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Happy birthday 🎂 to our 15 NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) who turn 5 years old today! ARCs tackle the big challenges facing health & social care and make real-world impact 🎯 Read mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-arci… for a national round-up of impactful projects from across the country and follow #ARCimpacts

📣 NIHR awards £7.8m to drive knowledge mobilisation across NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) As part of this National Institute for Health and Care Research award, we are pleased to announce that we've been successful in securing funding for GM & additional monies to provide national leadership. ▶ bit.ly/4dBhwDn

.NIHR ARC Greater Manchester's Rapid Evidence Synthesis (RES) helps organisations quickly identify effective innovations. The team has completed ~40 RES projects supporting decisions for NHS Greater Manchester, Office for Health Improvement and Disparities & Health Innovation Manchester e.g. Greater Manchester Combined Authority's #HospitalAtHome approach arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/rapid-evidence… #ARCimpacts

Andrew of Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) participated in our Pre-doctoral Fellowship programme supported by The University of Manchester, gaining support from academic supervisors and having the release of time to focus on research. Read about Andrew’s experience at bit.ly/4eXUxDT

🚨 New research with Health Equity North and The University of Manchester reveals significant regional disparities in community resilience across England. Coastal, rural, and Northern areas face challenges in recovering from adversity. 🔗More here: bit.ly/3Yny2mg

Great to see our work 📄 published in Age_and_Ageing on "Virtual wards: a rapid evidence synthesis and implications for the care of older people" included in this #NIHRevidence collection. More info here 📎 bit.ly/49ezqKP Gill Norman Emma Vardy Dr Paula Bennett RN

As #DiabetesAwarenessMonth draws to an end, we look at an #NIHRfunded evaluation which found referring people with pre-diabetes to the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme lowered their risk of type 2 diabetes by 20%, meaning 30,000+ of 1.2m participants avoided developing diabetes.

Last week, we hosted the national NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) Knowledge Mobilisation, Comms Leads, Programme Managers & Directors meetings in Manchester. Great discussions & collaborative planning, all topped off with a social at the iconic Manchester Museum. Thanks to all who joined us! 🫂

New research reveals that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout widened health inequalities, with uptake rates far lower among ethnic minority groups than for the flu vaccine. Tackling these barriers is more urgent than ever. 👉 bit.ly/416kihv #HealthEquity #COVID19Research

PhD Opportunity: Explore the lived experiences of individuals receiving acute sickle cell care in the NHS, marking the bicentenary of sickle cell research. Find out more & apply here: bit.ly/4ihSDQI #SickleCell #HealthResearch

🌟 #SocialCare Research Champions Help build a research culture in Greater Manchester. Develop skills, support events, co-develop funding applications & more. ⏰Apply by 24th Jan 2025 Watch the Q&A on the website for more info: 🔗 bit.ly/4h9X8eO #SocialCare

Fabulous new National Institute for Health and Care Research evidence Alert about the Far Away from Home study, led by NIHR ARC East Midlands, collaborating with ourselves NIHR ARC East of England, NIHR ARC West Midlands & NIHR ARC Oxford and Thames Valley Read more ⬇⬇⬇

📢 An NIHR ARC-GM project identified 6 evidence-informed approaches to tackling vaccination inequality. As part of NHS England's NIPP project, we rapidly evaluated COVID-19 vaccination delivery in Greater Manchester to improve future uptake. 🔎Read more: bit.ly/40TDpL3

Join the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing webinar on addressing inactivity in later life with PhD candidates Danielle Harris & Lily Mott. 🗣 Topics: • Interventions for older adults with lower socioeconomic status • Reducing sedentary time in older home workers 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4j5TGU7

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Germ Defence was adapted to help care home staff stop the spread of viruses like COVID-19. With staff input, the tool supports better infection control. 📽️Watch Alex Hall explain how: bit.ly/4cHnmV0 📚 Project info: bit.ly/4iqc4pq

🎙️ ARC-GM Director, Professor Dame Nicky Cullum shares her journey from nurse to researcher, in this episode of Humans of Clinical Academia by Manchester Catalys Watch or listen now 👇 Youtube: bit.ly/4n1GNwA Apple: bit.ly/4e4MjdD Spotify: bit.ly/4e4OfTH

Really pleased to be here today and looking forward to it 👍

Paul Wilson of The University of Manchester and NIHR ARC Greater Manchester led a National Institute for Health and Care Research-funded study on the success of #socialprescribing link workers following a Government plan to empower NHS patients to feel more supported in accessing healthcare services. Read more: bit.ly/3FQnmpI

Our academics contributed to the NHSA / Ageing North network's #AgeingintheNorth report, which highlights the stark inequalities in health, wealth, and social participation experienced by older people in the North. Read more #AgeingintheNorth 👇🏼 bit.ly/44pOm90