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Leading ARC Wessex Researcher gives Keynote at Cost of Living Summit

Oct 18 Dr Dianna Smith gave the keynote speech at the Southampton Cost of Living Summit. She has recently published a book: ‘Food Deserts...

Do we know enough about how digital health technology helps people with a neurological condition?

A team of researchers based at NIHR ARC Wessex in Southampton has been looking at what evidence there is that digital health technologies...

Awards for dedicated volunteers supporting research

Two volunteers for the Brendoncare homes charity have been recognised for their outstanding work. Sharon Green (pictured below) won the...

NEW REPORT: What makes it difficult for patients to ask for help in hospital?

What makes it difficult for patients to ask for help in hospital? Failures in fundamental care of hospital patients can have serious...

Annual Report Summary for April 2021 - March 2022

ARC Wessex is proud the share our Annual Report Summary from 2021-2022. Inside you see how we have helped expand research capacity,...

ARC Wessex adopts study on young people's access to mental health help

ARC Wessex has adopted a new research project looking at mental health in young people. For the past 2 decades, the prevalence of...

Research reveals people with multiple long-term health problems need good access to GPs

A study carried out in Dorset by researchers from Southampton has shown that people with multiple long-term illness can struggle to keep...

ARC Wessex one of 15 given £7.5 million in funding to support next generation of dementia researcher

ARC Wessex one of 15 given £7.5 million in new funding to support next generation of dementia researchers NIHR has introduced £11.8...

Heart failure patients need better support to stay well

A new study into the health of people with chronic heart failure suggests more needs to be done to support them to stay well. The...

How a research project helped to transform care for Covid patients across the NHS

At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Professor Michael Boniface from ARC Wessex was working with Consultant Dr. Matt Inada-Kim...

Wessex Mental Health Research Hub gets £875,000 to boost research into mental health

NIHR ARC Wessex is to build a new Mental Health Research Hub at the centre of its research programme following an award from the National...

How do long shifts, overtime, and higher patient load influence activities that support good nursing

Nursing workforce factors like shift length, workload, and use of overtime are known to influence care quality and staff wellbeing. But...

Ros Austin awarded by British Society for Heart Failure

By Ros Austin Specialist nurse, QA Hospital Portsmouth For the past 3 years, every year in October, I have a tradition. The call for...

Southampton-led study shows need for painkiller caution to prevent kidney damage

Research has found that prescriptions of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduced over the two years before the pandemic....

New Study: Stratifying risk for blood testing for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory

Regular blood tests are needed to monitor the potential toxicity of methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and azathioprine for...

Long Covid study wants to speak to people who are still feeling the effects of the virus

Scientists are trying to understand how fatigue may differ across health conditions such as long Covid, cancer and heart disease. We want...

ARC Wessex Winter Update

Read our ARC Wessex Winter Update 2021 here.

How I overcame my fears to win recognition for nurse research

By Rosalynn Austin - Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow and Specialist Research Nurse, Portsmouth For the past 3 years, every year in...