How ARC Yorkshire & Humber will play a pivotal role in supporting the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England
NIHR ARC Yorkshire & Humber, along with all NIHR Infrastructure, work collaboratively to be the research arm of the nation, providing evidence-based solutions to address the health and social care needs of our local populations.
ARC Yorkshire & Humber is responsive to changing policy and has ensured that our current and future research themes and projects align with the 3 major shifts:
- From hospital to community
- From analogue to digital
- From sickness to prevention
You can find more information about The 10 Year Health Plan for England here.
The examples below show how our projects and research are making an impact in these 3 major shift areas;
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: JUMP!
JUMP! Increased children's physical activity by 8.3 minutes daily (over 70 minutes weekly), showing greater impact than any comparable intervention and securing £4 million new investment....
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Bradford Clean Air Plan and BiB Breathes
The Bradford Clean Air Plan used Born in Bradford data to demonstrate pollution-health links, securing £40 million for Clean Air Zone implementation that reduced GP visits by 700 per month....
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: BRUSH: Tackling Children’s Tooth Decay
We developed evidence-based solutions for school toothbrushing programs, influencing £11 million government investment to tackle tooth decay affecting 25% of five-year-olds....
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: BaBi Network
Our BaBi Network is transforming maternal health research by embedding research infrastructure within routine NHS maternity services, capturing 10% of England's births and training 10% of England's midwives in research...
From analogue to digital
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Cardiac Rehabilitation Commissioning Model
We demonstrated that achieving a 85% cardiac rehabilitation target would prevent 49,000 hospital admissions and 19,500 deaths over 10 years, directly informing national policy....
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: ReQoL Mental Health Measurement Tool
We developed a recovery-focused mental health outcome measure now selected by NHS England as one of just three recommended measures for all Community Mental Health teams....
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: CUREd Data Platform for Urgent and Emergency Care
We developed the first integrated data platform tracking patient journeys across emergency care, identifying system inefficiencies and drive evidence-based service redesign....
From analogue to digital
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: SCIMITAR+ Smoking Cessation Program for Severe Mental Illness
We developed tailored smoking cessation for people with severe mental illness, doubling quit rates and securing inclusion in NICE guidelines and NHS Long Term Plan....
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Maternal Enhanced and Critical Care (MEaCC) Project
We established the first comprehensive regional database of maternal care emergencies, revealing that 58% of women requiring enhanced care had no pre-existing conditions....
From analogue to digital
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: SPIDER Digital Skills Project for People with Severe Mental Illness
We identified significant digital exclusion among people with severe mental illness and developed tailored skills training to address the 42% who lack basic digital skills....
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Bradford’s Community Health Checks Program
We created community-led cardiovascular health screenings in trusted settings, achieving 94% participant satisfaction and identifying previously undiagnosed hypertension....
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: UCLP-PRIMROSE Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Program
We co-developed an integrated care pathway to address the 15-20 year mortality gap for people with severe mental illness, including NHS England recommended training....
From analogue to digital
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: BASIL+ Trial: Preventing Loneliness and Depression in Older People
We created an evidence-based telehealth intervention preventing loneliness in older adults, demonstrating £8 saved for every £1 invested and influencing national policy....
From analogue to digital
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Martha’s Rule/Patient Wellness Questions: Early Detection of Patient Deterioration
We co-developed a simple patient self-assessment tool that predicts deterioration 24 hours in advance, now adopted nationally as part of NHS England protocol....
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Reducing antibiotic resistance and improving prescribing safety
We improved antibiotic stewardship across 1,000+ GP practices, reducing overall antibiotic prescribing by 21.5% while saving £700,000 in direct prescribing costs....
From analogue to digital
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Healthcall App
We showed that the Healthcall app could reduce emergency admissions from care homes by 25% through digital monitoring, potentially saving the NHS £247 million annually if scaled nationally....
From analogue to digital
From hospital to community
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Child of the North and Centre for Applied Educational Research
We connected health services with educational settings to address stark regional inequalities, producing 12 evidence-based reports that influenced national policy....
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: The Electronic Frailty Index (eFI): Transforming Care for Older People
Our Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) has revolutionised frailty identification across UK general practices, assessing 2.5 million older people in its first year and preventing an estimated 2,300 falls....
From analogue to digital
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Addressing Perinatal Mental Health Inequalities
We created the "Tackling Perinatal Mental Health Inequalities Framework" addressing systemic barriers affecting 1 in 5 women, now adopted across West Yorkshire....
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Bradford’s COVID Scientific Advisory Group (CSAG)
We rapidly established a research-informed pandemic response group that shaped Bradford's test and trace service and addressed misinformation in diverse communities....
From sickness to prevention
IMPACT SNAPSHOT: Developing the Co-production and Peer Research (CoPPer) network
We have established a sustainable model enabling seldom-heard communities, researchers, and policymakers to co-produce health research addressing community-identified priorities....
From hospital to community
From sickness to prevention
Our resources
World-Leading Results: How Bradford’s JU:MP Programme is Transforming Children’s Physical Activity
In this blog, Dr Sally Barber's details how Bradford's community-led JU:MP programme increased children's daily physical activity by 8.3 minutes - the largest effect of any long-term population intervention globally, securing £4 million in continued funding.
The Supervised Toothbrushing Toolkit
This toolkit brings together resources to help support the implementation of supervised toothbrushing programmes and clubs. There are resources for those who are responsible for commissioning new programmes, for those delivering programmes across a specific area, as well as resources for early years settings with a Supervised Toothbrushing Programme running and parents whose children are involved.
