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NIHR ARC North West Coast is one of 15 @nihrarcs.bsky.social funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social). We work with our partners in the North West of England on applied health and care research.

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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 5: Helping parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children.  Picture: Parent and two children hugging.

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 5: Helping parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children. Picture: Parent and two children hugging.

#ARCadvent day 5️⃣:

A new programme developed to help parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children addresses a critical gap in #MentalHealth services.

The programme was funded by @arckss.bsky.social and is the first of its kind in the UK.

arc-kss.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-pro...

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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 4: Giving patients online access to notes boosts safety and engagement. Picture: Person's hands with a laptop screen and a smartphone screen.

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 4: Giving patients online access to notes boosts safety and engagement. Picture: Person's hands with a laptop screen and a smartphone screen.

#ARCadvent day 4️⃣:

A landmark review by @arc-nwl.bsky.social, drawing on data from over 200,000 patients, shows that giving patients access to their medical notes improves safety, builds trust, & supports underserved groups, all without adding extra burden on staff
arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/news/giving-...

04.12.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Find out what’s happening for ARC 2 NWC at our online Winter ARCFEST event❄️

πŸ“’Hear from our themes, learn about our workstreams, join breakouts and get key updates.

πŸ—“οΈRegister here➑️https://tinyurl.com/6zcsppdz

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❄️ 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!

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β„οΈπŸ—“οΈπŸŽ€ Count down to the holidays with our popular #ARCadvent calendar from all ARCs across the country!

β˜ƒοΈπŸŽπŸ‘‰ Follow #ARCadvent from 1-25 December for daily posts unboxing the most clicked-on ARC stories of the year

πŸ“§ Join our national newsletter tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

27.11.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great to see ARC NWC’s contribution highlighted, with expertise from Equitable Place-Based Health and Care theme lead Prof Heather Brown on the economics of health inequalities, along with research from Prof Ben Barr, theme lead for Improving Population Health.

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In this month’s ARC national newsletter.

πŸ‘©β€βš•οΈ Katie Merry’s ARC NWC internship explores ways to reduce cervical screening inequalities among South Asian women.

πŸ—£οΈ ARC NWC Public Advisor Naheed Tahir shares how co-chairing the Seldom Heard Forum is strengthening community voices.

05.11.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have:

πŸ”Ž carried out over 3,300 research projects
πŸ“° published over 9,000 papers
🀝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations
πŸ’° leveraged about Β£1 billion in external funding!

πŸ‘‰πŸΏ Explore a selection of our work:
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

πŸ’« #ARCimpacts

31.10.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Work by ARC NENC is highlighted today as part of our national #ARCimpacts campaign to celebrate 6 years of @arcnwc.bsky.social

Watch this short explainer video about our work to co-develop the Deep End NENC GP Network, and the difference that this has made so far ⬇️

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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research 
ARCs have leveraged around Β£1 billion of external research funding
#ARCimpacts

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research ARCs have leveraged around Β£1 billion of external research funding #ARCimpacts

πŸ’«NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) have leveraged around Β£1 billion in external research funding!

πŸ’™Browse a selection of some of our amazing work from across the country:
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

πŸ‘οΈ Follow #ARCimpacts

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

πŸ’« #ARCimpacts

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ARCs have championed capacity building in applied health & care research

Over the past 6 years, ARCs have supported:

πŸŽ“455 PhD students

πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸŽ“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...

πŸ’« #ARCimpacts

22.10.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Dementia inequalities board game (funded by Wellcome Trust funding and supported by NIHR ARC North West Coast). #ARCimpacts logo

Dementia inequalities board game (funded by Wellcome Trust funding and supported by NIHR ARC North West Coast). #ARCimpacts logo

How playing a game can help spread awareness of #dementia inequalities

With @wellcometrust.bsky.social funding, & supported by @arcnwc.bsky.social, an innovative & creative board game has been designed to improve knowledge about dementia inequalities

www.nihr.ac.uk/blog/how-pla...

πŸ’« #ARCimpacts

24.10.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Congratulations to ARC North West Coast CHI theme lead, Professor Sarah Rodgers, on her inaugural lecture Transforming Our Cities From the Ground Up! πŸŒπŸ™οΈ

Excited to see how her work connects communities, systems, and data to improve health.

#PublicHealth #InauguralLecture
@nihrarcs.bsky.social

02.10.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’Health & social care managers: empower your team's research.

πŸ“… Join @ARC_KSS on 2 Oct, 2-3pm to learn about NIHR Health & Care Professionals Internship Programme.
Mentoring tips, networking, and practical strategies await.
πŸ”—Sign up: tinyurl.com/y3ab75fa
ℹ️ More: tinyurl.com/urwhj253

#NIHRresearch

24.09.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The latest RaCEEs cohort led by Dr Valerio Benedetto, has completed all 6 sessions, gaining practical skills in health economics.

