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We are the network of 15 NIHR (@nihr.bsky.social) Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) ARCs support applied health and care research across the country 💙 linktree: linktr.ee/nihrarcs e-newsletter: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter website: tinyurl.com/NIHRARCs
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📢 Join us for a vital webinar on improving childhood admissions to mental health units!

🗓️ 4 Nov 2025 | 🕛 12 - 1pm

Featuring new resources to support young people, families & healthcare professionals.

Full story: tinyurl.com/yv838w92
Register here: tinyurl.com/sddh48n2
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Join us for an all day, free event tackling inequalities in maternal and perinatal mental health.

Where: ORTUS, SE5 8SN
When: 4 Nov, 10am-5pm

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1720417397...
Developing holistic approaches to maternity and perinatal mental health

Join our collaborative ARC research teams to hear how research, lived experience and community insight can come together to shape fairer care.

Who is this event for?

Anyone passionate about improving maternal mental health equity, including health-care professionals, researchers, patient and public involvement members, policymakers, service commissioners, and charity or community organisation representatives.

ORTUS, SE5 8SN

4 Nov, 10am-5pm
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🚨Book now: Individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA) – a new frontier in multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) research webinar

📅 5th November 2025, 12:30-13:30
🔗 tinyurl.com/46hpk57x
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It's been real... thanks everyone who came today.. well done to our award winners.. painters.. singers and returning interns!! @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uhsftresearch.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social #arcevent
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There is still time to sign up for the next webinar in the ARC National events series on Patient and Public Involvement research arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...
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Text on a blue background reads: "What does impact in Patient and Public Involvement mean?

Join us for this free webinar with William Lammons, PPI Lead at ARC North Thames, and Raj Mehta, a public contributor. They will share findings from a narrative review of reviews on the impacts of PPI, covering:

-Types and examples of reported impacts
-Limitations in how these impacts are described
- Practical implications for PPI professionals, researchers and public contributors
[Calendar icon] Online, Oct 15, 12-1.30pm.
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🌟 New blog available: PRIMROSE research insights!

A collaboration between @ucl.ac.uk and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust investigated implementing a novel care approach for people with complex mental health conditions.

Read what we learned:🔗 arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/resources/bl...
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Make a real impact with an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) in Paediatrics (ST1/ST3).

75% clinical + 25% research time working directly with the incredible Born in Bradford (BiB) programme to transform child health.

See below for details on how to apply ⏬
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🚨Tune in now! @clairecameron.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk is on BBC Radio 4 "Three Ages of Child" discussing PUSH project research on children's play in urban environments.
🎧https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002kfpq

See how YHARC researchers contribute to this project: tinyurl.com/4m8dvnuw
Space for play is being ‘designed-out’ of urban childhoods  - ARC
Children growing up in British cities face barriers to safe, playable spaces as financial constraints, policy misalignment and housing pressures cause
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📢We're now open for bookings for the Applied Research Leadership Academy: arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...
Find out more at our online briefing session 8 Oct, 1- 1.30pm👇
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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. 👇

arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...

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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

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🌟 New resources are available to help young people, families, and clinicians understand what to expect during CAMHS inpatient admissions.

These tools improve communication, offer reassurance, and provide vital support throughout the journey.
New resources are set to improve admissions to mental health units for young people and their families
Today – on Youth Mental Health Day – people are being encouraged to register to attend the launch of important new resources that will help young p
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It's all top secret - but we can't wait to welcome you all tomorrow (Tuesday 7th October) at the Utilita Bowl Hilton Hotel for the ARC Event 2025. ARC central office is looking .. very busy.. See you there @hiowhnhsft.bsky.social @hiowhacademy.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social
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🍃 #WorldMentalHealthDay event you may be interested in 👇
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10th October, on the World Mental Health Day, UWE Bristol’s Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing is hosting “Nature based social prescribing: Translating evidence into impact” at the Watershed Bristol. Please click on the link to know more about the event. Thanks www.uwe.ac.uk/events/natur...
Nature based social prescribing: Translating evidence into impact | UWE Bristol
Join us at the Nature Based Social Prescribing: Translating Evidence into Impact event at the Watershed, Bristol.
www.uwe.ac.uk
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📢 We’re live at today’s PenARC, @arcnenc.bsky.social & @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social workshop on putting lived experience at the heart of domestic abuse service design.

A day of 🛠️ tools, 🎓 training & powerful 💬 voices.

#LivedExperienceInAction #DomesticAbuse
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💬 Panel underway: Experts from research, frontline services & lived experience share how we can embed diverse survivor voices authentically.

@arcnenc.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

#LivedExperienceInAction #DomesticAbuse
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An inspiring day exploring how to put lived experience at the ❤️ of service design. Thanks to speakers, contributors & all who joined.

Stay tuned for further reflections.

@arcnenc.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

#LivedExperienceInAction #DomesticAbuse
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🧵Our researchers took a deep dive into discussions on Mumsnet to explore what women are asking - and advising - around intentional weight loss during pregnancy.

The findings highlight important issues and considerations for #maternity care professionals.

Read more ▶️ tinyurl.com/WLPr25
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Their analysis of more than 100 posts found that many women felt anxious and guilty about the impact of excess weight on their baby during pregnancy - and were considering losing weight while pregnant. Many did not know that this goes against clinical guidelines.
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Following a successful first phase, the South London Evaluation Advice Clinic is reopening this autumn 👇

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The South London Evaluation Advice Clinic is re-opening.

If you are planning or delivering a service change and need practical evaluation guidance, our advisers can support you with:
• Engaging stakeholders and planning implementation
• Designing outcome measures and evaluation frameworks
• Identifying data sources and collection methods
• Considering cost-effectiveness and sustainability

[Calendar icon] Limited slots are available for October–November 2025, so early booking is advised.”

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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
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King's Improvement Science is celebrating the end of its programme after a decade of improving care with patients, health professionals & the public. 🎉

Hear the team's highlights, reflections & tips in this legacy film and accompanying interactive PDF.👇 #PPI

kingsimprovementscience.org/our-legacy
KIS: From Voices to Value - Legacy Video
King's Improvement Science (KIS) is a research programme aimed at enhancing how quality improvement activity is carried out across major south London health…
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