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Web-based Implementation Toolkit (WIT) Quick links: Project Outputs Buy-in and Engagement Fit with Health and Social Care Systems Alignment with Health and Social Care Priorities Outcomes and Impact Adoption and Spread Checklist, webinar and resources Quick links: Project Outputs This Web-based Implementation Toolkit (WIT) is designed to be easy to use and intended for a variety of users, projects and settings where implementation is planned or being considered. Implementation is the attempt to introduce a new intervention, innovation or policy developed through research and apply it to health and/or social care and the third sector. WIT provides you with an interactive Implementation Wheel, Checklist and bite-size Webinars (average 10 minutes) to support you through your implementation journey. Who is WIT for? WIT recognises the need to provide freely available, accessible and simple to use tools that focus on key implementation considerations at the outset of a project. WIT was co-produced through interactive workshops with health and social care professionals, third sector organisation professionals, academics and members of the public. Anyone looking to understand more about or engage in implementation. Why use WIT? When to use WIT From the beginning – when first considering and designing a project Throughout all stages of your implementation journey and beyond To guide you through implementation considerations for your project There are six wheel domains to help you consider what is required for implementation. Click on a domain segment to find out more. Adoption and Spread Project Outputs Buy-in and Engagement Fit with Health and Social Care Systems Alignment with Health and Social Care Priorities Outcomes and Impact How to use WIT Use the interactive Implementation Wheel, Checklist and bitesize Webinars to support you on your implementation journey and beyond. The six Wheel domains can be used iteratively, and in no particular order. The Checklist is downloadable and consists of the same domains as the Wheel. You can use this to complete with your team and check progress of your implementation journey. The Webinars , approximately 10 minutes duration, provide sessions relating to the six Wheel and Checklist domains and also to an introduction to implementation and implementation theories and frameworks. Hover on keywords to see definitions Other words in bold represent key learning points The Resources section provides suggestions for other resources you may find helpful. Feedback via our short survey If you fulfil the criteria on the attached poster , Researchers from the School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton/NIHR ARC Wessex would like you to test WIT by providing feedback via a short survey . Or alternatively scan the QR code. Thank you. Contact us If you have any questions about WIT, please contact: C.F.Brooks@soton.ac.uk Disclaimer The development of WIT has been supported by the NHS Insight Prioritisation Programme (NIPP). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of this website. How to cite Brooks, C.F., Lund, S., Kryl, D., and Myall M. (2023) Web-based Implementation Toolkit (WIT). University of Southampton. Available at: www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/web-implementation-toolkit Accessibility We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to as many people as possible. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of the website.

How we involve and engage patients and the public in our applied health and care research Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation (or PPIEP in short) Our vision has been Meaningful public and community involvement and engagement has been a central part of NIHR ARC Wessex’ health and social care research activities. Over the last six and a half years patients and the public have supported our research in many ways. Helping to design research, co-producing research projects and their outputs, being an esstential part of the whole research process from inception to completion. In addition to their contributions during and after the research process, our public contributors have helped act as ambassadors for our work and helped to promote its findings. Below are just some of the images over the years of our contributors. How we met the UK standards for Public and Patient Involvement and Engage Downloadable information Impact report Glossary

