New Podcast: Essential Implementation Podcast explores the change in Implementation Science and the key to Implementation Success
The Essential Implementation podcast has released two new episodes delving into the evolving landscape of implementation science, a field crucial for translating research into real-world healthcare improvements. The episodes, released on February 3rd and 10th, 2025, tackle pressing issues and offer insights from leading experts. “Are We Ready For a Change in Implementation Science?” This […]
£2.3 million awarded to improve lives of people with heart failure and frailty
A team of experts is working in partnership with older people to trial a new care approach to increase the independence of older people with heart failure and frailty. Many people have multiple health conditions, but most health services have been designed to deal with one problem at a time. The new £2.3 million CHART […]
More Work Needed on Children’s Supervised Toothbrushing Programmes
New research from ARC Yorkshire & Humber researchers, featured on BBC News, reveals significant growth in supervised toothbrushing programmes across England, though experts say more support is needed to reach children in the most deprived areas. A survey conducted by researchers from the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield found that supervised toothbrushing programmes have increased […]
New publication shows interventions aimed at improving asthma treatment adherence could lead to significant health benefits and cost savings for the NHS
New research published by NIHR Applied Research Collaboration, Yorkshire Humber (YH ARC), in collaboration with Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber and Mid-Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, has revealed that improving medication adherence in asthma patients could lead to significant health benefits and cost savings for the NHS. The research was carried out by Dacheng Huo and […]
Co-producing nature-based interventions to support positive health outcomes in working age adults at Foss Park Hospital.
Despite strong evidence on the role of nature in supporting positive mental health outcomes, a variety of challenges and barriers exist for people with severe mental illness in accessing nature-based interventions. This co-production study aims to explore the potential use of nature-based interventions to enhance quality of care and promote health outcomes in the short […]
Urgent Care Theme Celebrating Double PHD Success
We are delighted to announce that Charlotte Cotterill and Katie Zwerger have both successfully passed their PhD vivas, marking significant achievements in their academic careers. Both researchers have now joined our team as Research Associates, with Katie taking on the additional role of Knowledge Mobilisation Champion. Dr Katie Zwerger: Understanding Dementia Care and Safety Katie […]
Success for YH ARC PhD student, Fei Liu
Congratulations to Fei Lui who passed her PhD viva in January. Fei is based at the Centre for Health Economics (CHE), The University of York. Her research focused on self-funding for social care and informal care provision and its impact on the social distribution of health, supervised by Professor Laura Bojke (The University of York) and Dr Matthew […]
NEW PUBLICATION: Is emergency doctors’ tolerance of clinical uncertainty on a novel measure associated with doctor well-being, healthcare resource use and patient outcomes?
A recent study funded by ARC Yorkshire & Humber has revealed that emergency physicians who better tolerate clinical uncertainty experience significantly better mental well-being and lower burnout rates, though the impact on patient outcomes remains unclear.
Research for Real Life Podcast- NHS Data: All You Need to Know | Part 1
In this new BIHR podcast episode, Professor Mark Mon-Williams and Selame Neguisse explores how your NHS data stored and accessed within the NHS.
Research for Real Life Podcast- Hidden Dangers at Home: all you need to know about Indoor Air Pollution
In the new “Research for real life” episode our guests and experts uncover the hidden dangers of indoor air pollution and its connection to climate change.