Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC)

Congratulations to ARC North West Coast CHI theme lead, Professor Sarah Rodgers, on her inaugural lecture Transforming Our Cities From the Ground Up! 🌍🏙️

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

#PublicHealth #InauguralLecture
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📢Health & social care managers: empower your team's research.

📅 Join @ARC_KSS on 2 Oct, 2-3pm to learn about NIHR Health & Care Professionals Internship Programme.
Mentoring tips, networking, and practical strategies await.
🔗Sign up: tinyurl.com/y3ab75fa
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The latest RaCEEs cohort led by Dr Valerio Benedetto, has completed all 6 sessions, gaining practical skills in health economics.

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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

📄🔊 Read or listen to Megan's @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social blog here:
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Post NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) ‪@nihrarcs.bsky.social‬ Don't miss the final national #ARCseminar of 2025 Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia eventbrite.com/e/creative-a... 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. NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCseminar (Picture of people dancing at silent disco from The Centre for Ageing Better's Age-positive image library) ALT June 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM Everybody can reply 21 reposts 4 quotes 21 likes 2 25 Write your reply ‪NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)‬ ‪@nihrarcs.bsky.social‬ · 1mo @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social @arcnwc.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social ‪NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)‬ ‪@nihrarcs.bsky.social‬ · 1mo @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social @denpruexeter.bsky.social @ukri.org @innov-dementia.bsky.social @uniofexeternews.bsky.social NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) ‪@nihrarcs.bsky.social‬ Home Explore 1 Notifications Chat Feeds Lists Profile Settings New Post Search Discover Following NIHR ARCs More feeds Trending E.J. Antoni Big Brother Austin Shooting Epstein Case Feedback • Privacy • Terms • Help NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCseminar (Picture of people dancing at silent disco from The Centre for Ageing Better's Age-positive image library) NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCseminar (Picture of people dancing at silent disco from The Centre for Ageing Better's Age-positive image library)

Catch up on the final national #ARCseminar of 2025!

Creative arts for #dementia care:
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NEW
@arcnwc.bsky.social
#CommunityOfPractice event: #SocialCare in #Dementia

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

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

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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🌷Read the March roundup from across all 15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
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Including the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more from ARCs across the country

Join the ARCs newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

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

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.

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

📢 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.
🗞️Plus, an update on our ARC 2 proposal.
🎟️ Book now:https://tinyurl.com/44fyec45

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

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

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

🗓️ 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...

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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Petition: Develop, publish, and implement a new National Dementia Strategy Since the national dementia strategy published under the 2010-2015 Government, we have no dementia strategy in this country.

Dr Clarissa Giebel is calling for the development of a new National Dementia Strategy.

A co-produced plan can improve care, research, and workforce support. Join the petition to prioritise this public health challenge.

Learn more and sign here ➡️🖋️
tinyurl.com/2956996j

We're conducting a study @liverpooluni.bsky.social about putting an obesity intervention into practice. If you provide weight management & wellbeing support to people living with obesity and would be interested in participating, please contact us (details attached) @arcnwc.bsky.social

Coming in hot: a qualitative investigation into perceptions of parents and doctors of reasons for the presentation of children with fever to the emergency department in England Introduction Paediatric emergency department (ED) attendances and admissions in England are increasing. Fever is a common presenting problem for these attendances. Anxiety and misperceptions surroundi...

First PhD paper from Courtney Franklin. Led by @profberniecarter.bsky.social together with Prof David Taylor-Robinson funded by @arcnwc.bsky.social
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year Day 8 National seminar series on health inequalities attracts record numbers Main image: Reflection in water of a person walking along a coastline

#ARCadvent day 8️⃣:
Our national #ARCseminar series this year centred on health inequalities. Speakers from across the ARCs explored how health inequity cuts across life stages and places. Across the three live events, over 1,200 attendances were recorded.
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year Day 13 'Living lab': A new approach to dementia care in the North West Main image: Dr Clarissa Giebel (left) and Professor Hilde Verbeek (right of image), Vice-chair of the Living Lab in Ageing and Long-Term Care."

#ARCadvent day 1️⃣3️⃣:
The ‘Living Lab’ approach to #dementia & ageing care, which has benefited thousands of people in the Netherlands for the past 25 years, is being brought to the North West arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/news/22085/
➡️ @arcnwc.bsky.social Living Lab in Dementia arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/north-west-c...

🏆 The North West Coast Research & Innovation Awards 2025, hosted by ARC NWC and Health Innovation North West Coast, are now open for nominations 📢

💡 Help recognise outstanding contributions to health and care.

👉 Nominate completing the online form: nwcawards.co.uk

#NWCAwards

NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year Day 6 Regional inequalities in community resilience exposed Main image: Map showing regional inequalities in community resilience in England

#ARCadvent day 6️⃣:
Coastal, rural & areas in the North of England are less able to withstand/recover from adverse events, according to research led by academics @healthequitynorth.bsky.social, The University of Manchester, @hope-uom.bsky.social & @arc-gm.bsky.social
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ARC NWC Public Advisor Jamie Hunter is driving change with public and patient involvement modules at
@liverpooluni.bsky.social ! His lived experiences and commitment to inclusivity make research more accessible, impactful, and equitable.
🌟 Learn more here ➡️🗞️ tinyurl.com/5ayxe7fz

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Read our final newsletter of 2024❄️the December national ARCs newsletter, for our latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from across the country: mailchi.mp/nihr/decembe...

☃️ Browse #ARCadvent this month, as we post a daily reveal of the most popular stories of the year!

"Most diseases a combination of age and deprivation" slide from Prof Sir Chris Whitty's presentation at the Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) Cross NIHR-Collaboration (CNC) launch event on 27 November 2024.

"Rural and coastal areas are ageing at a faster rate than urban areas. But many older people in urban areas" slide from Prof Sir Chris Whitty's presentation at the Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) Cross NIHR-Collaboration (CNC) launch event on 27 November 2024.

"Two major drivers of MLTC - age and deprivation." slide from Prof Sir Chris Whitty's presentation at the Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) Cross NIHR-Collaboration (CNC) launch event on 27 November 2024.

Prof Sir Chris Whitty's great talk at the MLTC Cross-NIHR Collaboration ( #MLTCCNC ) launch suggested it’s important to also carry out research where need is greatest.

This is one of the strengths of our 15 regional Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs).

📍Find YOUR local ARC linktr.ee/nihrarcs

Throughout December, we will be counting down to the holidays by revealing the most popular stories of 2024
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👉🏾 Follow #ARCadvent from 1 December to 24 December for daily tweets on the most clicked-on ARCs newsletter stories of the year
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👉 Join our newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

📢 What drives emergency admissions for multimorbid patients?
ARC NWC PhD student Sam Meredith uncovers how social factors like deprivation, gender, & lifestyle shape care—and solutions.
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📢 ARC NWC Highlights 🌟
🔹 ARCFEST in Dec: shape ARC 2 bid & discuss health inequalities
🔹 Keynote on healthcare consent in Ireland
🔹 Jayne Sibley joins Dementia Forum
🔹 New research on climate, multimorbidity & more
🗞️➡️ tinyurl.com/2s4cu634
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