Paula Whitty
@paulawhitty.bsky.social
Former NHS Director, now freelance.
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) November 2025 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs. In this edition: Comprehensive new guidance for care planning, resources to improve admissions to mental health units for young people and their ...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Read the November roundup of top stories, blogs & opportunities from all NIHR Applied Research Collaborations ( #NIHRARCs) across the country
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📢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
@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
📢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
@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
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New BMJ Open paper shows how community-led design can boost NHS Health Check uptake in underserved groups. We’re proud to have supported this vital research tackling health inequalities in the North East.
🔗 Read the paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjo...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New BMJ Open paper shows how community-led design can boost NHS Health Check uptake in underserved groups. We’re proud to have supported this vital research tackling health inequalities in the North East.
🔗 Read the paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjo...
🔗 Read the paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjo...
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THIS Space 2025 programme is now live! Join us virtually on 25 November. The event is free to attend, but booking is essential and space is limited. View the full programme and register here: ths.im/4nGd5wJ
#THISspace2025
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September 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
THIS Space 2025 programme is now live! Join us virtually on 25 November. The event is free to attend, but booking is essential and space is limited. View the full programme and register here: ths.im/4nGd5wJ
#THISspace2025
#THISspace2025
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Today, @nihr.bsky.social announced a £157 million investment over 5 years in 10 ARCs, that will:
🔵support transformation of the health & care system
🔵tackle pressing health & social care challenges through high-quality applied research
🔵bring new treatments & technologies
nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-aw...
🔵support transformation of the health & care system
🔵tackle pressing health & social care challenges through high-quality applied research
🔵bring new treatments & technologies
nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-aw...
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Today, @nihr.bsky.social announced a £157 million investment over 5 years in 10 ARCs, that will:
🔵support transformation of the health & care system
🔵tackle pressing health & social care challenges through high-quality applied research
🔵bring new treatments & technologies
nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-aw...
🔵support transformation of the health & care system
🔵tackle pressing health & social care challenges through high-quality applied research
🔵bring new treatments & technologies
nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-aw...
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Are you an org or uni with expertise in evaluation & a passion for child health? HI NENC & @everychildnenc.bsky.social are seeking a partner for a major evaluation project.
Register on our procurement system to apply:
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📧 businessdevelopment@healthinnovationnenc.org.uk
Register on our procurement system to apply:
bit.ly/4eXvAtq
📧 businessdevelopment@healthinnovationnenc.org.uk
Evaluation of the Child Health and Wellbeing Network programmes: Healthier Together, Asthma, and Epilepsy - Contracts Finder
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July 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Are you an org or uni with expertise in evaluation & a passion for child health? HI NENC & @everychildnenc.bsky.social are seeking a partner for a major evaluation project.
Register on our procurement system to apply:
bit.ly/4eXvAtq
📧 businessdevelopment@healthinnovationnenc.org.uk
Register on our procurement system to apply:
bit.ly/4eXvAtq
📧 businessdevelopment@healthinnovationnenc.org.uk
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The North East Child Poverty Action Plan has been launched by
@kimmcguinness.bsky.social. The plan sets out activity that
addresses three key priorities and will be delivered with partners based on local strengths and needs.
Read it here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/child-povert...
@kimmcguinness.bsky.social. The plan sets out activity that
addresses three key priorities and will be delivered with partners based on local strengths and needs.
Read it here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/child-povert...
July 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The North East Child Poverty Action Plan has been launched by
@kimmcguinness.bsky.social. The plan sets out activity that
addresses three key priorities and will be delivered with partners based on local strengths and needs.
Read it here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/child-povert...
@kimmcguinness.bsky.social. The plan sets out activity that
addresses three key priorities and will be delivered with partners based on local strengths and needs.
Read it here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/child-povert...
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Our new report, produced by our Nutrition North network & @healthequitynorth.bsky.social shows that intake of calcium, fibre, vegetables, fruit, legumes, healthy fatty acids and sodium are all lower in the North than the England average www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...
July 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Our new report, produced by our Nutrition North network & @healthequitynorth.bsky.social shows that intake of calcium, fibre, vegetables, fruit, legumes, healthy fatty acids and sodium are all lower in the North than the England average www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...
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Women aged 65 and over in the North East are predicted to have the highest number of unhealthy years at 23.7 years, compared to 19.4 years in the South East. For men, the number is 20.2 years in the North East, while the South East has 16.6
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Women aged 65 and over in the North East are predicted to have the highest number of unhealthy years at 23.7 years, compared to 19.4 years in the South East. For men, the number is 20.2 years in the North East, while the South East has 16.6
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review
Yep
This stuff matters enormously
The medicalization of population health policy is a significant risk to, well, health
Read alongside Lantz
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37096631/
Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review
Yep
This stuff matters enormously
The medicalization of population health policy is a significant risk to, well, health
Read alongside Lantz
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37096631/
Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review
To critically examine the medicalisation of public health and its implications for addressing upstream social, environmental, and structural determina…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review
Yep
This stuff matters enormously
The medicalization of population health policy is a significant risk to, well, health
Read alongside Lantz
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37096631/
Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review
Yep
This stuff matters enormously
The medicalization of population health policy is a significant risk to, well, health
Read alongside Lantz
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37096631/
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THREAD: Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs, according to our #AgeingintheNorth report released today
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South - The NHSA
Click here to download the Ageing in the North report Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing – resulting in mi...