Ageing & Dementia Publications Implementing a medication review and deprescribing intervention for older people living with frailty and polypharmacy in general practice: a feasibility study Radcliffe E, Kandala N, Sach T, Mccloskey S, Howard C, Sheikh C, Bradbury K, Latter S, Recio Saucedo A, Lown M, Brad L, Fraser SD, Ibrahim K Polypharmacy in older adults with frailty increases risks of adverse outcomes. Evidence supports proactive structured medication reviews (SMRs) for medicines optimisation, including deprescribing, however challenges exist in general practice. Polypharmacy (taking five or more regular medications on daily basis) affects nearly half of people in England aged 65 and over. Polypharmacy in older people is associated with increased potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) leading to increased risk of falls, cognitive impairment, functional decline, hospital admission and death. In older people living with frailty medications harm can be amplified and can outweigh benefits or the known time to benefit exceeds projected life expectancy e.g. statins. Additionally, the goals of drug treatment in this population may change from reducing the risk of disease and prolonging life to reducing the burden of treatment and maintaining quality of life. Frailty may influence factors such as drug pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, toxicity, and therapeutic efficacy. In turn, these factors may be involved in the development of frailty. Therefore, it has been recommended that people living with frailty and those with complex and problematic polypharmacy should receive a structured medication review (SMR) annually by their general practice team, specifically a clinical pharmacist referred to throughout as a ‘pharmacist’. An important aspect of SMR is deprescribing which involves tapering /dose reduction, stopping, or switching drugs with the goal of improving outcomes. Deprescribing has been shown to be feasible and safe across a wide range of conditions, medications, settings and with the use of different deprescribing tools. Deprescribing can lead to a reduction in polypharmacy and PIMs and for those living with frailty, can result in important benefits in relation to depression, function and frailty status. Implementing deprescribing in primary care can be challenging, but several facilitating factors have been identified. These include collaboration within well-integrated multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) with clear roles, where pharmacists lead with input from other professionals as needed. Effective digital and face-to-face communication, co-location, access to patient records, systems to identify high-risk patients, and use of tools to support SMRs further facilitate deprescribing. Face-to-face consultations are particularly valuable for discussing deprescribing, although communication should be tailored to patient and carer needs. Patient and carer education, shared decision-making, and trust in HCPs are also key facilitators. Clear plans for monitoring and follow-up after SMRs support continuity of care. Despite this growing evidence, no intervention has yet been developed and tested that integrates these facilitators and is feasible for implementation in routine primary care. To address this, a complex intervention to support medication review and deprescribing in primary care for older people living with frailty and polypharmacy was co-developed with key stakeholders, including patients, carers and health care professionals (HCPs) (MODIFY). This was achieved through three iterative stages of: reviewing the evidence; collecting and analysing primary qualitative data; and collaborating with stakeholders, guided by the principles of realist synthesis and the person-based approach. This paper presents the research conducted which aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the intervention in general practice among older people living with frailty, to inform a future substantive trial. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0175 Ageing & Dementia A European paramedic curriculum for geriatric emergency medicine developed via a modified Delphi technique Krohn JN, Barrett J, Heeren P, Lim S, Moloney E, Nickel CH, van Oppen J, Sandig N, Ünlü L, Singler K. Older emergency patients currently account for most European emergency medical service dispatches. Due to demographic changes and increasing comorbidities in advanced age, this number is expected to rise substantially in the coming years. Prehospital professionals require specialised training to provide high-quality care for complex, multimorbid patients. The aim of this study is to define minimum competencies for paramedic education in Europe on the management of emergencies in older adults. