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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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NIHR ARC West Midlands @arc-wm.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Our funding is coming to an end on 31 March 2026, so our final News Blog looks back at some of the many achievements our researchers have made over the years: www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
A blue sky above UHBFT hospital with sky-writing saying 'Farewell ARC WM'
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NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber @arc-yharc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The @nihr.bsky.social Children’s Health and Maternity Programme is led by @penarc.bsky.social & @arc-yharc.bsky.social in collaboration with:@arcnenc.bsky.social,ARC North Thames, @arcnwc.bsky.social, @arc-nwl.bsky.social, @arc-southlondon.bsky.social, @arc-west.bsky.social @arc-wm.bsky.social 2/2
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country: 👉 mailchi.mp/nihr/march-2... Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more 📨 Join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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ARC South West @arcsouthwest.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Our new video made in collab with South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust shows how tranexamic acid (TXA) is having a major impact in trauma care. Watch here 👉 bit.ly/3LpHpyj #PreHospitalCare #Paramedics #TXA
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NIHR ARC West Midlands @arc-wm.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Our Director, Prof Richard Lilford, is kicking off our NIHR ARC West Midlands celebration event here in Birmingham, sharing the many impacts our researchers and public contributors have made in various aspects of healthcare.
Prof Richard Lilford talking in front of a screen stating 'ARC West Midlands 2019-2026 Celebration Event'
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy New Year from all the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country! 🎉 Here are our 25 most popular newsletter stories from 2025: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 🌟 What a variety! Scroll to the end to see the top-most clicked-on stories 🖱️
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. Applied Research Collaborations. Top 25 stories of 2025.
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
#ARCadvent day 7️⃣: Guide for inclusive research Researchers from @arc-wm.bsky.social worked with members of the public & patients to produce guidance to support researchers in their work with groups underserved by research. birmingham.ac.uk/research/act... @unibirmingham.bsky.social @ukri.org
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 7: Guide for inclusive research. Picture: Screengrab from video "Guide to engaging groups underserved by research". Illustration of a book and "Engaging with groups underserved by research" text.
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
❄️ 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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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#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...
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 1 The healing power of creative arts. Picture: Silhouette of a person singing and dancing
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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent, Surrey and Sussex @arckss.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Community Led Support is transforming adult social care across England—putting people’s strengths, relationships & communities at the heart of care More 👉 tinyurl.com/yc2btey3 @arc-wm.bsky.social @arc-southlondon.bsky.social @kent.ac.uk @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @unibirmingham.bsky.social
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Clearer #NHS data @arc-wm.bsky.social evaluated the impact of sessions training staff to use Statistical Process Control charts for clearer data presentation, finding that the process has become a new standard of reporting for hospital trusts. www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/impact-stati... 💫 #ARCimpacts
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
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
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) November 2025 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Comprehensive new guidance for care planning, resources to improve admissions to mental health units for young people and their ...
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🍰 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... 💫
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Watch the 2025 national #ARCseminar series exploring the healing power of creative arts: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-hea... 💃🏾🎷🎵🎭🎤🖌️ Speakers from across the country explored how arts can improve both the wellbeing and involvement in research of different communities.
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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...
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
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 📨 You can join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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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...
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Catch up on the final national #ARCseminar of 2025! Creative arts for #dementia care: arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-detail... 🎵🕺🎭 @stephenlim.bsky.social @arcwessex.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social @arcnwc.bsky.social @penarc.bsky.social @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social


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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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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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
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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...
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Catch up on the 'Exploring lived experience with creative arts' national #ARCseminar: arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/news/NE... 🎭🎤🖌️ With: @arc-gm.bsky.social ARC North Thames @arceastofengland.bsky.social @arc-em.bsky.social Next event: eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
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NIHR ARC East Midlands @arc-em.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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...
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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.
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Mental Health Research Incubator @mhrincubator.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱 Applications for our GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫 APPLY NOW 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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
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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...
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NIHR ARC West Midlands @arc-wm.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
🗓️ 7 May #ARCseminar Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts www.eventbrite.com/e/improving-... 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
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Bristol @bristolbrc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🎭Theatre can bring research to life. But if the research is on a sensitive subject, it must be produced with care. 🔍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. bit.ly/3XZnitx
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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.
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Read the April roundup of top stories from all 15 NIHR ARCs across the country 👇 mailchi.mp/nihr/april-2... Incuding the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & much more Join here to get this monthly roundup sent directly to your inbox: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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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...
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Sara Muller @saramuller.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
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...
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Throughout December, we will be counting down to the holidays by revealing the most popular stories of 2024 ❄️ 👉🏾 Follow #ARCadvent from 1 December to 24 December for daily tweets on the most clicked-on ARCs newsletter stories of the year ☃️ 👉 Join our newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
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
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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...
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NIHR ARC West Midlands @arc-wm.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
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...
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.
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NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
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
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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 ...
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