Celebrating Five Years of PPIE – and Looking Ahead - PenARC On Friday 27th February 2026, colleagues, public contributors and partners gathered at the Exeter Mercure Southgate Hotel to celebrate five years of PenARC Patient and Public Involvement and Engagemen...

We recently celebrated 5 years of PPIE at PenARC – and looked ahead to what’s next for ARC South West.
Lots of thoughtful conversations about inclusion, impact, & how we make sure research reflects what matters most to people.
Read more here 👇
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#PPIE #CoProduction #HealthResearch

Training | Thematic Analysis | 19 March 2024 Part of the ARC East Midlands "Lunch & Learn" 2024 training series. Delivered by Professor Carolyn Tarrant, this webinar provides an introduction and overview of the thematic analysis approach for…

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features:
📽️ Thematic analysis

Explore:
✅ What thematic analysis is
✅ How it compares to other qual analysis
✅ 6 key steps to generate themes
✅ Importance of reflexivity

NIHR ARC OxTV - home How NIHR ARC OxTV research changed practice, shaped national guidelines, and built research capacity across the Thames Valley. Browse over 30 case studies spanning mental health, obesity, social care,...

Six years. 30+ case studies. One permanent collection.

As ARC OxTV closes on 31 March, we've built a searchable, lasting record of everything this partnership achieved – hosted by @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

www.phc.ox.ac.uk/impact/nihr-...

Through research and funding since 2019, we have:

📰 Published more than 750 peer-reviewed papers
🔎 Delivered nearly 130 research projects
💷 Secured more than £15.5 million in research grants

👉 Read our #ARCEMimpacts: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Case study 8️⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Reducing NHS staff stress through online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life.

👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/reduc...

👉 Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Case study 7️⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Integrating diabetes services across primary, community and secondary care

Bringing specialist diabetes care closer to home through neighbourhood teams.

👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/integ...

👉Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Case study 6️⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Empowering older adults through FaME falls-prevention programme

A community exercise programme building strength, balance & confidence to prevent falls.

👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/empow...

👉Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Great to share our work at the Live Well in Later Life event today @greatermcr.bsky.social 👏

Colleagues from ARC-GM shared insights from the ACE trial, the FLEXI study & the eFAlls Case Finding pilot.

Explore these & more of our healthy ageing research here 👇

🔗 bit.ly/4lZc8jy

From clinical practice to clinical academia, Laura McGarrigle (@txphysio.bsky.social) shares how ARC-GM support helped her secure PhD funding 🎓

Through internships and fellowship support, she built the skills and confidence to lead research. Thanks for sharing your journey 👏

🔗 lnkd.in/ebRuKnr7

What a great day celebrating the achievements of the fantastic @nihrarcs.bsky.social SHARE fellows 🎉

Rethinking “Hard to Reach” - PenARC What does it really mean when we describe people as “hard to reach”? And who, in reality, is doing the reaching? In this blog, Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow John Stammers reflects on his work alongsid...

"We have to build trust differently. We have to understand fear not as a barrier to participation, but as data in its own right."

New reflections blog from Knowledge Mobilisation Fellow John Stammers challenges how we think about engagement with hard to reach groups👇

tinyurl.com/mpmfaprt

Doors are open at the Bradford & West Yorks CRDC Industry Day! 🚀
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The team is ready and waiting. Stop by our @arc-yharc.bsky.social stall to see our latest impact and chat about how we’re improving care across the region.
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​#CRDC2026 #HealthInnovation

Case study 5️⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Improving severe stroke care through home rehabilitation

Defining components of intensive home-based rehab for stroke survivors with severe disabilities.

👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/impro...

👉 Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Two ARC leaders appointed Senior Investigators Professors Catherine Bowen and Mari Carmen Portillo have both been recognised as Senior Investigators by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).This is the second time Professor Bo...

Fantastic news about the talented people we get to work with

@nisreenalwan.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @laboursatvir.bsky.social

www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/post/two-arc...

Got a research idea about ageing, but not sure where to start?

Our free, online Ageing Research Café is a relaxed, supportive space to talk it through with public partners and get fresh perspectives, no slides, no pressure.