www.thenhsa.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
THREAD: Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs, according to our #AgeingintheNorth report released today
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
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#AgeingInTheNorth report launched today. Highlighting that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs. Co-authored by @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Our Westminster launch for the #AgeingintheNorth report is about to get started with @annadixonmp.bsky.social. Read the report 👇🏼 @newcastleuni.bsky.social @uomif.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social
AGEING-IN-THE-NORTH-REPORT-EM.pdf
AGEING-IN-THE-NORTH-REPORT-EM.pdf
June 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#AgeingInTheNorth report launched today. Highlighting that older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs. Co-authored by @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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Explore the June roundup of top stories from all 15 of our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) June 2025 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs.
In this edition: ARC events across England for Dementia Action Week, launch of #ARCseminar series on the healing power of creative arts, national...
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June 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Explore the June roundup of top stories from all 15 of our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
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including the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, training & more from ARCs across the country
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Don't miss the final national #ARCseminar of 2025
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
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Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
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Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
June 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Don't miss the final national #ARCseminar of 2025
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/e/creative-a...
Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
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Electronic patient records (EPRs) can potentially transform health care delivery, improving quality, efficiency and patient safety. Most trusts in England now have EPRs but many are not yet using them to their full potential.
We explored the challenges in our new analysis ⬇️
We explored the challenges in our new analysis ⬇️
Electronic patient records: why the NHS urgently needs a strategy to reap the benefits
Our qualitative research with five acute NHS trusts and a US medical centre investigates the current state of EPR adoption and use, and what it takes to really see the benefits.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Electronic patient records (EPRs) can potentially transform health care delivery, improving quality, efficiency and patient safety. Most trusts in England now have EPRs but many are not yet using them to their full potential.
We explored the challenges in our new analysis ⬇️
We explored the challenges in our new analysis ⬇️
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The 2025 national #ARCseminar series on:
The healing power of creative arts
💃🏾🎷🎵
7 May: Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts
🎭🎤🖌️
11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts
🎵🕺🎭
9 July: Creative arts for #dementia
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The healing power of creative arts
💃🏾🎷🎵
7 May: Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts
🎭🎤🖌️
11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts
🎵🕺🎭
9 July: Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/cc/nihr-arcs...
March 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The 2025 national #ARCseminar series on:
The healing power of creative arts
💃🏾🎷🎵
7 May: Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts
🎭🎤🖌️
11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts
🎵🕺🎭
9 July: Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/cc/nihr-arcs...
The healing power of creative arts
💃🏾🎷🎵
7 May: Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts
🎭🎤🖌️
11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts
🎵🕺🎭
9 July: Creative arts for #dementia
eventbrite.com/cc/nihr-arcs...
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Great coverage of the community resilience research from @lukemunford.bsky.social and Christine Camacho on @politicshome.bsky.social. The study showed coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are less able to withstand and recover from adverse events www.politicshome.com/members/arti...
Groundbreaking Index Uncovers the UK’s Resilience Gaps
Resilience determines how rapidly places are able to bounce back after major shocks and disruptions. But what are the specific factors that make a ...
www.politicshome.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Great coverage of the community resilience research from @lukemunford.bsky.social and Christine Camacho on @politicshome.bsky.social. The study showed coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are less able to withstand and recover from adverse events www.politicshome.com/members/arti...
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1/9 🧵Pleased to have played a small part in this new @thelancetph.bsky.social paper showing just how bad UK life expectancy has been doing since 2010 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990–2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
The countries that best maintained improvements in life expectancy after 2011 (Norway,
Iceland, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden) did so through better maintenance of reductions
in mortality from cardiova...
www.thelancet.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
1/9 🧵Pleased to have played a small part in this new @thelancetph.bsky.social paper showing just how bad UK life expectancy has been doing since 2010 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Read the February roundup from all 15
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The NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) February 2025 newsletter
The national newsletter from across all the NIHR ARCs.
In this edition: Helping parents in psychiatric hospital stay connected with their children, a new play shining a light on the real-life experien...
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February 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Read the February roundup from all 15
@nihr.bsky.social ARCs:
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With the latest research, resources, blogs, awards, events, training & more from ARCs across the country
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@nihr.bsky.social ARCs:
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Check out our Newsletter NIHR Newcastle Patient Safety Circular
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February 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out our Newsletter NIHR Newcastle Patient Safety Circular
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@nihr.bsky.social
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@medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social
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@nihrarcs.bsky.social
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@healthwatchncl.bsky.social
@nihrarcs.bsky.social
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JOURNAL PUBLICATION: A new study by the @nihrarcs.bsky.social and HI NENC explores how health and care providers could improve cholesterol management and cardiovascular health in deprived communities.
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December 16, 2024 at 11:41 AM
JOURNAL PUBLICATION: A new study by the @nihrarcs.bsky.social and HI NENC explores how health and care providers could improve cholesterol management and cardiovascular health in deprived communities.
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