfer care home residents to the ED?
ARC Yorkshire and Humber has completed a synthesis of six reviews of how decisions to transfer residents from care homes to the emergency department (ED) are made.
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ARCs come together to develop national adult social care agenda
Around 60 participants, including Directors and Social Care theme leads from across the 15 ARCs, joined a summit aiming to further develop the ARC adult social care research agenda.
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ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex's year in a nutshell: Annual report
ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex has published its very first public annual report, which highlights key achievements and milestones reached during the last 12 months.
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Margaret Peters Centre annual report
The Margaret Peters Centre is a collaboration between ARC West Midlands and ARC East Midlands, providing a centre for data analytics and bridging the gap between routine analysis and processing of data in hospitals. Their latest annual report is now available.
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Improving equitable delivery of HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
ARC Northwest London PhD student Flav Coukan's new study was inspired by barriers he faced in accessing PrEP himself. The project aims to improve the equitable delivery of PrEP.
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Does digital health technology help with neurological conditions?
A team of ARC Wessex researchers has been looking at what evidence there is that digital health technologies work for people with conditions like MS, stroke, epilepsy, and migraine.
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New joint role between East Midlands AHSN and ARC East Midlands
Prof Marion Walker MBE has been appointed to a new leadership role as Collaborations Lead for the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) and ARC East Midlands.
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Health inequalities and regional productivity
This blog is by Luke Munford, deputy lead for economic sustainability at ARC Greater Manchester, and Clare Bambra, inequalities lead for ARC North East and North Cumbria and ARCs nationally. Here they explore the links between health inequalities and economic inequalities across the UK and consider the impact of COVID-19.
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Social care: Much more than hospital discharge
Robin Miller, social care theme lead for ARC West Midlands, discusses how social care is portrayed in the media and argues that the focus is too narrow. In this blog, he brings out the diversity and complexity of the social care landscape.
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Searching for solutions for a happy older age: a PhD research journey
Whilst researching her ARC South West Peninsula PhD project, Emily Taylor won an NIHR Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC) with ARC Greater Manchester. In this blog for NIHR’s Your Path in Research campaign, she tells us how her research has led from working in the fast-paced third sector to taking her research out on the road.
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'Is a career in clinical research nursing for me?'
Kim Oakes is one of ARC West's 2023 research interns. Having recently qualified as a Learning Disability Nurse, in this blog she reflects on the next stage of her career, following a path in research.
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'Humans of health research' features ARC Northwest London Director
Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre (Imperial AHSC) celebrates the extraordinary work of clinical researchers and patients in this special collection of interviews. ARC Northwest London Director Azeem Majeed features.
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Building mental health research capacity
Introducing ARC East of England's mental health research capacity lead Adam Coutts. This blog explains his work to build research capability to address the mental health challenges facing communities in this region.
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Why is mental illness 'seldom heard'?
ARC North West Coast public advisor Rob Macdonald writes a blog about mental illness, which is a subject, for personal reasons, always at the front and back of his mind. "Men need to talk about mental illness, it’s 'seldom heard' because it has a secret hidden stigma. It needs to be brought into the light from its dark place where it thrives and hides."
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Sharing ideas and experiences will lead to better outcomes
Jayne Simpson, an ARC Kent, Surrey and Sussex public contributor, shares her experience of taking part in a recent community of research practice event, focussing on neurodevelopment, neurodiversity and children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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'We’re only a patient when we’re in front of a clinician, we’re a person all of the time'
Heather Parsons is ARC Wessex lead for patient and public involvement (PPI) and has spoken previously about her experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following a spell in intensive care 20 years ago. Watch this short video to see what she has to say about why PPI needs to be part of mental health research.
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What difference has the involvement strategy made?
Savitri Hensman, ARC South London's patient, service user, carer and public involvement coordinator, reflects on the impact of the involvement strategy, 18 months on.
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Priority setting for ARC research: Can we take a longer-term view?
In this blog, ARC Yorkshire and Humber’s patient and public involvement team reflect on the process of involving people in the setting of ARC research priorities. Here they propose that a priorities list can evolve over time as more voices are heard and context changes.
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Building bonds to deliver collaborative research and innovation
Marion Walker has been appointed to a pivotal joint role between East Midlands AHSN and ARC East Midlands. Here she blogs about this new position.
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Funding / ARC North Thames mental health research opportunities
Deadline to apply: 12 December
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ARC North Thames is excited to announce various funded opportunities for people working within the field of mental health. These career development and funding opportunities in mental health research include fellowships and springboard funding. Applications are now open and will close on 12 December. Click below to find out more and to apply.
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Event / Human rights and social care forum
9 December, 10am - 11.30am
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How can human rights support people who draw on care to live the life they want at home and in communities where everyone belongs? Join this forum hosted by ARC South London to discuss.
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Event / Digital health inequities seminar
14 December, 1pm - 2pm
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The University of Manchester's Christabel Pankhurst Institute, supported by ARC Greater Manchester, is developing a programme of work around digital health inequities.
As part of this, they host a seminar series about the topic with speakers from different disciplines who have done exemplary research on understanding, identifying or addressing digital health inequities.
At the next seminar, Syed Mustafa Ali will talk about 'Assessing and addressing the impact of digital pain self-reporting on health equity.'
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Watch again / Using Wikipedia to disseminate health research
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How can Wikipedia help disseminate research findings? A webinar recently hosted by ARC West explored how to use Wikipedia to disseminate research findings, with insights from the NIHR’s resident Wikipedian Adam Harangozo. A summary and recording of the webinar are now available
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Catch up / ARC South West Peninsula Research Knowledge Exchange event
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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 Research Knowledge Exchange event, highlights some of their collaborative projects.
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Watch again / CRED talk: Social care and research partnerships
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England’s Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, Prof Deborah Sturdy, has launched the first of ARC Wessex's Care, Research Education and Debate (CRED) talks, providing a platform for staff working in social care to access research findings. A recording of the first CRED talk: 'Social care and research partnerships: What does research mean to you?' is now available.
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Workshop / NIHR ARC implementation workshop series - Workshop 4
16 January, 2pm - 4pm
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ARC North West Coast invites you to register for the fourth and final workshop in this NIHR ARC implementation workshop series.
The two-hour event will focus on ‘Capacity building for implementation' and will be chaired by Caroline Watkins of ARC North West Coast.
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