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Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC)
@arcnwc.bsky.social
NIHR ARC North West Coast is one of 15 @nihrarcs.bsky.social
funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social). We work with our partners in the North West of England on applied health and care research.
Great to see ARC NWC’s contribution highlighted, with expertise from Equitable Place-Based Health and Care theme lead Prof Heather Brown on the economics of health inequalities, along with research from Prof Ben Barr, theme lead for Improving Population Health.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
In this month’s ARC national newsletter.

👩‍⚕️ Katie Merry’s ARC NWC internship explores ways to reduce cervical screening inequalities among South Asian women.

🗣️ ARC NWC Public Advisor Naheed Tahir shares how co-chairing the Seldom Heard Forum is strengthening community voices.
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have:

🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects
📰 published over 9,000 papers
🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations
💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding!

👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work:
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

💫 #ARCimpacts
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Work by ARC NENC is highlighted today as part of our national #ARCimpacts campaign to celebrate 6 years of @arcnwc.bsky.social

Watch this short explainer video about our work to co-develop the Deep End NENC GP Network, and the difference that this has made so far ⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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💫NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) have leveraged around £1 billion in external research funding!

💙Browse a selection of some of our amazing work from across the country:
mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

👁️ Follow #ARCimpacts
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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In the past 6 years, ARCs have worked with over 2,500 public contributors and have recruited over 810,000 study participants
💙💙

Thank you to everyone who has made this important applied health & care research possible
🙏

Find out more about our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

💫 #ARCimpacts
October 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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ARCs have championed capacity building in applied health & care research

Over the past 6 years, ARCs have supported:

🎓455 PhD students

👩🏾‍🎓232 Postdoctoral Fellows
(e.g. our #Dementia Fellows: www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/dem-comm-res...)

Read about our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

💫 #ARCimpacts
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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How playing a game can help spread awareness of #dementia inequalities

With @wellcometrust.bsky.social funding, & supported by @arcnwc.bsky.social, an innovative & creative board game has been designed to improve knowledge about dementia inequalities

www.nihr.ac.uk/blog/how-pla...

💫 #ARCimpacts
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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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
ℹ️ More: tinyurl.com/urwhj253

#NIHRresearch
September 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The latest RaCEEs cohort led by Dr Valerio Benedetto, has completed all 6 sessions, gaining practical skills in health economics.

🗞️Read more: tinyurl.com/4wrf6vv9
🎥 Hear from attendees: tinyurl.com/5yvxfs3v
✍️ Sign up: tinyurl.com/35vnttmt
September 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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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:
arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/uncategorize...
July 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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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
September 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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The 2025 national #ARCseminar series on:
The healing power of creative arts

💃🏾🎷🎵
7 May: Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts

🎭🎤🖌️
11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts

🎵🕺🎭
9 July: Creative arts for #dementia

eventbrite.com/cc/nihr-arcs...
March 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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🌷Read the March roundup from across all 15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
mailchi.mp/nihr/march-2...

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

Join the ARCs newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
March 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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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
forms.office.com/e/hfN0JKP4sd
March 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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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
March 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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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.

arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...
March 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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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
February 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📢 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
February 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Read the February roundup from all 15
@nihr.bsky.social ARCs:

mailchi.mp/nihr/februar...

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
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...
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February 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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...
January 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Read our January 2025 New Year special newsletter, showcasing the top 24 stories of 2024: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

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January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM