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Bulletin from Friday 20 August 2021

New: Series of training sessions on public and patient involvement in research

A new series of training sessions about public involvement and community engagement in health and social care research have just been launched.

The sessions have been organised by Creating Connections – a regional network for all those involved or interested in public, patient or community engagement – and will be led by involvement and engagement specialists from across the country. The sessions are aimed at anybody interested in public or patient involvement in health and social care research, including members of the public and professionals.

The first takes place on Wednesday 15 September at 12pm. Monthly sessions will follow into early 2022.

Find out more and book.

Planning for impact – advice for researchers

Research impact is the demonstrable contribution that our work makes to society – to individuals, communities, organisations, and more.

We’ve just added a new set of resources to the ARC NENC website to support researchers to plan for impact – including how to engage with research users and identify potential impacts of your research from the outset.

Follow this link to find out more.

New paper: ‘In at the Deep End’ – delivering primary care in deprived communities during a pandemic

This new paper (published 17 August) highlights the challenges faced by community GP practices serving some of the most deprived areas in England during lockdown.

‘Deep End’ general practices serve communities in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, and this study was carried out during the ongoing work to develop a regional Deep End network for the North East and North Cumbria.

It was led by Dr Claire Norman, Dr Jo Wildman and Dr Sarah Sowden, all members of our Inequalities and Marginalised Communities theme. The research was supported by the NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria.

Read the research summary and find out more.

Gain research experience with an ARC Practitioner Research Fellow secondment

Do you work in health or social care? Are you interested in gaining research experience, or moving towards a career in research?

We are looking to appoint a number of NIHR Practitioner Research Fellows (as secondments) who will work between the NIHR ARC North East and North Cumbria, and regional health and care providers, to develop and deliver high quality applied health research directly related to local health and care priorities.

This is an ideal opportunity for motivated individuals already working within health or social care settings to gain formal experience in applied research, as well as develop new skills in evaluation and project management.

To apply, you’ll need to be a professional working in health or social care including the third and voluntary sectors. This includes doctors, dentists, allied health professionals, social workers and other practitioners working for health and care providers or support organisations.

Find out more and apply

Reminder: Newcastle Health Innovation Partners (NHIP) Lightening Talk: Unequal Pandemic – COVID-19 and health inequalities

Monday 13 September, 2pm-2.30pm

Speakers Professor Clare Bambra from Newcastle University and Tom Hall from South Tyneside Council will examine the relationship between existing inequalities in chronic diseases and the social determinants of health. Both Clare and Tom lead on the ARC NENC’s Inequalities research theme.

Find out more and book

NIHR Research for Social Care (RfSC): Mental Health in Northern England Call – Webinar 8th September, 12.30pm – 2.30pm

Are you a social care researcher applying to the NIHR RfSC Mental Health in the North of England funding call? The NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) are offering a free information session about the NIHR RfSC Mental Health Call, and what makes a successful application. For further information and to register, please click here

NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme – Online Information Session Wednesday 29th September 2021, 1pm – 5pm

The session will be hosted by the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) and is an opportunity to hear from the programme team and the funding panel about what a competitive application looks like. Advisers from the Research Design Service will also outline the advice and support available for people who are developing applications to the programme.

Click here to book

Final reminder: Funded Masters’ Degree places available on courses at Newcastle and Northumbria University – apply by August 31^st

To support the development of research skills in our region, the ARC North East and North Cumbria are funding a number of Masters’ degree courses at Newcastle and Northumbria Universities in a range of health, social care and other applied research topics. This is fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to start their journey in applied health or social care research.

Find out more info and apply.

Reminder: ARC-linked PhD opportunity – Northumbria University

Understanding fall risk in real world settings for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

This opportunity is jointly-funded by the ARC NENC and Northumbria University. The project will investigate AI based approaches and computer models to categorise and analysed free-living environments and better determine levels of fall risk in PD. Closes 31 August.

Find out more and apply.