Over 150 came along to our webinar on creative and inclusive techniques in research on 6 November! If you want to know how LEGO, sandboxing, Play-Doh or drawing could be used in research projects, read our news story, download the slides and watch the recording here arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/webinar-show...

22,000 babies in England have been protected from developing cerebral palsy, thanks to PReCePT - a programme to increase uptake of magnesium sulfate - according to data from the national neonatal audit. This great news comes ahead of #WorldPrematurityDay tomorrow arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/22000-babies...

📣 New research shows the ICON program plays a crucial role in helping new parents cope with infant crying 🤱 Helping to prevent #AbusiveHeadTrauma 👉 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/parents-expe... #PublicHealth #parenting #InfantSafety @juliebrose.bsky.social @jelenasavovic.bsky.social

🏆 We are super proud of 6 years of achievements, including: 202 projects 🧑‍🔬 596 papers 📓 £157 million funding leveraged 💰 🙏 Big thanks to our partners, public contributors and study participants! 👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts

Our November email newsletter is out! In this edition: Celebrating six years of ARC West; Co-designing research into school behaviour management; Cancer care for people with disabilities and long-term conditions Plus much more... mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

💡Last week, our researchers called for changes to advertising laws for unhealthy products at @senseaboutsci.bsky.social’s Evidence Week at the Palace of Westminster. 🐻The team presented findings from the Bristol Evaluation of Advertising Restrictions (BEAR) study. arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/researchers-...

In the last 6 years, we have reached… 📱 Over 13k social media followers, including: ⭐ 9764 on X ⭐ 2512 on Bluesky ⭐ 1068 on LinkedIn …and more than 1,200 newsletter subscribers 📰 👀 You can find out more too! arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... 👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts

Working alongside people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage can transform services – and lives. Our new study with Changing Futures Bristol shows how trauma-informed, co-produced work makes a difference. 📄 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-h... #HealthResearch #CoProduction

Cross-sector collaboration & long-term stable funding are key to making services more trauma-informed for people facing multiple disadvantage, according to new research. The study evaluated the 'Changing Futures' programme in Bristol, UK. 📰News: tinyurl.com/2t4b3j54 📄Paper: tinyurl.com/mr3shaxc

New paper: A systematic review of vaccine uptake intervention studies has shown a lack of economic analysis to support decision making. The review, led by @yhamashima.bsky.social et al, looked at 37 randomised controlled trials, the gold standard of research study. arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/review-revea...

Thanks UWA for sharing our evaluation of the #ICON program, helping parents manage infant crying safely and prevent #AbusiveHeadTrauma bit.ly/UWAnews #ParentingIsHard #PublicHealth #Parenting #InfantSafety @arc-west.bsky.social #ShakenBabySyndrome #medsky #academicsky doi.org/10.1186/s128...

In the last 6 years, we have… 💰 Leveraged nearly £157 million in external research funding 🏆 Find out about our other achievements: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... 👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts

The research, led by academics @capcbristol.bsky.social & @arc-west.bsky.social is published in the journal BMC Public Health. 🔗Read the paper: tinyurl.com/45eebzjx

🆕 New project! Can we help prevent #ChronicPain in patients who've had #TotalKneeReplacement?🦵 We're working with patients and healthcare professionals to see if #PainScienceEducation could help 🔽 www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/using-pain-s...

ICON is a UK-wide programme to reduce the risk of abusive head trauma in infants. How do healthcare managers & frontline staff influence the delivery & sustainability of the programme? New research has revealed organisational barriers & facilitators. 📰 Read the news: tinyurl.com/59vdh2t3 #GPSky

In the last 6 years, we have hosted… 280 events 🎟️ including: ✍️ 149 training and capacity-building events 💬 116 public engagement events … with over 5,000 attendances 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍 👉 Find out more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... 👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts

📢New website launch!🎉 Six months into our new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil our new digital home! Explore our refreshed look, designed to make accessing our latest projects, research & collaborative opportunities easier than ever. More➡️ tinyurl.com/bdfyyvf2 @nihr.bsky.social

In the last 6 years, we have… 💬 Involved 101 public contributors 🧍 Recruited nearly 24k research participants 🙏 Thank you to everyone who helped us! 🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... 👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts

📣 Would you like to help shape our research? If you're a patient, carer, young person or community member - we're looking for new members of our Public Advisory Group. Register your interest: bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/PublicAdviso...

In the last 6 years, we have supported… 🧑‍🎓 12 PhD students 🧑‍🔬 26 postdoctoral research fellows 🎉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... 👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts @capcbristol.bsky.social @bristolhealthp.bsky.social @chcr-uwe.bsky.social

From control to connection: An @arc-west.bsky.social co-designed research project, led by young people, is highlighting the need for change in managing school behaviour — moving away from punitive strategies towards relational approaches. Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/from-co... 💫 #ARCimpacts

📣Your voice matters in our research! Whether you're a patient, carer, young person, community member - we're looking for new members of our Public Advisory Group. You'll help shape our research. Register your interest: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/PublicAdviso...

We are excited to share our new BMC Public Health paper! We explored staff perspectives on how the ICON programme across England helps parents cope w/ crying to prevent infant abusive head trauma & what supports/hinders its delivery. Thanks to @arc-west.bsky.social and team! doi.org/10.1186/s128...

