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Join us - either in person or online - at our free events to help shape the future of applied health and care research in London 👇

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NIHR | Applied Research Collaboration South London NIHR ARC South London Research Leadership Academy 2026 Our annual academy was created as a space for health and social care professionals, researchers, public contributors and PhD students to learn leadership skills and develop their research careers. Now, it is once again opening its doors to applications from individuals across all 15 Applied Research Collaborations and interested public members. Key dates: • Oct 6: Applications open • Oct 8, 1 – 1.30pm: Online briefing session • Jan 14: Programme begins The image includes an illustration of four people helping each other climb an upward staircase shaped like an arrow, symbolizing leadership and growth.

ARC South London's Leadership Academy is gearing up for 2026!

We will open for applications on 6 Oct. You can also attend an online briefing event to find out more about the academy on 8 Oct. 👇

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🎨Join our webinar 'Building ideas: Using creative and inclusive techniques in research' on 6 Nov

🖍️Discover how creative methods, from LEGO to drawing, can transform research.

🤓Researchers will share practical examples, insights and ethical reflections

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Join us: Evaluation Learning Network workshop on health economics in public health evaluation.
🗓 Wednesday, 8 October 2025 🕛 12:00–13:30 💻 Online
#FreeToAttend – 👉 Register: www.arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/events#h.9wx...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Evaluation #HealthEconomics #ARCNWL#BrunelUni

There have been a vast amount of comments from medic professionals @ our launch. Highlights: An ask to move forward to disaggregate data in future MWRES Reports & studies to reduce hidden disparities. A suggestion on a GP focused MWRES report and a call for cultural training within examiner boards.

Opening remarks from @gjsathyamoorthy.bsky.social reflecting on the initiation and core purpose of the Ethnicity and Health Unit.

✨ We’re live at the event launching the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standard (MRES) Follow-Up Report.

Today we will be joined by our panel speakers Miss Ekpemi Irune, Ms Tista Chakravarty-Gannon & Evelyn Mensah.

📖 The full report will be available online tomorrow – stay tuned!

Ageing Well with Sickle Cell

Ageing Well with Sickle Cell is a patient led project that aims to identify the unmet needs preventing people over the age of 35 living with sickle cell disorder from “ageing well” (improving their quality of life).
www.awwsc.co.uk

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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UK sickle cell patients ‘get worse care than sufferers of similar disorders’ Study commissioned by NHS finds that sickle cell disease care lags behind that for conditions such as cystic fibrosis

UK sickle cell patients ‘get worse care than sufferers of similar disorders’ www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Check out our full report: nhsrho.org/wp-content/u...

From Brazil to Westminster: How health pilot is proving a force for good for patients and the NHS A community health programme which started in Brazil over 30 years ago is being trialled in England - and could result in big savings for the NHS.

📺Featured on #SkyNews: The Community Health & Wellbeing Worker model, inspired by Brazil, supported by ARC NWL &
@nihr.bsky.social & backed by the NHS #10YearPlan is delivering real results:
✅ A&E ↓7%✅ Vaccination ↑47%
✅ Hospital admissions ↓11%
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Are you a North West London resident? We are delivering a survey to better understand how our communities are experiencing digital health services.
Your voice can help improve how local NHS services are delivered online
⏱️Just 10–15 minutes of your time
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Impact of online patient access to clinical notes on quality of care: a systematic review Background Access to electronic health records (EHRs) has the potential to improve the quality of care. Clinical notes, free-text entries documenting clinicians’ observations and decisions, are centra...

📰 New Systematic Review Shows Giving Patients Online Access to Medical Records Notes Boosts Safety & Engagement
📊Improved trust, safety & satisfaction, especially for underserved groups.
⚕️No added burden for staff
👍Supports NHS’s digital-first future
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Over 250 people joined DEMCOMM Fellows during #DementiaActionWeek for 5 Days, 5 Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy—a week of VR, yoga, food demos & more, grounded in the FINGER model. Co-creating better brain health through community.
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#FlashbackFriday #BrainHealth

NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) national stand at the Health Services Research UK (HSR UK) Conference 2025

Pop by our NIHR ARCs stand at the Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social Conference #HSRUK25 @newcastleuni.bsky.social today & tomorrow!
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Find out more about the 15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs), connect with your local ARC and browse our national channels: linktr.ee/nihrarcs

YPAG AOA e-Newsletter June 2025 YPAG AOA CYP MH eNewsletter_Issue 5_June 2025

Just launched: Issue 5 of our #ARCOutreachAlliance newsletter!
The future of mental health research is here & it's youth-led. #MentalHealth research & policy.