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01550-3 January 2026 Ageing & Dementia Focussing on appetite decline to optimise management of undernutrition in later life- A geriatric medicine perspective Cox NJ, Jones L, Lim SE. Undernutrition is common amongst older people and can lead to adverse health outcomes and increased dependence. This review focuses on an aspect of undernutrition that is often overlooked, namely loss of appetite, and will discuss the challenges in this under-researched field from the perspective of geriatric medicine. Appetite decline is common in later life and predicts undernutrition in older populations. As such, timely identification and intervention on poor appetite could delay onset or progression of undernutrition to optimise healthy ageing and maintain independence. In addition, management of undernutrition ultimately requires the individual to meet their nutritional requirements. However, unless attention is paid to mitigating appetite decline, strategies to improve intake are likely to be ineffective. Treatment for appetite decline is challenging due to the multiple and complex underlying mechanisms. Current evidence is limited to a few trials targeting older people including flavour enhancement and fortification or supplementation, lifestyle measures such as increasing physical activity and social interaction, and medications, all with mixed results. Progress on treatments for appetite decline has been hampered by a lack of distinction from undernutrition, but also perhaps the approach to it as a concept. Categorising appetite decline in ageing as a geriatric syndrome could aid progress in the unification of approaches to mechanistic research, assessment and management strategies, which are likely to be most effective when in multi-component form and underpinned by the principles of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). https://doi.org/10.1017/s0029665125102115 January 2026 Ageing & Dementia An intervention to provide nutritional care for people living with dementia at home receiving home care (TOMATO): study protocol for a single-arm feasibility study Yinusa G, Surr C, Thomas S, Fenge LA, Howdon D, Major J, Heward M, Taylor G, Knight H, Townson J, Murphy J. In the UK, over 980,000 people are living with dementia, and two-thirds of them live in their own homes. Up to 60% of this population is estimated to be at risk of or already experiencing malnutrition, with 45% facing significant weight loss. As dementia progresses, ensuring that people eat and drink well becomes challenging. Many families affected by dementia access home care services, with home care professionals playing a vital role in supporting and enhancing overall quality of life. Training in identifying nutritional problems and supporting family carers to prevent malnutrition is an identified research need; however, research on the contribution of home care professionals in this area is limited. This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a nutritional intervention for people living with dementia receiving home care from the perspectives of people with dementia, family carers (dyads), and home care professionals (including home care managers). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-025-01722-5 November 2025 Ageing & Dementia The Importance of a Relationship-Centred Approach to Deprescribing for People with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care: A Qualitative Study Andrews N, Brooks C, Amin J, Lim R, Board M, Latter S, Fraser S, Ibrahim K Polypharmacy (taking five or more regular medications) is common in people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and is associated with poor outcomes such as decline in cognitive and physical functioning, falls and hospital admission. Reducing or stopping unnecessary medications (deprescribing) can help improve outcomes but limited research has been undertaken with people with dementia or MCI, especially in primary care. This study explored the perspectives and experiences of people with dementia or MCI, informal carers and healthcare professionals on deprescribing decision-making in this setting https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012251376227 November 2025 Ageing & Dementia Potentially inappropriate prescribing and falls-risk increasing drugs in people who have experienced a fall; a systematic review and meta-analysis O'Reilly T, Gómez Lemus J, Booth L, Clyne B, McCarthy C, Ibrahim K, Thompson W, McAuliffe C, Moriarty F As certain medications increase risk of falls, it is important to review and optimise prescribing in those who have fallen to reduce risk of recurrent falls. The obective of this study was to systematically review evidence on the prevalence and types of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP), including falls-risk increasing drug (FRID) use, in fallers. A systematic search was conducted in July 2024 in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and Google Scholar using keywords for fall events, inappropriate prescribing and FRIDs. Observational studies (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional, before-after) and randomised trials were included. Studies were eligible where participants had experienced a fall and PIP (including FRID use) was reported. Random-effects meta-analyses were conducted to pool prevalence of inappropriate prescribing and mean number of inappropriate prescriptions across studies. