#ARCadvent Day 1️⃣8️⃣: The RaCEEs (Rapid Conversion of Economic Evaluations) training course, co-led by @valesschloss.bsky.social of @arcnwc.bsky.social, is helping public contributors and professionals develop practical skills in health economic evaluations. arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-rap...

#ARCadvent Day 1️⃣7️⃣: @arc-yharc.bsky.social researchers launched a free online toolkit called toothPASTE to help parents of autistic children improve their dental health, addressing the significant challenge that 1 in 4 autistic children have tooth decay by age five. arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/new-online-t...

University of Southampton are investigating access to medication for people in the last year of life in virtual wards / hospital at home services. If you work in these services please complete our survey southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please share with colleagues

#ARCadvent day 1️⃣5️⃣: Led by @arcwessex.bsky.social & supported by @arc-em.bsky.social, two policy briefing documents shared with decision makers, offer guidance on preventing falls in older adults — a personal & financial burden that costs the NHS £2 billion a year. arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/prevent...

If you missed our webinar this morning about applying for one of our phd students - you can watch the recording here!

#ARCadvent day 1️⃣1️⃣: Researchers from @arcnenc.bsky.social have contributed to an engaging new book which offers novel insights into meaningful Public Involvement & Community Engagement in research, covering a wide range of contexts. The eBook is open access. arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-pub...

🏛️ Day 11 of #ARCEMRewind2025 ⏪ Rewinding to November: Nottingham professor discussed benefits of exercise for older people in House of Commons. Read: tinyurl.com/5d68nrnx FaME toolkit: tinyurl.com/mv7fjnhd @nihrarcs.bsky.social @penarc.bsky.social @arc-gm.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social

It's Christmas decs day in the office - thanks to Adele, Rachael, Helen & Sarah @unisouthampton.bsky.social @whpartners.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social 🎅

#ARCadvent day 🔟: A review co-funded by @arc-gm.bsky.social reveals important insights into physical activity interventions for older adults from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, highlighting key factors that could make these interventions more appealing. arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/news/NE...

New figures from @newsnmc.bsky.social show international nurse & midwife recruitment is falling fast. Tightened immigration rules risks deepening workforce shortages, putting patient safety at risk. We need an honest debate on immigration’s vital role in health & care. Read: https://bit.ly/44KFfQ0

#ARCadvent day 6️⃣: Researchers at @unisouthampton.bsky.social, @cardiffuni.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social – including @arcwessex.bsky.social colleagues – have shown that people from poorer or deprived backgrounds need more support to recover from #PTSD www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/talking...

New £1 M fund from to help organisations in SW region make health & care data “research-ready”. Eligible bodies can get £25K-£125K to prepare datasets (records, imaging, genomics, social care, etc.) for secure research. Find more info: tinyurl.com/y9ttunwa #NIHR

The Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme in Leicestershire wins research award at the Association of Directors of Public Health Awards. Over 3,000 older adults have benefitted with improved strength, balance & reduced falls. @nihrarcs.bsky.social 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/fame-pr...

#ARCadvent day 9️⃣: Evaluating the value for money of implementation strategies to translate research into practice is a challenge To help, @arc-west.bsky.social published a unified, standardised framework for assessing the economic impact of healthcare implementation arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/from-re...

📑 Day 8 of #ARCEMRewind2025 ⏪ Rewinding to August: Falls prevention research shaped national policy documents. 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/8xxm9wnv @nihrarcs.bsky.social @arc-gm.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social

New: Evidence Brief: Negotiating competing priorities in #nurse #shift scheduling "...rigid policies and competing approaches often lead to conflicts, low morale and turnover. " Download here:https://www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/reports-toolkits-support @ora-dall.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

❄️ Read our final national newsletter of the year! mailchi.mp/nihr/decembe... for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country. ❄️ Browse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025!

#ARCadvent day 1️⃣: The healing power of creative arts This year, our national #ARCseminar webinar series explored how creative arts can improve both the wellbeing and involvement in research of different communities ▶️ Read more & watch the recordings: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-hea...

❄️🗓️🎀 Count down to the holidays with our popular #ARCadvent calendar from all ARCs across the country! ☃️🎁👉 Follow #ARCadvent from 1-25 December for daily posts unboxing the most clicked-on ARC stories of the year 📧 Join our national newsletter tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

‘Whether through a headset or at the bedside, it’s about human trust’ Student editor Jen Winch reflects on her time working at NHS 24 and the change in becoming a student nurse. #nursing #nurses #students #education #nurse #nhs24 #nhs111 #remoteworking #nhs www.nursingtimes.net/students/whe...

