@ARC_WM

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
arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk
Joined August 2009
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Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country: 👉 mailchi.mp/nihr/march-2026-n… Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more 📨 Join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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ARC South West@ARC_SouthWestJan 21
Our new video with South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust (made by @bullandwolfco) shows how tranexamic acid (TXA) is having a major impact in trauma care. Watch here 👉 bit.ly/3LpHpyj #PreHospitalCare #Paramedics #TXA
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To mark our 20th anniversary, we’ve launched the #NIHR20 Research Leaders Prize, celebrating individuals whose work is shaping the future of health and care research. Tell us how you’re driving leadership, inclusion and excellence in research for a chance to win a £10,000 professional development prize, plus other benefits. Find out more about each prize and how to apply! 👇 nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr20-resea…
NIHR20 Research Leaders Prizes Applications are now open. Apply now to win a £10,000 professional development prize.

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🎇 Happy New Year from our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations @NIHRARCs 🎇 Here is a roundup of the 25 most popular stories from 2025 🎇 Scroll through to discover the stories that captured the most interest 🔗 mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-arcs-ja…
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🗓️ We are over halfway through the popular #ARCadvent from @NIHRARCs across the country! 🎁 Ten more days of #ARCadvent posts unboxing the most clicked-on stories of the year! ❄️Count down to the winter holidays with us! 📧 Join the national newsletter tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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Explore the December ​roundup of top stories from all our @NIHRARCs ❄️ the final one of the year! 🔗 mailchi.mp/nihr/december-202… It includes the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more from ARCs across the country. 📨 Join the newsletter tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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❄️Read our final national newsletter of the year: mailchi.mp/nihr/december-202… for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country. ☃️ ❄️Browse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025! 🎀
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#ARCadvent day 1⃣: 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 ▶️Read more & watch the recordings: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-he…
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 1 The healing power of creative arts. Picture: Silhouette of a person singing and dancing

ALT NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 1 The healing power of creative arts. Picture: Silhouette of a person singing and dancing

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Over the past 6 years, NIHR ARCs have hosted: 🗓️ 5,135 events! including more than: 🤝 2,590 involvement events & 🌟 1,180 training and capacity building events ... and registering over 71,000 attendances 🧍🏿🧍🧍🏿‍♀️🧍🏼‍♀️🧍🏽🧍‍♀️ Discover our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-arcimpa… 💫#ARCimpacts
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Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have collaborated with 627 partner organisations across the country, including: 💙230 #NHS partners 🏛️106 local authorities 🎓80 universities & many more 👉Follow #ARCimpacts and read this summary for more: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-arcimpa… 💫
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🍰 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 👉 Follow #ARCimpacts to find out more 👉🏿 Browse the national roundup here: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-arcimpa…
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NIHR ARC West Midlands retweeted
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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 bmj.com/content/389/bmj-2024…

Hospital league tables, targets, and performance incentives should be used with care

Richard Lilford and colleagues argue that the UK government’s 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: arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/the-he… 💃🏾🎷🎵🎭🎤🖌️ Speakers from across the country explored how arts can improve both the wellbeing and involvement in research of different communities.

The healing power of creative arts: National #ARCseminar series ends on a high note

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: mailchi.mp/nihr/september-20… Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more 📨 You can join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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Catch up on the final national @NIHRARCs #ARCseminar of the year! 🎵🕺🎭 Creative arts for #dementia: arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/event-deta… With 🔹@StephenERLim @arc_wessex 🔹 @DrMing_Hung_Hsu @ARC_EoE 🔹@MeganPolden @arc_nwc 🔹@prof_lindaclare @Peninsula_ARC
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Explore the August roundup of top stories from all 15 of our Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs): mailchi.mp/nihr/august-2025-… Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, training & more from ARCs across the country Join the newsletter: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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Explore the July roundup of top stories from all 15 of our @NIHRARCs mailchi.mp/nihr/july-2025-ne… Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more from ARCs across the country Join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
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Catch up on the 'Exploring lived experience with creative arts' national @NIHRARCs #ARCseminar: arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/news/… 🎭🎤🖌️ With: 🔹@carolin_sanders @ARC_GM_ 🔹@ProfLakhanpaul @arc_nt 🔹@midwifeteacher @ARC_EoE 🔹@EthnicHealthRes @ARC_EM Next event: eventbrite.com/e/creative-ar…
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Join our #ARCseminar on 9 July on 'Creative arts for dementia' 🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-… 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 research #DementiaActionWeek
webinar Creative arts for dementia 9 July 1pm -2pm Picture of people dancing at silent disco from The Centre for Ageing Better's Age-positive image library

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NIHR ARC West Midlands retweeted
NIHR ARC East Midlands@ARC_EM15 May 2025
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: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/resea…

Research shines a light on challenges of mental health care for under-18s

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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