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf300 October 2025 Ageing & Dementia Implementing a digital physical activity intervention for older adults: a qualitative study. Boxall C, Dennison L, Miller S, Joseph J, Morton K, Corser J, Kesten J, Electicwala A, Western MJ, Lim S, Grimmett C, Yardley L, Bradbury K Physical activity (PA) in older adults can prevent, treat, or offset symptoms and deterioration from various health conditions and help maintain independence. However, most older adults are insufficiently active. Digital interventions have the potential for high reach at low cost. This paper reports on the implementation of "Active Lives," a digital intervention developed specifically for older adults. https://doi.org/10.2196/64953 October 2025 Ageing & Dementia Frail2Fit study: it was feasible and acceptable for volunteers to deliver a remote health intervention to older adults with frailty Meredith SJ, Holt L, Varkonyi-Sepp J, Bates A, Mackintosh KA, McNarry MA, Jack S, Murphy J, Grocott M, Lim S Approximately 47 % of older people in hospital aged over 65 are affected by frailty. Frailty is characterised by a cumulative decline in biological reserves leading to impaired homoeostatic recovery following stressor events. It is associated with increased risk of post-hospitalisation, disability, and mortality. Key interventions for frailty management and to address deconditioning post-hospitalisation include exercise, and nutrition support, underpinned by behaviour change strategies. However, in practice, access to models of care, such as multidisciplinary reablement services to support older people on discharge, is restricted by the health system’s capacity to deliver these services. This study aimed to explore the feasibility and acceptability of training volunteers to deliver a remote multimodal intervention, including exercise, behaviour change and nutrition guidance, for older people living with frailty after hospital discharge. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjfa.2025.100092 October 2025 Ageing & Dementia Deprescribing Anticholinergic Medications in Hospitalised Older Adults: A Systematic Review Griffiths R, Lim S, Lin J, Bates A, Jones L, Ibrahim K. Anticholinergic medication use is increasing, particularly among older adults due to polypharmacy and comorbidities. High anticholinergic burden is linked to adverse outcomes such as reduced mobility and increased dementia risk. Acute hospital stays may offer an opportunity to address this often-overlooked issue. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of deprescribing anticholinergic medications on outcomes in older hospitalised patients. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcpt.70103 September 2025 Ageing & Dementia Treatment Considerations for Severe Osteoporosis in Older Adults See H, Gowling E, Boswell E, Aggarwal P, King K, Smith N, Lim S, Baxter M, Patel HP Osteoporosis, a chronic metabolic bone disease, increases the predisposition to fragility fractures and is associated with considerable morbidity, high health care cost as well as mortality. An elevation in the rate of incident fragility fractures will be observed proportional with the increase in the number of older people worldwide. Severe osteoporosis is currently defined as having a bone density determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry that is more than 2.5 standard deviations (SD) below the young adult mean with one or more past fractures due to osteoporosis. Nutrition, physical activity and adequate vitamin D are essential for optimal bone strength throughout life. Hormone (oestrogen/sex steroid) status is also a major determinant of bone health. This review explores mechanisms involved in bone homeostasis, followed by the assessment and management of severe osteoporosis, including an overview of several treatment options in older people that range from anti-resorptive to anabolic therapies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-025-01205-5 April 2025 Ageing & Dementia Development of a complex multidisciplinary medication review and deprescribing intervention in primary care for older people living with frailty and polypharmacy Radcliffe E, Saucedo AR, Howard C, Sheikh C, Bradbury K, Rutter P, Latter S, Lown M, Brad L, Fraser SDS, Ibrahim K Reducing polypharmacy and overprescribing in older people living with frailty is challenging. Evidence suggests that this could be facilitated by structured medication review (SMR) and deprescribing processes involving the multidisciplinary team (MDT). This study aimed to develop an MDT SMR and deprescribing intervention in primary care for older people living with frailty. Intervention development was informed by the Medical Research Council framework for complex intervention and behaviour change and implementation theories. Intervention planning included: 1) a realist review of 28 papers that identified 33 context-mechanism-outcome configurations for successful MDT SMR and deprescribing in primary care, 2) a qualitative study with 26 healthcare professionals (HCPs), 13 older people with polypharmacy and their informal carers. The intervention's guiding principles were developed and intervention functions proposed, discussed and refined through an iterative process in four online co-design stakeholder workshops. