YHARC wins funding from the Department of Health and Social Care to establish a Yorkshire Adolescent Mental Health Collaboratory
As part of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Mental Health Initiative, the Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaboration (YH ARC) will receive almost £750,000 to support and prevent mental ill health in our region’s young population. The programme, which brings together expertise from two of our four ARC themes (Mental Health and […]
North inequalities cost UK economy £7.3bn over first year of the pandemic
COVID-19 has had a major impact on everyone’s lives across the UK. However, a new report has found that northerners were affected more severely by the pandemic. People in the North were more likely to die from COVID-19, spent nearly a month and-a-half more in lockdowns, suffered worse mental health and were made poorer than […]
Bradford and Craven Innovation Hub – Improvement Academy supporting leaders to implement innovations that will improve outcomes locally
Bradford District and Craven has been selected by the Health Foundation to be one of four Innovation Hubs. The project will involve all NHS organisations across the Bradford District and Craven ‘place’ including, the local authority working alongside the Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly; Healthwatch Bradford; Bradford Institute of Health Research; Yorkshire & Humber Academic […]
Unlocking real-world data to promote and protect health and prevent ill-health in the Yorkshire and Humber region
The Universities of Sheffield, York, and Leeds have joined forces with Local Authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) from the Sheffield and York areas, and the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record (YHCR) to ‘unlock’ the potential of routinely collected real-world data to promote and protect health and prevent ill-health in local and regional settings. The […]
High levels of nicotine dependence and heavier patterns of smoking in people with severe mental ill health reported during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an increase in ‘quit smoking’ initiatives in the wider population. A study from our Mental Health theme has been published which reports on heavier smoking and high levels of nicotine dependence among people with severe mental ill health (SMI) during the pandemic. A study from Yorkshire and Humber ARC’s Mental […]
Collaborating to improve child and maternal health – PenARC and ARC Yorkshire and Humber
The Child Health and Maternity priority programme, led by PenARC and ARC Yorkshire and Humber, have worked collaboratively on a prioritisation process, bringing together stakeholders from across England to identify the most pressing national child and maternal health interventions. A three-year programme of research to improve children’s and maternity services across England has identified the […]
ARC Yorkshire and Humber Research Team Wins ‘Dialogue and Change’ award for their patient and public involvement and engagement work
An ARC Yorkshire and Humber Research Team based at the University of York, that evaluated Wakefield District Housing’s Mental Health Navigator scheme has been awarded the ‘Dialogue and Change’ award from Investing in Children for their outstanding patient and public involvement (PPI) work. The independent award recognises projects that demonstrate meaningful dialogue where people with […]
New Family Advisory Group launches in Hull
Researchers from our ARC Yorkshire and Humber Early Life and Prevention theme have launched a new Family Advisory Group in Hull. The first meeting of the group on the 29th November 2023 was a great success, with 20 parents and carers of children under 3 who live in Hull , including mums, dads, partners, step-parents […]
An innovative new research co-production project goes live in Yorkshire
A new research project support by the NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber is beginning in Bradford with the goal of empowering local communities to conduct research. The Co-Production and Peer Research (CoPPeR) Network brings together researchers from Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with community organisations such as Abilities Together and Connecting Roma CIC.
Celebrating 10 years of HUSH with the ARC Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy – over 12,000 patient falls prevented through safety huddles
The Improvement Academy (IA) based at the Bradford Institute of Health Research is celebrating 10 years of its flagship Huddle Up for Safer Healthcare (HUSH) programme: an evidence-based intervention that has consistently demonstrated significant improvement in staff teamworking, improved team communication, job satisfaction and safety culture, and a reduction in patient harm. HUSH provides a […]
