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NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East & North Cumbria
@arcnenc.bsky.social
Working together to achieve better, fairer health and care at all ages and in all places. One of 15 Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) @nihrarcs.bsky.social in England. Funded by @nihr.bsky.social

Visit our website at www.arc-nenc.nihr.ac.uk
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The Deep End NENC #deependGP Network, co-developed by @arcnenc.bsky.social, involves 52 GP practices based in socioeconomically deprived areas

It has secured £2.9 million from NENC #NHS to help improve health & care in the communities they serve

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💫 #ARCimpacts
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Inclusion by design, not by default.
Launch of the Culturally Competent Research Framework (CCRF)! Embed cultural competence into every stage of the research journey. ➡️ Explore the toolkit: psrc-ncl.nihr.ac.uk/2025/10/21/c...
#InclusiveResearch #CulturalCompetence #NIHR #EquityInResearch
Culturally competent research framework toolkit. - PSRC
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November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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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🍰 Happy birthday to NIHR ARCs across the country who turn 6 this month!

ARCs tackle challenges facing health & social care, making a real-world impact

👉 Follow #ARCimpacts this October to find out more

👉🏿 Browse our national roundup here: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar...

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October 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢We're very pleased to share that partners from the North East & North Cumbria been awarded new funding from
@nihr.bsky.social for an Applied Research Collaboration in our region (2026-2031), hosted by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust.

Read more ▶️ tinyurl.com/ARC2631
October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🧵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
October 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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🌟 New Workshop: Putting Lived Experience at the Heart of Domestic Abuse Service Design

📅 3rd Oct 2025 | Online

Learn how to meaningfully embed survivor voices in service design.

✅ Tools, training & expert panel

🔗 Register: lnkd.in/eXtUVrr7

#LivedExperience #DomesticAbuse
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August 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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🐇 When it comes to food delivery, the hare isn’t napping - dark kitchens & online platforms are sprinting ahead while regulation lags behind. Can the tortoise 🐢 catch up? Blog by @helenjmoore.bsky.social on planning for a healthier food environment ⬇️

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This time the hare might win: dark kitchens and the regulatory race
Our warts-and-all account of what it's like to do public health research.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today was the last day in the office for our fantastic Public Involvement & Community Engagement (PICE) Manager Dr Felicity (Fizz) Shenton before she heads off on retirement.

Fizz has shared a blog reflecting on her time with the ARC NENC.

You can read it here: tinyurl.com/Fizz25
Looking back over five years of public involvement and community engagement - ARC
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September 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Join the next PHIRST Webinar, Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning
⏰Monday 20 October, 12-1.30PM on MS Teams.
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How local governments in England have been working to design and deliver healthier places
September 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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⭐£22M NIHR investment to strengthen UK health & life sciences innovation

We are delighted that @nihr-io.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social has been awarded £22M by @nihr.bsky.social to continue research identifying emerging medicines, diagnostics, devices & digital tech
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September 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Explore our September roundup of top stories from all 15 NIHR ARCs across the country:

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Including the latest research news, resources, blogs, opportunities, events, training & more

📨 You can join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter
The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) September 2025 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: The healing power of creative arts, standardised methods for economic evaluation, AI gender bias in social care tools used by ma...
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September 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Government ban of high-caffeine energy drink sales to under-16s underpinned by Fuse research

This follows almost a decade of work led by @lakenutrition.bsky.social linking these drinks to risks for children’s health, sleep & education

Have your say in the consultation ⬇️
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September 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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🚨Lessons we can learn from newly-qualified NHS staff who went straight onto the frontline during Covid-19.

New research highlights how early-career experiences can have long-term consequences for staff retention and the sustainability of the NHS workforce.

Read more 🔽

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July 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
When you have a long-term or serious illness, life can feel difficult. Problems relating to money, jobs, housing and social care are common and support can be hard to find.

The new Routes to Rights website, supported by ARC NENC, helps to patients find the right help.

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July 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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“The research we do is and must remain independent…the findings will be the findings. But it’s about taking people with you on that journey.”

Professor Naomi Fulop, Professor of Health Care Organisation & Management, UCL
July 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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“What kind of ideas and concepts does out research generate for those implementing policies?”

“Sometimes, you have to say it how it is. If you are confident with your findings, you need to say so.”

Thoughts and reflections from Professor Naomi Fulop in our Opening Plenary
July 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Next up, Professor Barbara Hanratty, Director of the Healthy Ageing Policy Research Unit reflects on the challenges of producing research that is used by decision makers

“Local, flexible, agile”
July 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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“My plea is as HSR researchers we neee to not just be thinking “how does it work” but who DOESN’T it work for, and who is overlooked?”

“For HSR, none of this exists without social care and we need to remember that in everything that we do.”

Professor Barbara Hanratty
July 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Gillian Vance opening #HSRUK25 plenary this morning by highlighting the workload challenges experienced by health & care staff in underserved areas, and how the new NIHR funded partnership for workforce sustainability (Workforce Voices) will research and co-design solutions with local stakeholders.
July 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Great #HSRUK25 workshop by Gemma McKenna about engaging government and policymakers, with roleplay (how to talk to your MP) and top tips for writing a policy brief. #KMb
July 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Congratulations to Emma Giles and Jo Smith from our region. Read more about this work - tinyurl.com/yc7z5uvj
July 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Just launched: Issue 5 of our #ARCOutreachAlliance newsletter!
The future of mental health research is here & it's youth-led. #MentalHealth research & policy.

👀 Read: online.pubhtml5.com/bpjqe/iuin/
✔️ CYP #mentalHealth priorities report
✔️ Creative work
✔️ NWL ICS strategy updates
YPAG AOA e-Newsletter June 2025
YPAG AOA CYP MH eNewsletter_Issue 5_June 2025
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July 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We're proud to be hosting the @nihrarcs.bsky.social stand at this year's @hsruk.bsky.social conference - come and say hello and find out more about our work. We also have sweets and pens 😃🍬🖊️
Pop by our NIHR ARCs stand at the Health Services Research UK @hsruk.bsky.social Conference #HSRUK25 @newcastleuni.bsky.social today & tomorrow!
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July 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM