ARC Wessex Update Autumn 2024
Welcome to the Autumn edition of our newsletter. It's an exciting time as we start the extension research projects, offer yet more...
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Long Covid could cost the economy billions every year
Working days lost to long Covid could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year, as patients struggle to cope with symptoms...
ARCs DEM-COMM researchers in Geneva
The National ARCs Dementia research team DEM-COMM was out in force at the 34th Alzheimer’s Europe conference in Geneva. Professor Ruth...
Half a million pounds to drive knowledge mobilisation
ARC Wessex has been awarded £560,000 over 3 years to develop Knowledge Mobilisation capacity across Wessex. Knowledge mobilisation (KM)...
It's awards season
We are starting our biggest round of awards in our five year history, From November 18 - applications for up to 20 internship awards and...
Nisreen and Dianna take the lead
ARC Wessex is entering a new phase until Spring 2026, as funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research has been...
New research helps spot the hidden signs of abuse in the most vulnerable
EVENT WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2024 “I think abuse like this is rife. It’s like this taboo – it’s whispered about but never spoken out loud,...
ARC Wessex at Five - How we're making a difference
It is five years since ARC Wessex started its research programme and to mark the occasion we have produced a booklet outlining just some...
ARC Update newsletter
Summer 2024 Welcome back Great to be back after the summer break for some. We have lots of exciting news to share, and plenty of...
Temporary nurses don’t mitigate deaths linked to staff shortages
A new study led by the University of Southampton has found that using temporary nursing staff to fill rotas only partially combats an...
FoMo, Periods, Vaping and Vaccines – What do young people want Health researchers to look into?
When it comes to research, particularly health research, people often imagine people in white coats in laboratories and test tubes. While...
Research team awarded £2.4 million to help people with multiple long-term conditions stay well
About 7 million people in the UK live with more than one health condition. It can often be difficult for those people to get the right...
What do we know about frailty?
Dr Carole Fogg a Senior Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth and Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been working with colleagues to...
Our summer event - June 2024
In June we held our yearly ARC Wessex event, bringing together researchers from across the region and the people who support our health...
Helen's story: Caring for someone with a dual diagnosis of dementia and paranoid schizophrenia
Helen Sloan is a public contributor for the ARC Wessex Mental Health Research Hub and Social Care. She has written beautiful blogs about...
ARC Wessex update - Spring 2024
More money, Long Covid and digital help, safety in numbers for nursing, cutting down on meds
Alzheimer's Society give £370,000 to extend dementia research
The Alzheimer’s Society and NIHR have come together to host a three-day event for existing DEM-COMM fellows. During the event, teams...
Unique research collaboration highlights innovative approaches for post-pandemic healthcare
A new report outlines the findings of 14 projects which identified and tested promising innovations to support post-pandemic ways of...
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