Welcome to the final edition of the ARC East Midlands newsletter of 2022!
We wish you a happy Christmas and very best wishes for the New Year.
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our colleagues very much for their hard work and dedication this year. As always, we are also very grateful to our patient groups and partners who continue to support our work.
In this edition we share details of our international funding to allow us to make a difference globally. Our recent collaborations include working with colleagues in India and Nepal in a bid to improve the care of people living with multiple health conditions, and a visit to Ghana looking at health screening and education.
Meanwhile, we have been increasing our research profile into Long COVID and supported international research which found that nearly half of the COVID-19 patients were still experiencing symptoms of the virus four months after being infected.
In other news, we’re very pleased to appoint a new joint role with the ARC East Midlands and East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (AHSN). This pivotal link will strengthen collaboration between both organisations to ensure research evidence and innovation makes a difference to patients and all communities.
Finally I wish you and your families a happy, safe and healthy festive season.
With very best wishes
Professor Kamlesh Khunti
Director, NIHR ARC East Midlands
We have seen some brilliant outcomes over the past year. Below are some of our highlights from April 2021 to March 2022.
ARC East Midlands to share expertise in global project
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.
ARC East Midlands researchers take part in NIHR campaign
An occupational therapist and a mental health nurse from Nottingham have shared how they ventured into the world of academia as part of Your Path in Research campaign.
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