πŸ—žοΈRead more: tinyurl.com/4wrf6vv9
πŸŽ₯ Hear from attendees: tinyurl.com/5yvxfs3v
✍️ Sign up: tinyurl.com/35vnttmt

23.09.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Guest blog Dr Megan Polden Postdoctoral Research Associate The University of Liverpool
Evaluation of Singing & Dancing Interventions for Dementia
Dementia Researcher

Guest blog Dr Megan Polden Postdoctoral Research Associate The University of Liverpool Evaluation of Singing & Dancing Interventions for Dementia Dementia Researcher

Next presentation at today's national #ARCseminar:

Singing & dancing interventions for #dementia

by researcher Dr Megan Polden of @arcnwc.bsky.social & @liverpooluni.bsky.social

πŸ“„πŸ”Š Read or listen to Megan's @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social blog here:
arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/uncategorize...

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Don't miss the final national #ARCseminar of 2025

Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia 
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Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
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Creative arts for #dementia care:
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NEW
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#CommunityOfPractice event: #SocialCare in #Dementia

Including:
- Lived experience
- A Dementia care navigator perspective @merseycarenhs.bsky.social
- Latest social care and dementia research

πŸ“… Tuesday 16th October 2-3.30pm (Online)
Register here: tinyurl.com/t4cedtc4

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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCseminar (background picture: silhouette of an adult and a child singing and dancing)

The 2025 national #ARCseminar series on:
The healing power of creative arts

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7 May: Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts

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11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts

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9 July: Creative arts for #dementia

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A person standing outdoors amidst crocuses

🌷Read the March roundup from across all 15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
mailchi.mp/nihr/march-2...

Including the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more from ARCs across the country

Join the ARCs newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

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Have you tried any parent-led #CBT courses to help your #child with #anxiety in the past 3years?

Happy to take part in a 1 hour interview about your experiences of how others (e.g. #family) supported any changes?

To take part, please fill out this consent to contact
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Want to find out more about our @arcnwc.bsky.social Social Care Research Capacity Building Programme?

Recent blog from Dr James Watson and I can be read here: shorturl.at/jz2Y1

#SocialCare #CapacityBuilding

More updates from all 15 @nihrarcs.bsky.social found below

06.03.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text on a blue background reads: 'Webinar: Implementing Parent-Led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (PL-CBT) in a school setting

This webinar will draw on the experiences of a pilot programme in the East of England that trained school staff to deliver PL-CBT, an effective treatment for childhood anxiety. The 'Working on Worries' programme has had positive outcomes for parents 
and children, as well as providing practical guidance about how to implement PL-CBT in schools. Weds 26 March, 12-1pm'
There is a photos of a child and parent working together.

Text on a blue background reads: 'Webinar: Implementing Parent-Led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (PL-CBT) in a school setting This webinar will draw on the experiences of a pilot programme in the East of England that trained school staff to deliver PL-CBT, an effective treatment for childhood anxiety. The 'Working on Worries' programme has had positive outcomes for parents and children, as well as providing practical guidance about how to implement PL-CBT in schools. Weds 26 March, 12-1pm' There is a photos of a child and parent working together.

Join this Mental Health Implementation (MHIN)-led webinar to hear about how Parent-Led #CBT, an effective treatment for childhood anxiety, can be implemented in school settings.

arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...

06.03.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Still time to sign up for out next seldom heard forum, next week on #Chinese #health and wellbeing #community #research #NorthWest @arc_nwc

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πŸ“’ Join us for #ARCFEST25 on Tues 11th March at The Liner Hotel, Liverpool!

🧠The in-person event explores Brain Health through the Life Course, covering dementia, stroke & more.
πŸ—žοΈPlus, an update on our ARC 2 proposal.
🎟️ Book now:https://tinyurl.com/44fyec45

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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) February 2025 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Helping parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children, a new play shining a light on the real-life experien...

Read the February roundup from all 15
@nihr.bsky.social ARCs:

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With the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more from ARCs across the country

πŸ’Œ Join here to receive this monthly roundup directly in your inbox: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

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Join us for the ARC NWC Seldom Heard Forum: Chinese community, health & well-being in North West Coast!

πŸ—“οΈ Online, Wed 26th Feb 2025, 11am-1pm.

Hear from practitioners, community members, & public advisers. Q&A and discussion to follow! More details: arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/get-involved...

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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research
Applied Research Collaborations 
Top 24 stories of 2024

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaborations Top 24 stories of 2024

Read our January 2025 New Year special newsletter, showcasing the top 24 stories of 2024: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

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@arcnwc is following 20 prominent accounts