📅17th April
🕑12-12.45 & 12.45-13.30

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Open training resource launched to support reproducible healthcare simulation modelling - PenARC A new open training resource has been launched to help analysts and researchers build transparent and reproducible healthcare simulation models.  The DES RAP Book, created by Amy Heather from Peninsul...

📢New open training resource!

We’ve launched a resource to support reproducible healthcare simulation modelling, helping make models more transparent, shareable & reusable.

Great for analysts, researchers & anyone working in health data science👇

tinyurl.com/mpenn59v

#OpenScience #HealthData #NIHR

Today is #WorldOralHealthDay! 🪥

At @arc-yharc.bsky.social, we are using data and community insights to tackle dental decay, one of our region's most persistent health inequalities.

We are proud to highlight 3 NIHR-funded projects changing dental care in our communities: 👇
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Research doesn't stop at the school gates. 🏠

Our PROMOTE study looks at how to bridge the gap between school brushing and home habits, ensuring healthy routines stick for life.

Read more: 🔗 arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/themes/healt...
🧵 4/5

Be part of life-changing research Find out how you can take part in health and care research through Be Part of Research #BePartofResearch

Want to help shape the future of NHS dental care? 🧤

Be part of the next breakthrough. Sign up for the #BePartOfResearch registry to find studies near you!

🔗 bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk
#Yorkshire #ResearchImpact @nihr.bsky.social @bthft.bsky.social @bihr.bsky.social

Case study 4️⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Reducing falls in care homes

Equipping care homes with checklists, practical guidance and staff training to prevent falls, injuries & hospital admissions.

👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/reduc...

👉 Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Case study 3️⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Personalising activity for multiple long-term conditions (MLTC).

Tailored exercise helps people with MLTC to stay active despite complex needs.

👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/perso...

👉 Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Case study 2️⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Preventing repeat hypoglycaemia emergency calls with ambulance education.

Paramedics gave diabetes patients a booklet after callouts to spot early signs.

👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/preve...

👉 Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Case study 1️⃣ #ARCEMimpacts story: Workplace and worship diabetes screening reaches underserved communities.

Early detection in familiar settings. Tackles inequalities. Empowers prevention.

👉 Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/impact/scree...

👉 Discover all stories: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

Training | Grant Writing Skills | 6 June 2024 There is an art to writing successful funding applications. In this session, Prof Gordon will be reflecting on his experience of writing successful grant applications, how he goes about it, what has…

This week's #ARCLunchandLearn features:
📽️ Grant writing skills

Learn:
✅ Art of writing successful funding applications
✅ What has worked (and what hasn't)
✅ What to avoid when grant writing
✅ Reflections from experienced grant writers

Ageing Well in Devon: Community Event Highlights Strength and Connection - PenARC Earlier this month, Professor Vicki Goodwin MBE and Devon Communities Together hosted two Ageing Well community events in Okehampton and Paignton. These sessions were designed to bring together resear...

Really inspiring to be part of an Ageing Well community event in Paignton this month.

From practical strength and balance exercises to honest conversations about ageing, it showed how valuable it is to bring research and communities together.

Read more here: tinyurl.com/ytpcb24b

Putting PANS and PANDAS on the map - PANS PANDAS UK Presenting a new research project of extreme significance for future recognition and treatment of PANS and PANDAS

www.panspandasuk.org/post/putting-pans-and-pandas-on-the-map/
So grateful @exeter.ac.uk @nihrarcs.bsky.social + hospitals across Ldn. Kids with #PansPandasHour deserve care informed by robust research
@drrosena.bsky.social @dramirkhangp.bsky.social @drnighatarif.bsky.social

#paedsrocks #medsky

📢@NIHRresearch ARC South West launches in April 2026, bringing together the expertise of PenARC & ARC West. The expanded collaboration will unite partners across the South West to improve health services & outcomes.

🔗https://bit.ly/4bv2HmR

Celebrating over six years of ARC East Midlands research turning evidence into real impact for health and social care across our region and beyond.

👉 Follow #ARCEMimpacts this March for daily highlights.

👉 Read the newsletter to find out more: mailchi.mp/arc/nihr-arc...

New blog: Explores how the VICTOR tool is making the "hidden" impacts of research visible. ✨

From service innovation to workforce confidence, see how 54+ organisations are evidencing real-world change.

Read the full blog here: arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/resources/bl...

#VICTORImpact #NIHR #HealthResearch