Dr Chiara Dall’Ora and Dr Zoé Ejebu, we were proud to see their work at the heart of Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT)’s Improvement Collaborative BLOG Dr Chiara Dall’Ora and Dr Zoé Ejebu, were proud to see their work at the heart of Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT)’s Improvement Collaborative in January 2026, on a day that brought community teams together to examine how shift patterns shape staff experience, care quality, and patient safety. It...

A research team based at Bournemouth University has been working with carers, families and people with dementia to help identify their needs as they or their loved one wait for a formal diagnosis. The team took an unusual creative approach using art and photography to record people's feelings and expressions of need. The team and partner organisations displayed their work in an exhibition at the Poole Lighthouse Art Centre which ran from January until February 2026. In Dorset, the average...

Over the last 7 years patients and the public have been central to shaping health and care research here at ARC Wessex. To thank the many people that have supported us over the years they were invited to an event in Southampton to see just what their input has acheived. A report by the ARC Wessex patient and public involvement team shows that while we have acheived great things together - we still have more to do. You can read the report here. Below are just some of the pictures of our...