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319615 April 2025 Ageing & Dementia Factors influencing fall prevention programmes across three regions of the UK: the challenge of implementing and spreading the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme in a complex landscape Ventre JP, Manning F, Mahmoud A, Brough G, Timmons S, Hawley-Hague H, Skelton DA, Goodwin VA, Todd CJ, Kendrick D, Logan P, Orton E Factors influencing fall prevention programmes across three regions of the UK: the challenge of implementing and spreading the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme in a complex landscape The occurrence of falls in adults 65+ years remains a common and costly issue worldwide. There is current evidence to suggest that falls can be prevented using evidence-based strength and balance interventions, such as the six-month Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme. Perspectives of multiple key partners and providers of the FaME programme could inform future implementation and fall prevention strategies. Partners and providers involved in local community fall prevention pathways were purposefully recruited from three geographical areas across the UK. Semistructured interviews were conducted to gain a broad understanding of factors affecting the adoption, implementation and spread of FaME. Data were analysed using an inductive thematic approach and mapped to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf083 March 2025 Ageing & Dementia

Events Coming up Date and time is TBD Social Care Lunchtime Seminar | Event postponed until a later date / Via Zoom Learn more Date and time is TBD Via Zoom Health inequalities of ethnic minorities groups in the UK Tue, Mar 24 ARC Wessex Alcohol Research Webinar / Microsoft Teams Webinar Learn more Mar 24, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Microsoft Teams Webinar Thu, Mar 19 CRED Talk: Healthcare delegation and job satisfaction in home care / Microsoft Teams Webinar Learn more Mar 19, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Microsoft Teams Webinar Wed, Mar 11 CRED Talk: In conversation, thoughts and reflections from early career social care researchers / Microsoft Teams Webinar Learn more Mar 11, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Microsoft Teams Webinar Wed, Feb 11 ARC Wessex Healthy Communities Theme Meeting / Microsoft TEAMS Learn more Feb 11, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Microsoft TEAMS Join us to learn more about the Healthy Communities Theme projects and activities Mon, Nov 24 ARC Wessex Webinar: Living with Multiple Long Term Conditions / Microsoft Teams Webinar Learn more Nov 24, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Microsoft Teams Webinar Wed, Nov 05 CRED Talk: The Characteristics of the Social Care Workforce in England and Australia / Microsoft Teams Webinar Learn more Nov 05, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Microsoft Teams Webinar Mon, Nov 03 ARC Wessex Webinar: Young People in Research / Microsoft Teams Webinar Learn more Nov 03, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Microsoft Teams Webinar Wed, Oct 22 ARC Wessex Healthy Communities Theme Meeting / Microsoft TEAMS Learn more Oct 22, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Microsoft TEAMS Join us to learn more about the Projects and work of the Healthy Communities Theme Thu, Oct 16 Understanding why, who and when people decline an offer of accommodation in Portsmouth and continue to rough sleep / Online Seminar Learn more Oct 16, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Online Seminar Understanding why, who and when people decline an offer of accommodation in Portsmouth and continue to rough sleep - A realist informed evaluation' Mon, Oct 13 ARC Wessex Webinar: Supporting the Workforce / Microsoft Teams Learn more Oct 13, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Microsoft Teams Tue, Oct 07 ARC Event 2025 / Southampton Learn more Oct 07, 2025, 9:15 AM – 2:30 PM Southampton Applied Research, Real Lives, Change that matters Mon, Oct 06 ARC Qualitative Network Meeting | “Autoethnography” presented by Dr Becki Nash / Online seminar MSTeams Learn more Oct 06, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Online seminar MSTeams Cycles of Consideration, Judgement, and Slippage: Autoethnographic