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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...

ARC Wessex welcomes Implementation lead in joint role with Health Innovation Wessex

Philippa Darnton has been appointed to the role of Director of Insight for Health Innovation Wessex, following a period leading the...

Online tool for Long Covid support

A website to support people living with Long Covid was launched in March on Long Covid Awareness Day by a research team led by a...

Is it cost-effective to deploy more nurses on hospital wards?

A new publication by researchers at NIHR ARC Wessex based at the University of Southampton has examined evidence from over five thousand...

ARC Wessex given more than £3 million to extend work until 2026

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has extended the work of NIHR ARC Wessex for 18 months, allowing the ARC to...

Award for ADHD Professor Samuel Cortese

Professor Samuele Cortese, is based at the University of Southampton. His research topic with ARC Wessex is looking at personalising...

£6million added to dementia research

The ARCs have been successful in obtaining another £6million to help improve the lives of people living with dementia, their families and...

We have a new Deputy Director - Professor Cathy Bowen

Professor Catherine Bowen has been selected as the ARC Wessex Deputy Director to support our programme of research and capacity...

Scientists want to know how the cost-of-living crisis effects you

People have been feeling the pinch with higher interest rates, bills and food costs over the last year. In Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle...

Boniface and Lim take the lead

Two of ARC Wessex research themes have welcomed new leaders. Dr Stephen Lim has taken over the Ageing and Dementia theme in place of...

Clever planning improves home visits for care staff

Managing patient visits for a busy team of district nurses takes real skill. Matching nurses skills with often complex patient needs, and...

National Survey of the Mental Health Nurses aims to understand reasons behind record vacancies

Researchers from the University of Southampton working with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) are launching a...

Longer shifts for mental health staff linked to an increase in patient incidents including self-harm

Research conducted at the University of Southampton has shown a significant increase in the risk of patient incidents in mental health...

Useful tools can help under 5s with diet choices

Childhood obesity is a significant issue worldwide, with 39 million children under 5 years classed as overweight or obese in 2020. In...

Getting more active in care homes

How volunteers stepped up to keep older people fitter and more active in care It's long been known that keeping physically active in...

Safer nursing - one size doesn't fit all

A team of researchers from ARC Wessex has been examining one of the yardsticks used by hospitals in England to allocate the right number...

South West HEE-NIHR integrated clinical & practitioner academic (ICA) programme awards open for 2023

The programme, funded by both the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) and National Health Service England (NHSE), is...