NIHR ARC West Midlands

Our funding is coming to an end on 31 March 2026, so our final News Blog looks back at some of the many achievements our researchers have made over the years: arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/upl…

Explore the latest ​roundup of top stories from all our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country: 👉 mailchi.mp/nihr/march-202… Featuring the latest news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more 📨 Join the newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

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

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-re…

Over the lifetime of ARC WM we have hosted 394 #PPIE events and 99 training events, as discussed by Dr Magdalena Skrybant. Thank you to our 18 public contributors who were part of our core PPIE group.

Our Director, @rjlilford is kicking off our ARC West Midlands celebration event here in Birmingham, sharing the many impacts our researchers and public contributors have made in various aspects of healthcare.

Paul Bird discusses how NHS hospitals are increasingly using Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts to improve decision-making and healthcare outcomes. SPC charts help distinguish between normal variations in hospital data and significant changes that might need attention.

Next up, Prof Amy Grove looks at uptake of evidence from surgical trials. Large numbers of trials do not lead to practice change, which impacts many groups. Building trials with implementation in mind, not in isolation, can hopefully maximise their adoption.

Thanks to Prof Domenico Giacco who talked about work being carried out to improve both the mental and social health of young people through initiatives such as lunch-chat to help socialising with gamification/group activities.

Our first presentation is from Dr Ciara Harris and Prof Samuel Watson sharing their research into integrated care services, such as virtual wards / hospital-at-home. Feedback from patients, carers and staff has been positive, but with ideas for improvements.

🎇 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…

🗓️ 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

Explore the December ​roundup of top stories from all our @NIHRARCs ❄️ the final one of the year! 🔗 mailchi.mp/nihr/december-… It includes the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, opportunities & more from ARCs across the country. 📨 Join the newsletter tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

❄️Read our final national newsletter of the year: mailchi.mp/nihr/december-… 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! 🎀

#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-heali…

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-arci… 💫#ARCimpacts

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-arci… 💫

🍰 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-arci…

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/bm…