Accounts of Researching Medical Cosmetic Procedures Wed, Sep 17 ARC Wessex Ageing & Dementia Theme Meeting / Microsoft TEAMS Learn more Sep 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Microsoft TEAMS Join us to learn more about the Projects and work of the Ageing & Dementia Theme Mon, Sep 15 ARC Wessex Webinar: Empowering People to use Digital Solutions / Microsoft Teams Learn more Sep 15, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Microsoft Teams Find out how our researchers are improving digital healthcare Thu, Sep 04 Supporting Health Professionals Research Development / The ARK Conference Centre Learn more Sep 04, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM The ARK Conference Centre, Dinwoodie Dr, Basingstoke RG24 9NN, UK Wed, Jul 09 NIHR ARCs national webinar (#ARCseminar): Creative arts for dementia / Recording available below Details Jul 09, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Recording available below In this year's national #ARCseminar series, we explore the healing power of creative arts. Here, in the third webinar of the series, we will be hearing from researchers on: Creative arts for dementia care. Thu, Jul 03 Research Readiness in Homecare / Bournemouth Details Jul 03, 2025, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM Bournemouth, 89 Holdenhurst Rd, Bournemouth BH8 8EB, UK This event will focus on identifying opportunities to enhance research engagement and strengthen collaborations to drive better outcomes for people living with dementia at home. Wed, Jun 25 Empowering Ageing through Digital Health Coaching / Bournemouth University Lansdown Campus Learn more Jun 25, 2025, 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM Bournemouth University Lansdown Campus, Gateway Building, BG302, 12 St Paul's Ln, Bournemouth BH8 8GP, UK Celebrating the success of the DIALOR (DIgitAL cOaching for fRailty) project (funded by NIHR ARC Wessex) Load More Previous events

Growing research capacity Starting in October 2019, Professors Alison Richardson and Cathy Bowen devised a strategy to meet one of ARC Wessex primary goals –growing the number of skilled and experienced health and care researchers in Wessex. Cathy Bowen brought in Dr Kinda Ibrahim to help her lead the Academic Career Development team. Their vision was to work with partners to grow the research talents of health and care professionals and other professions. Over seven years, this collaboration has awarded 117 internships , 8 PhD fellowships and supported 29 post-doctoral researchers – reaching across the health and care sectors, professions and different backgrounds. “Every step in academic career development is a step toward shaping the future of healthcare. At NIHR ARC Wessex we introduced a programme of awards to ignite curiosity, nurture talent, and empower individuals to turn ideas into breakthroughs that transform lives. Thank you for collaborating with us—together, we have created lasting impact.” Professor Alison Richardson ARC Wessex Director “Through strategic investment in people and ideas, it has been a privilege to support the development of the next generation of health and care researchers, driving change that will define the future of care and improving patient outcomes across our region.” Professor Cathy Bowen Lead for Academic Career Development “Growing the internship programme has been one of the most rewarding parts of my role. I’ve seen how a small amount of funding can open doors, spark confidence, and completely change someone’s career trajectory. It’s not just about individual growth. Host organisations have integrated evidence-based approaches into everyday workflows, turning research insights into practical changes that improve care and efficiency. Watching those journeys unfold reminds me why investing in people is the most powerful way to drive change.” Dr Kinda Ibrahim, Deputy Lead for Academic Career Development With thanks to the Academic Career Development advisory group Dr Caroline Barker, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (2019-2022) Professor Ruth Bartlett, UNiversity of Southampton (2023-2026) Professor Carol Clark, Bournemouth University (2019-2026) Dr James Faulkner (University of Winchester & University of Southampton) (2019-2025) Professor Lee-Ann Fenge, Bournemouth University (2023-2026) Dr Leah Fullegar, Portsmouth Health Determinants Research Collaboration (2025-2026) Dr Genevieve Groom, Portsmouth City Council (2024) Anne-Marie Hankinson, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (2024-2026) Dr Rachel Harrison, University of Winchester (2024-2026) Professor Vanora Hundley, Bournemouth University (2019-2022) Dr David Kryl, formerly Wessex AHSN (2019-2024) Dr Mark Lown, University of Southampton (2021-2026) Karen Musk, University of Portsmouth (2019-2021) Dr Jenny Roddis, University of Portsmouth (2021-2026) Sandie