How managers and frontline staff influence the delivery and sustainability of ICON (an NHS infant abuse prevention initiative) has been revealed in our new paper. Enablers included: Fidelity and consistency Tailoring to the family Staff buy-in Leadership oversight arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/organisation...

We have collaborated on many projects with @arc-west.bsky.social over the last 6 years & are proud to be associated with such a large body of impactful research, changing the lives of people in our local communities & beyond. Thank you to everyone who has been involved! 🙏 @nihrspcr.bsky.social

In the last 6 years, we have… Partnered with 42 organisations 🤝 including: 👨‍⚕️ 11 NHS partners 🧑‍🎓 4 academic partners 🧑‍💼 7 local authority partners 👉 Find out what we achieved together: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... 👀 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest #ARCimpacts

In the past 6 years, ARCs have worked with over 2,500 public contributors and have recruited over 810,000 study participants 💙💙 Thank you to everyone who has made this important applied health & care research possible 🙏 Find out more about our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts

🏫Reimagining behaviour management in schools: our co-designed project led by young people, revealed common sanctions harm #MentalHealth and other outcomes ⏭️Next we're challenging the dominance of punitive strategies and exploring relational approaches #ARCimpacts arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/from-control...

Fantastic to see all we’ve achieved at ARC West over the past 6 years. So proud to work alongside such talented colleagues delivering truly excellent work #6YearsOfARCWest

They also facilitated the biggest, best and busiest young people's advisory group (YPAG) in the universe

💫NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) have leveraged around £1 billion in external research funding! 💙Browse a selection of some of our amazing work from across the country: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 👁️ Follow #ARCimpacts

❓ What has ARC West achieved since it formed 6 years ago? 👉 Follow #6YearsOfARCWest to find out… In the last 6 years, we have: 👨‍⚕️ Carried out 202 projects 📓 Published 596 papers 👉 Read more: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/six-years-of... #ARCimpacts

What adjustments need to be made to improve #cancer care for people with #disabilities and long-term conditions? New research finds that appointment flexibility, accessible communication & support for family & carers are key. A truly personalised care approach is recommended. tinyurl.com/4rf2ff9h

💡 New project! 🫂 Exploring the barriers to accessing support for people who self-harm 🔎 We want to find out what the barriers are, and what can be done to help 👇 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/exploring-ba...

📢 New research published! Improving cancer care for people with disabilities and long-term conditions👨‍🦽 arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/improving-ca... #CancerCare #DisabilityMatters #inclusion @selinsivis.bsky.social @capcbristol.bsky.social @researchnbt.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk

Join us this Friday at Easton Community Centre to talk all things #menopause! We've just published the agenda on the Eventbrite page, including talks on understanding menopause, HRT, what it's like to go through the menopause and much more. Everyone is welcome! www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-...

🗨️ Join our #ResearchConversation: Exploring associations between access systems and continuity of care in UK general practice ❓ What: An informal session for researchers and public contributors to interact 🗓️ When: 21 October 5-6pm, online arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research-con...

Head injuries are one of the most common reasons children are brought to hospital, yet predicting which children are most at risk – and ensuring cases are properly identified -remains a major challenge. Our 2 latest papers aim to address this challenge. arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/new-research...

🧩What are the ingredients for making services more trauma-informed for people facing multiple disadvantage? 🗝️Cross-sector collaboration and long-term stable funding are key, according to our evaluation of Changing Futures Bristol. #Trauma #TraumaInformed arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/evaluating-a...

Care homes across England are set to benefit from new care planning principles just published by 5 @nihrarcs.bsky.social in Health Expectations News: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/care-homes-a... Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

💡 New project! 💊 Can a target trial estimate the side effects of #antidepressants in #autistic adults? 🔑 This research could unlock a simpler way to find out how medications affect autistic people: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/can-a-target... #SSRI #autism @autisticsociety.bsky.social

📻 Listen to Claire Cameron from @ucl.ac.uk talking about our project 'Play in urban spaces for health' on BBC Radio 4 today! 🔗 bit.ly/3VRgHQA 🗨️ "It needs leadership at a whole system level." 📰 Read more: www.bristolbrc.nihr.ac.uk/space-for-pl... #ChildHealth #PhysicalActivity #OutdoorPlay

⏰ Tomorrow! 💻 Join our Research Conversation: Improving care for women living with endometriosis ♀️ 🕔 5-6pm, online 🗣️Take part, get involved, give feedback! arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research-con...

Webinar: Evaluating impact in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE). Join us for this FREE 90-minute session on the different approaches to evaluating PPIE in health research, led by PPIE experts. 📆Tues 21 Oct 2025, 1-2.30pm Register: tinyurl.com/5xvmpdmw @nihrspcr.bsky.social

🍃 #WorldMentalHealthDay event you may be interested in 👇

“I was so excited to read #FASTMRI found #breastcancers smaller and earlier than mammograms. I wanted to bring it to Bristol” 9 years on Lyn Jones, the DYAMOND study lead, shares what it has taken to open the trial to patients. 👉 bit.ly/3KkSO1s

Read the full paper here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Our new study shows HIV infections look set to significantly increase in sub-Saharan Africa, as a result of funding for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) being halted under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Published in Lancet #HIV hpruebs.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

New paper just published in Harm Reduction Journal: Motivations underlying co-use of benzodiazepines and opioids in the UK: a qualitative study harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... Read the team's blog about this work: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/underst... #HarmReduction