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Working together to achieve better, fairer health and care at all ages and in all places. One of 15 @NIHRresearch @NIHRARCs across England.
Birmingham, UK
Joined August 2009
ποΈ We are over halfway through the popular #ARCadvent from @NIHRARCs across the country! π Ten more days of #ARCadvent posts unboxing the most clicked-on stories of the year! βοΈCount down to the winter holidays with us! π§ Join the national newsletter https://t.co/H8QcVzhVvl
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Explore the December βroundup of top stories from all our @NIHRARCs βοΈ the final one of the year! π https://t.co/57GsqWLYnF It includes the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more from ARCs across the country. π¨ Join the newsletter
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βοΈRead our final national newsletter of the year: https://t.co/EmeKEo7o04 for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country. βοΈ βοΈBrowse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025! π
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#ARCadvent day 1β£: The healing power of creative arts This year, our national webinar series (#ARCseminar) explored how creative arts can improve both the wellbeing and involvement in research of different communities βΆοΈRead more & watch the recordings: https://t.co/lWn0v3VFO0
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Over the past 6 years, NIHR ARCs have hosted: ποΈ 5,135 events! including more than: π€ 2,590 involvement events & π 1,180 training and capacity building events ... and registering over 71,000 attendances π§πΏπ§π§πΏββοΈπ§πΌββοΈπ§π½π§ββοΈ Discover our work: https://t.co/odonhwd4Kg π«#ARCimpacts
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Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have collaborated with 627 partner organisations across the country, including: π230 #NHS partners ποΈ106 local authorities π80 universities & many more πFollow #ARCimpacts and read this summary for more: https://t.co/odonhwd4Kg π«
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π° Happy birthday to our @NIHRARCs across the country who turn 6 this month ARCs tackle challenges facing health & social care, making a real-world impact π Follow #ARCimpacts to find out more ππΏ Browse the national roundup here: https://t.co/220LFwmdmM
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Policy makers often advocate the use of incentive based performance metrics to drive service improvement. These risk doing more harm than good, argue @rjlilford and colleagues https://t.co/st8QIDjT16
bmj.com
Richard Lilford and colleagues argue that the UK governmentβs plans to use performance metrics to reward or punish hospitals risk doing more harm than good Healthcare consumes a lot of resources and...
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Watch the 2025 NIHR ARCs national #ARCseminar series exploring the healing power of creative arts: https://t.co/lWn0v3V7Ys ππΎπ·π΅ππ€ποΈ Speakers from across the country explored how arts can improve both the wellbeing and involvement in research of different communities.
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk
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...
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Explore our September roundup of top stories from all 15 NIHR ARCs across the country: https://t.co/ZkGgzpKdXl Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more π¨ You can join the newsletter here: https://t.co/UabHOxEqWF
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Catch up on the final national @NIHRARCs #ARCseminar of the year! π΅πΊπ Creative arts for #dementia: https://t.co/zsPj2frCaM With πΉ@StephenERLim @arc_wessex πΉ @DrMing_Hung_Hsu @ARC_EoE πΉ@MeganPolden @arc_nwc πΉ@prof_lindaclare @Peninsula_ARC
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Explore the August roundup of top stories from all 15 of our Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs): https://t.co/qqxrTG3rjO Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, training & more from ARCs across the country Join the newsletter: https://t.co/UabHOxEqWF
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Explore the July roundup of top stories from all 15 of our @NIHRARCs
https://t.co/mv1kyzssyL Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more from ARCs across the country Join the newsletter here: https://t.co/H8QcVzhVvl
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Catch up on the 'Exploring lived experience with creative arts' national @NIHRARCs #ARCseminar: https://t.co/n9oHFvTLW8 ππ€ποΈ With: πΉ@carolin_sanders @ARC_GM_ πΉ@ProfLakhanpaul @arc_nt πΉ@midwifeteacher @ARC_EoE πΉ@EthnicHealthRes @ARC_EM Next event:
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Join our #ARCseminar on 9 July on 'Creative arts for dementia' π https://t.co/mGp0E0ImnD Includes short talks exploring research on the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with #dementia in
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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: https://t.co/ZBIulkzX8b
arc-em.nihr.ac.uk
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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On your marks, get set...GROW! π± Applications for our GROW 2025 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. βπ« APPLY NOW π https://t.co/cFWQhWwcMQ
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Last month, leading voices from adult social care gathered in London for the NPP Networking & Showcase Event π’ Hosted by @ARC_KSS, the event focused on innovation, inclusion & shaping the future of adult social care in the UK πΊοΈ More here π https://t.co/EcAeeibycA
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Explore the May roundup of top stories from all 15 of our @NIHRARCs π π° https://t.co/997JaW75Mr Including the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more from ARCs across the country! Join the newsletter here: https://t.co/H8QcVzhVvl
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Our Research Methods theme, alongside global collaborators, have published 2 papers in @LancetGH exploring primary care access, affordability, and quality in #LMIC cities, plus a summary video. 1: https://t.co/CA3Y1sN3Nv 2: https://t.co/XLblycBbg3 Video: https://t.co/9FLBTI5GvW
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