Skinner, Health Education England - Wessex (2019-2020) Sarah Simon, Southampton Health Determinants Research Collaboration (2024-2026) Dr Sarah Williams, Director of Research and Improvement at Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust (2019-2026) Meet our interns, PhD, and Post-Docs Read more What is a clinical academic career #1 Play Video Forming your team #2 Play Video Finding a Mentor #3 Play Video What Makes a Good Application #4 Play Video Developing your training plans #5 Play Video Public and patient involvement #6 Play Video The Interview #7 Play Video Intellectual Property and Enterprise #8 Play Video A guide to starting out in clinical academic research Watch Now Share Whole Channel This Video Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied Share Channel Info Close

National Festival of Applied Dementia Research During Dementia Action week | 19 - 25 May 2025 we are celebrating the work of applied dementia researchers from across England. Find and event near you. Browse our DEMFEST Events Download all the events in this printable brochure > Dementia Research Festival events from around England Filter by Region Select Region Join in the conversation online - just look out for the #DEMFEST tag for pictures and news on our events SUPPORT THAT MATTERS: PREVIEW a Dementia Art & Research Exhibition May 8, 2025 5.30-7.30pm (opening night) Skyway Gallery, 2 Pond Road, Shoreham-by-sea BN43 5WU Exhibition: 9 – 15 May 2025 10am – 4pm - Wheelchair accessible Do you want to help improve care and support for people with memory problems and dementia – but don’t know where to start? May 17, 2025 1.00pm-2.00pm New Art Exchange, 39 Gregory Boulevard, Nottingham NG7 6BE Also runs Tuesday 20th May 1.00pm-2.00pm - Just drop in Dementia Community Research Network (DCRN) Public Conference May 19, 2025 2.00pm-4.30pm Stanstead Lodge 260 Stanstead Road SE23 1DD https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dementia-community-research-conference-tickets-1255488202009 Dementia Care Research: What’s that all about then? May 19, 2025 Runs from 19-25 May Online Find out more: https://arc-swp.nihr.ac.uk/news/ Day 1 of our Mental Stimulation & Social Engagement event (Afternoon Tea) May 19, 2025 2.00-4.30pm Fulham Pier at Fulham Football Stadium, Stevenage Road, London SW6 6HH p.nair@imperial.ac.uk Day 2 of our Mental Stimulation & Social Engagement event (Virtual Reality) May 20, 2025 10:30am to 1:00pm Danehust Centre, Brentford TW8 8HX p.nair@imperial.ac.uk SUPPORT THAT MATTERS: a Dementia Art & Research Exhibition May 20, 2025 5.00pm-8.00pm (opening night) Creative Space Art Gallery, 1 Red Lion Lane, Whitstable CT5 1FG Runs 21 – 26 May 2025 10.00am - 6.00pm Drop in, no booking needed Dementia Action Week – Dementia Research and Me May 20, 2025 12.00-4.00pm The Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1JP Contact: katie.breheny@bristol.ac.uk Link: https://arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/events/dementia-action-week-dementia-research-and-me/ What is happening in dementia research in the West Midlands? May 20, 2025 12.45pm-4.00pm Stoke-on-Trent Film Theatre, Wade Centre, Hartshill Road. ST4 7NY Link: https://www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/news-events/ Day 3 of our Physical Activity & Social Engagement event (Yoga) May 21, 2025 10:30- 1:00pm London Care, 42 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5PH p.nair@imperial.ac.uk Workshop | How do we foster dementia-friendly communities? May 21, 2025 10:00-12:00pm Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, Lytton Way, Stevenage SG1 1LZ Contact: g.windle@herts.ac.uk for venue details. Dementia research in the North East – how can it help me? May 21, 2025 11.30am-1.00pm Newcastle United Foundation, Diana Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 68Q To book this event contact marie.poole@newcastle.ac.uk Chai and Chat: South Asian Dementia Cafe May 22, 2025 1pm-3pm Mary Sunley House, Banstead Street West, Leeds, LS8 5RU Contact: A.Akhtar46@bradford.ac.uk Dementia Knowledge Exchange Event in the South Asian Community May 22, 2025 12.00-1.00pm TBC Manchester Liverpool Contact: sarah.smith-10@manchester.ac.uk Seeing Dementia Differently: A Journey Through Research & Lived Experience May 22, 2025 2.00pm-5.00pm St Pancras & Somers Town Living Centre, 2 Ossulston Street, London NW1 1DF Contact on the day: Jess Wright (jess.wright@ucl.ac.uk) Dementia Tea Dance: Connecting Communities, Sharing Knowledge May 22, 2025 1.00pm-3.00pm The Old School House (TOSH) Gladstone Mews, Bournemouth. BH7 6BG Call Pippa 07780 004101 Day 4 of our Healthy Diet event May 22, 2025 10:30am to 1:00pm Loveday Kensington, 2 Kensington Square, London W8 5EP p.nair@imperial.ac.uk Let’s Talk: 3D May 23, 2025 10-12pm Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street Leeds LS1 2HA http://s.raman@leeds.ac.uk Life in Embrace – Navigating the realities of dementia in the UK and India May 23, 2025 2.00pm - 4.00pm Reading Biscuit Factory Unit 1A, Queen’s Walk (Corner of Oxford Road), Reading RG1 7QE https://www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/ Day 5 of our Community Health Checks May 23, 2025 1:00- 4:00pm Kensington Town Hall, Hornton St, London W8 7NX p.nair@imperial.ac.uk SUPPORT THAT MATTERS +: a VIRTUAL Dementia Art & Research Exhibition May 23, 2025 12.00-1.00pm Online http://Register: https://tinyurl.com/supportthatmatters Brain Health & Dementia Prevention in the Black African Community May 25, 2025 5pm-8pm Blackburn Hall, Commercial Street Rothwell, Leeds. LS26 0AW Contact: e.s.nwofe@bradford.ac.uk