👀 Read: online.pubhtml5.com/bpjqe/iuin/
✔️ CYP #mentalHealth priorities report
✔️ Creative work
✔️ NWL ICS strategy updates

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Catch up on the 'Exploring lived experience with creative arts' national #ARCseminar:

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With: @arc-gm.bsky.social ARC North Thames @arceastofengland.bsky.social @arc-em.bsky.social

Next event:
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Prof Baroness Anne Rafferty speaking about team work @arc-nwl.bsky.social Collabrative Learning Event

📢Calling experts in UK health and social care staff wellbeing, including staff working there! We need your help to understand the demands staff face at work and which resources best support them to inform future research.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x

🚀Kickstart your career in public health!
Apply now for our #FullyFunded #internship – part of the NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme. Real research, expert mentoring, real impact.
📍White City, London🗓️Apply by 23 May
🔗 Details: arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/vacancies#h....
#StudentOpportunity

We’re hosting a summer public health internship as part of the #NIHRUndergraduateInternshipProgramme £20.82/hr based at Imperial College London. Travel subsidy available for non-Imperial students. Open to health/life sciences undergrads. Apply by 23 May.Learn more: arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/vacancies#h....

Registrations are now open for our Collaborative Learning Event

'Teamworking across health and care'

📅 15 May 2025
🕒 10:00 - 16:00
📍 St Paul's Centre, Hammersmith

🔗 Register for your FREE place here: eventsforce.net/eventage/fro...

#CLEvent

Three Imperial researchers given prestigious research positions | Imperial News | Imperial College London Three Imperial researchers have been appointed as Senior Investigators by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

Three @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social researchers have been appointed as Senior Investigators by @nihr.bsky.social:

🌟 @waljitdhillo.bsky.social
🌟 @azeem-majeed.bsky.social
🌟 Christopher Millett

Recognised for their influence in shaping the future of #health ⤵️ www.imperial.ac.uk/news/262413/...

Curious about how to make innovation stick in health & care?
Join ARC NWL’s Evaluation Learning Network Workshop – 7 May, 12–1 PM. Learn from experts, build your skills & get support with your project
Save your spot 👉https://arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/events#h.8qmemlibvou
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Training health and social care professionals in multidisciplinary team working: a document analysis of undergraduate educational requirements Delivery of health and social care in the UK has shifted toward an integrated care approach in which health and social care professionals work together across preexisting healthcare boundaries in i...

#LatestArticle: Training health and social care professionals in multidisciplinary team working: a document analysis of undergraduate educational requirements www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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📢New study: Virtual consultations for type 2 diabetes are as effective as in-person care for glucose control, improving accessibility & patient satisfaction. But – How can we ensure equitable #digitalhealth?🏥💻🔗Read more: arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/news/virtual...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social #DiabetesCare

We may not have won, but what an incredible night @ the
@britdiversity.bsky.social Awards 2025!🎉A huge congratulations to all the winners & nominees—so inspiring to celebrate the fantastic work of championing diversity. Thank you to our community partners & CRCs—the recognition is yours!

MHIN event celebrates Patient and Public Involvement In this blog Amy Allard-Dunbar peer researcher, Kelly Davies MHIN programme manager, Lucy Gallagher, PPI coordinator and Jason Grant PPI lead share their highlights of a event which was held to celebr...

Our wonderful MHPRU deputy director @acgrundy.bsky.social
gave a keynote speech on 'Lived Experience Research Leadership' at the Mental Health Implementation Network's (MHIN) PPI celebration event last month!

Read a blog about the event⬇️
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#livedexperienceresearch

Want to improve how you evaluate impact in health & care? The North West London Evaluation Toolkit is here! It offers:
📊Tailored evaluation advice
🔍Best practice examples
🤝Training opportunities
🔗To learn more, register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a2bba0...
#NWLToolkit #NHSEvaluation