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Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country:

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Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more

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🎙️ What is dissemination, and why does it matter in research?

In these #NIHRBridgeTheGap episodes, @zoetw.bsky.social & Gavin Hubbard explore how to share research clearly and accessibly, and the challenges involved.

Listen now:

🔗 Ep 25: bit.ly/4qokd1w

🔗 Ep 26: bit.ly/4bKruFy

Thousands with deadly heart issues to get paperclip sized implant on the NHS THOUSANDS of Britons could be spared life-threatening heart issues thanks to a new paperclip-sized implant. The wireless sensor, implanted in one of the heart’s arteries, is being offered to patien…

In the news 📰

Great to see coverage in @thesun.co.uk of a paperclip-sized sensor - now recommended by @nicecomms.bsky.social to help patients monitor their heart condition at home 🏡

Dr Flett at @uhsft.bsky.social led Southampton's part in research that led to this👇
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Tuesday 24, March, 1:00 pm ARC Wessex #Alcohol Research Webinar

With Professor Julia Sinclair, Professor of #Addiction Psychiatry at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social & @uhsft.bsky.social

Everyone is welcome SCAN the QR to book

@nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nisreenalwan.bsky.social

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

The Forward Trust is hiring a postdoc-level remote consultant to carry out a detailed analysis of data to improve reliability, provide insights for stakeholders, & support ongoing development of their services. The placement is 3 months full time.

Apply now:
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Celebrating over 6 years developing the health & care researchers for the future across Wessex. £3 Million invested:117 internships, 8 PhDs, 29 post doctorate awards supported. Every £1 spent/£9 in return.

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

On your marks, get set...GROW! 🌱

Applications for our GROW 2026 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth and #addiction early career researchers are now open. ‍💫

APPLY NOW 👇

mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow/

Welcome to our 9th cohort of interns for the last of our programme to grow applied research capacity in Wessex. £3 million invested in internship awards, PhDs & supporting post-docs. 117 internship awards across every part of the region, & range of health & care professionals @nihr.bsky.social

Thanks again to @laboursatvir.bsky.social and Lisa Hammond @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social for supporting the 71 Dementia Fellows who have been celebrating their work today in Southampton. We're so proud of all the great work!
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#dementia

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"You are so fundmentally part of what we want to do" "Please please continue to do what you do" @laboursatvir.bsky.social spoke to the Dementia Fellows #demcomm @nihr.bsky.social @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social to thank them for their work..

@uosmedia.bsky.social

The @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social Lisa Hammond - Applied Dementia Research makes a real difference to people's lives thanks for all the amazing work the #demcomm Dementia Fellows @laboursatvir.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social

Some more lovely pictures including @laboursatvir.bsky.social

Looking forward to welcoming our wonderful #DemComm Dementia Fellow fellows to celebrate their amazing work. Thanks to @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social and @nihr.bsky.social and great work by Dr Ruth Bartlett & Rae Tobin for organising the day. @nihrarcs.bsky.social

The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) February 2026 newsletter The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: The first major trial to reduce social media use among healthy adolescents, Continuous care from community-based midwives reduce...

🗞️ Read the February national roundup of top stories from all ARCs across the country:

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Including news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & much more

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Boost for brain tumour research 🧠

@uhsft.bsky.social is part of a new £13.7M NIHR consortium to speed up the development of better treatments for brain tumours - among the hardest cancers to treat 👇

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No. 4 #BJGPTop10 Hybrid general practice: Risks of hybrid general practice and its challenges to quality care doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social @oohgpwales.bsky.social

#HybridCare #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #HealthPolicy #HealthTech #PrimaryCare #BJGP #research

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📢 New Insights on Long COVID in Healthcare Workers

A recent study highlights the most common Long COVID symptoms seen in healthcare workers.

👉 Read more: shh-uk.org/?p=3537

#LongCOVID #HealthcareWorkers #Wellbeing #WorkloadManagement #RestIsHealth

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

Lovely coverage @itvnews.bsky.social of the great work of @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social Help & Care, Jolly Good Company - Art of Keeping Well Exhibition at Poole

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@nataliedjohari.bsky.social

@dementiaresearcher.bsky.social

It's a rising battle we see in our own communities @nisreenalwan.bsky.social @geodianna.bsky.social

A "JAMA" research letter published online January 12, 2025, titled "Prescribing Patterns of Potentially Inappropriate CNS-Active Medications in Older Adults," includes three graphs showing trends from 2013-2021.

Between 2013 and 2021, older adults with cognitive impairment had higher rates of potentially inappropriate CNS-active prescriptions, most lacking clinical indications.

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@ora-dall.bsky.social links with your work

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Prof Sally Hardy from our School of Health Sciences has taken part in a study that has found that hospitals with fewer registered nurses at the bedside are seeing higher-than-expected death rates.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4sG76vd

#ResearchMatters #Academia #ThisIsUEA

Whoa😲 "DHSC is standing down the NIHR Maximising Impact and Public Partnership contract. Teams across the NIHR Coordinating Centre and wider NIHR community will continue to embed Impact and Inclusion into everything they do":
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#PPI #PublicInvolvement

A young child sleeps on white bedding while hugging a teddy bear. A small electrode is stuck with a plaster to the child's forehead, connected to a trigeminal nerve stimulation device resting on the pillow next to them.

Our researchers are part of a large trial into a brain stimulation device for ADHD.

The device is approved in the US, but the new study found it is ineffective.

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Thanks to our brilliant patients and public research contributors who have worked with us over the last 6 years (and more) - we simply couldn't do our health & care research without you ❤️
@hambahamba01.bsky.social @uosmedia.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social @uhdnhs.bsky.social

A flyer showing textual information for a NIHR Policy Research Unit study The text reads: Have You Experienced Both Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mental Health Challenges? Share Your Story What’s the study about? Have You Experienced Both Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mental Health Challenges? Share Your Story Researchers from the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Behavioural and Social Sciences are exploring how integrated care can be improved for people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and mild-to-moderate mental health concerns You can take part if you: • Are aged 18 or over • Have experience with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, smoking, or physical inactivity AND • Mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression, or low mood What’s involved? • A 1:1 online interview (up to 60 minutes) • Questions about your experiences with care • A £20 online shopping voucher as a thank you Why take part? Your voice will help shape national recommendations for improving integrated care for hearts and minds. The findings will be shared with the Department of Health and Social Care. Are you interested in taking part? To express interest scan the QR code or click this link Or email us at fani.liapi@beds.ac.uk We’ll send you more information and answer any questions

Have you experienced both cardiovascular disease risk and mental health challenges?

We're keen to hear from you.

We're interviewing people to explore how integrated care can be improved.

Find out more on the image, or click the link below:

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An image containing an advert to participate in an NIHR-funded study. We're conducting interviews are exploring how integrated care can be optimised for people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and mild-to-moderate mental health concerns. Your professional experience will help us understand what works, what doesn’t, and how integrated care can be improved. Want to take part? Click the link below, or scan the QR code on the flyer, to express your interest. https://qualtricsxm58qqvslcm.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aeOpNiCpC4RW8e2

Involved in commissioning or delivering integrated care?

We'd love to hear from you! We're conducting interviews are exploring how integrated care can be optimised for people with cardiovascular disease risk and mild-to-moderate mental health concerns.

Register interest: shorturl.at/HF0gb