Jeremy Isaacs (NHS National Clinical Director for Dementia) points out that dementia diagnoses are at their highest level. It shows a growing need, but also the importance of making diagnosis accessible. Many people in the UK and globally still never enter a diagnostic pathway at all. #UKDC2025

Got a spark of an idea about ageing research?🔥 The Ageing Research Café is a space to talk it through with public contributors who bring fresh and lived perspectives. No presentations, just conversation. 🗓 12 Dec 2025 💻 Online Register → tinyurl.com/3cd6sju3

What an encouraging story of resilience @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

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

Read the November roundup of top stories, blogs & opportunities from all NIHR Applied Research Collaborations ( #NIHRARCs) across the country mailchi.mp/nihr/novembe... ✍️ Sign up here to receive this monthly ✉️ tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have: 🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects 📰 published over 9,000 papers 🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations 💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding! 👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts

The Domestic Abuse in Life Limiting Illness (DALLI) toolkit, launched by @arcwessex.bsky.social, gives health & care professionals the skills & knowledge to help victims seek help and report cases It has been adopted by @mariecurieuk.bsky.social www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are... 💫 #ARCimpacts

NIHR ARCs have around 🗞️ 19,000 newsletter subscribers ❤️ 88,000 social media followers 💻 ARC websites were visited over 860,000 times by over 610,000 users in the past year alone! ✍️ ARCs published over 3,000 news stories & 1,400 blogs in the past 6 years 👀 mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts

To mark six years of ARC South London, we’re sharing 4 powerful case studies this week. First up: discover how we’ve helped improve support for families with children’s social care involvement during pregnancy & the first two years of life. #ARCImpacts arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/research-and...

🍰 Happy birthday to NIHR ARCs across the country who turn 6 this month! ARCs tackle challenges facing health & social care, making a real-world impact 👉 Follow #ARCimpacts this October to find out more 👉🏿 Browse our national roundup here: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫

Over the past 6 years, ARCs have hosted: 🗓️ 5,135 events! including more than: 🤝 2,590 involvement events & 🌟 1,180 training and capacity building events ... and registering over 71,000 attendances 🧍🏿🧍🧍🏿‍♀️🧍🏼‍♀️🧍🏽🧍‍♀️ Discover our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts

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

If you are struggling with #long-covid or know someone who is there is help online long-covid-care.org.uk Please let us know what you thought of the online help afterwards by filling out this survey southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @longcovidsupport.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

Pleased to say I’m one of the postdoctoral fellows who have benefitted from @nihrarcs.bsky.social programme to build capacity in #Dementia research @arcwessex.bsky.social #ARCimpacts @arc-em.bsky.social arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/research/exp...

ARCs have championed capacity building in applied health & care research Over the past 6 years, ARCs have supported: 🎓455 PhD students 👩🏾‍🎓232 Postdoctoral Fellows (e.g. our #Dementia Fellows: www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/dem-comm-res...) Read about our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts

💫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

The great ARC Wessex! Check out all the amazing work we've been doing over the years. Follow for more on the website

So delighted to be leading the Healthy Communities and Prevention Theme in our new ARC. The mission is vital and the team is amazing. Let’s do it!

Welcome news today. After 18 months of hard work we can tell everyone that we will be continuing our research until 2031 @hantsconnect.bsky.social @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/16-3-mi...

What do 2 guitars, a disco ball, and a shopping basket have in common? It's taken us a while, but here's our event special newsletter @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hantsconnect.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/arc-ev...

Coming up next week Thursday 16th October 12:00pm | Social Care online seminar Understanding why, who and when people decline an offer of accommodation in Portsmouth and continue to rough sleep. Presented by Katie Wood and Sabrina Davis. www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-detail...

If you missed our event, shame, but don't worry you can get a sense of what a great day it was here www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/arc-eve... Play our gameshow 'Digital Misfortunes' and see the wonderful art, hear the music and see research brought to life! @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social

Thank you to all the wonderful people that have helped us achieve great things in the 6 years we have been carrying out health & care research. Here's a snapshot vimeo.com/arcwessex/ar... @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @cathypogson.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social

It's been real... thanks everyone who came today.. well done to our award winners.. painters.. singers and returning interns!! @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #arcevent

It's all top secret - but we can't wait to welcome you all tomorrow (Tuesday 7th October) at the Utilita Bowl Hilton Hotel for the ARC Event 2025. ARC central office is looking .. very busy.. See you there @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social

Carers UK has launched a report entitled ‘A fresh approach to supporting unpaid carers - Our vision for delivering the NHS 10 Year Health Plan in England’.  The report looks at unpaid carers’ experiences of the NHS and responds to the NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England. Read More: buff.ly/PWHwCur

A new qualitative interview study gives insights into the care of older people living in UK care homes in the post-pandemic era, exploring care home staff's beliefs about underlying causes of acute functional decline and its association with urinary tract infection ➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

New research involving @drmbothapsych.bsky.social in our @durhampsych.bsky.social finds that identity distress (where someone has difficulty forming a cohesive sense of identity) is at the heart of higher rates of poor mental health experienced by autistic people. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3KMtz88

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