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Supporting applied health and care research for local populations in the West Midlands. One of 15 regional @nihr.bsky.social Applied Research Collaborations – @nihrarcs.bsky.social

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🍰 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

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21.10.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The healing power of creative arts: National #ARCseminar series ends on a high note This year, the NIHR ARCs annual national webinar series (#ARCseminar) focussed on the healing power of creative arts. Speakers from across the country explored how the arts can improve both the wellbe...

Watch the 2025 national #ARCseminar series exploring the healing power of creative arts:
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Speakers from across the country explored how arts can improve both the wellbeing and involvement in research of different communities.

03.09.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) September 2025 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: The healing power of creative arts, standardised methods for economic evaluation, AI gender bias in social care tools used by ma...

Explore our September roundup of top stories from all 15 NIHR ARCs across the country:

mailchi.mp/nihr/septemb...

Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, opportunities, events, training & more

πŸ“¨ You can join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

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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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12.08.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) August 2025 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Creative arts for dementia care and involvement, improving child health, benefits of giving patients online access to medical no...

Explore the August roundup of top stories from all 15 of our Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
mailchi.mp/nihr/august-...
Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, training & more from ARCs across the country

Join the newsletter: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

05.08.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCseminar
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCseminar Image: Close-up picture of a paintbrush painting bright watercolours

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

arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/news/NE...
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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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01.07.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Research shines a light on challenges of mental health care for under-18s Young people continue to be admitted to adult mental health wards, prompting experts to call for urgent reforms to improve age-appropriate care.

Too many under-18s are still being admitted to adult mental health wards, despite national guidelines.

New research highlights the urgent need for age-appropriate care and better support for young people during #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.

Read more:
arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/researc...

15.05.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱

Applications for our GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. β€πŸ’«

APPLY NOW πŸ‘‡

mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/

16.04.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 11
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) May 2025 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: New guidance on how to disseminate research findings, trauma-focused CBT resources for professionals supporting children, the Pa...

Explore the May roundup of top stories from all 15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)

mailchi.mp/nihr/may-202...

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

Join the newsletter here tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

06.05.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our Research Methods theme, alongside global collaborators, have recently published 2 papers in @lancetgh.bsky.social on primary care in cities in low- and middle-income countries, along with a short video. Links below.
#LMICs #PrimaryCare

28.04.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NIHR National Institute for Heath and Care Research #ARCseminar

NIHR National Institute for Heath and Care Research #ARCseminar

πŸ—“οΈ 7 May #ARCseminar

Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts

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Simon Gilbody @arc-yharc.bsky.social
Briana Applewhite @arc-oxtv.bsky.social
Christalla Pithara-McKeown @arc-west.bsky.social
Tony Woods & Ioannis Bakolis @arc-southlondon.bsky.social

03.04.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Co-developing theatre on sensitive subjects: How-to guide launch Join us for this webinar to launch a new how-to guide to co-developed theatre as a format for disseminating research on sensitive subjects.

🎭Theatre can bring research to life. But if the research is on a sensitive subject, it must be produced with care.

πŸ”Join us on 15 May for a webinar to launch a new how-to guide to co-developed theatre for disseminating research on sensitive subjects.

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28.03.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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New network aims to unite implementation scientists and health economists - ARC West A new network will bring together implementation scientists, health economists and beyond to collaborate and develop better methods. Led by researchers from Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Melbourne,...

πŸͺ‡We're excited to announce ImplementEcon, a new network to unite implementation scientists and health economists to connect, collaborate and develop better methods

Led by @csrejon.bsky.social, Lane Carrandi and Robert Heggie

#ImplementationScience #HealthEconomics
bit.ly/3XHTykW

03.04.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) April 2025 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Electric scooter schemes may reduce bicycle collisions by 20%, NIHR Impact Prize winners, a cost-effective anti-bullying program...

Read the April roundup of top stories from all 15 NIHR ARCs across the country
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Incuding the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & much more

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01.04.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Planning an application for an NIHR personal fellowship?

Would your application be strengthened by protected time and additional training and support to develop your work?

NIHR ARC West Midlands are offering Pre-Application Support funding to do just that.
www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/research-cap...

28.03.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Throughout December, we will be counting down to the holidays by revealing the most popular stories of 2024
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πŸ‘‰πŸΎ 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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28.11.2024 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) November 2024 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Regional health inequalities, a type 2 diabetes self-management programme tailored to the UK’s African and Caribbean communities...

The November national newsletter from across all 15 NIHR ARCs

mailchi.mp/nihr/novembe...

#HealthInequalities, implementing nationwide interventions to improve #MentalHealth care, building #KnowledgeMobilisation capacity, multiple long-term conditions #MLTC research, awards, training, events & more

05.11.2024 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NIHR Pre-Application Support: Planning an application for an NIHR personal fellowship? Would your application be strengthened by protected time, additional training and support to develop your work in a vibrant network of researchers, providing a nurturing and supportive environment? NIHR ARC West Midlands are offering Pre-Application Support funding to do just that. See our website for further information.

NIHR Pre-Application Support: Planning an application for an NIHR personal fellowship? Would your application be strengthened by protected time, additional training and support to develop your work in a vibrant network of researchers, providing a nurturing and supportive environment? NIHR ARC West Midlands are offering Pre-Application Support funding to do just that. See our website for further information.

If you are working in the West Midlands and planning an application for @nihr.bsky.social Personal Fellowship, we are offering Pre-Application Support funding to help strengthen your application (closes 4 Dec 2024). For further details and how to apply: www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/training-cap...

12.11.2024 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) August 2024 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: New NHS-approved therapies for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), exploring the difference between complex PTSD ...

Browse our August 2🌞24 national ARCs newsletter
mailchi.mp/nihr/august-...
In this edition: #NHS approved therapies for #anxiety & #PTSD, comparing complex PTSD & #BPD, empowering 1.3 m citizens with #arthritis, wellbeing in care homes, the geography of #loneliness, involvement, awards, events +more

28.08.2024 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@arc-wm is following 20 prominent accounts