ARC qualitative network Aim The aim of the group is to encourage debate and discussion about the place of qualitative research in health research, its core concepts and methods in a dynamic and supportive atmosphere. The group is multidisciplinary with over 140 participants drawn mainly from di fferent faculties (Health Science, Medicine, Psychology, Sociology) and universities across Wessex, and some national and international participants. The group aims to be helpful and facilitate the use and development of qualitative research in health, illness and care. Participants The group is primarily concerned with providing a peer support network and the development of knowledge and skills of early and mid-career researchers who are conducting or interested in qualitative research. Frequency of meetings The group meets every 2-3 months to discuss a specific topic related to qualitative research, with selection of topic normally driven by the members and their interests and needs. Webinar 1 May 2020 - Qualitative Longitu dinal Research (QLR) - hosted by Dr Eloise Radcliffe, from the MacMillan Survivorship Research Group & Dr Meredith Tavener, University of Newcastle, Australia Webinar 8 July 2020 - Phone and online qualitative interviews - hosted by Dr Sofia Strommer and Dr Kinda Ibrahim Webinar 2 October 2020 - Teaching and Qualitative Research Webinar 11 February 2021 - Realist synthesis - Webinar by Dr Ivaylo Vassilev, Dr Alejandra Recio Saucedo & Dr Ksenia Kurbatskaya as part of ARC Qualitative Network Webinar 12 February 2021 - Realist Synthesis Exercise for Context, Mechanism and Outcome (CMO) configuration - with Dr Ivaylo Vassilev, Dr Alejandra Recio Saucedo & Dr Ksenia Kurbatskaya as part of the ARC Qualitative Research Network Webinar 19 March 2021 - Innovative ideas for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in qualitative research - March 19 2021 - Presented by Dr Caroline Barker (ARC PPI lead) and Carmel McGrath - Chaired by Dr Kinda Ibrahim (download copy of presentation) Webinar Friday 18 June, 2021 11.00am-12.30pm - How to conduct a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies - Speakers and researchers, Dr Teresa Corbett and Dr Kate Lippiett, who will share their recent experiences in conducting systematic reviews of qualitative studies, top tips and issues to avoid. (Download copy of presentation) Webinar December 8, 2021 - 1.00pm-2.30pm - Dr Kat Bradbury explain the value of using Qualitative Research in designing interventions - A Person Based Approach (Download a copy of presentation) Webinar March 29, 2022 - 1.00pm-2.00pm - Dr Sarah Fearn and Mrs Veena Agarwal Content analysis of interviews and surveys: Methodology and application (Download a copy of the presentation) Webinar April 28, 2022 - 11.00am-12.30pm -Dr Amanda Blatch-Jones and Dr Katie Meadmore share their experience of using netnography to explore funding committee practice allocation of research funding. (Download a copy of the presentation) Webinar June 9, 2022 - Professor Carl May presents “qualitative studies of innovations in treatment, organisations, and delivery of healthcare services: how the normalisation process theory coding manual can help?" Webinar October 6, 2022 -Dr Kate Lyle and Dr Susie Weller : Exploring the complexity of patient journeys: analysing, representing and communicating experiences through visual methods Webinar March 29, 2023 - download slides : WATCH: Video Reflexive Ethnography as a research and healthcare improvement tool – methodology and application. Webinar September 15, 2023: Watch:Decolonising qualitative research: Employing a critical cultural safety lens to address inequity and social justice Dr Elissa Elvidge Slides Webinar December 1, 2023: Watch: ARC Qualitative Research Network: Understanding Narratives Through Timeline Drawings. Webinar March 12, 2024: Watch: ARC Qualitative Network: Co-Production Webinar May 15, 2024: Watch: ARC Qualitative Network: Photo Elicitation Webinar September 2024: Watch: ARC Qualitative Network: Think Aloud Slides set 1 and Slide set 2 Webinar December 5 2024 - Using I-Poems for Deeper Insights in Qualitative Data Analysis Slides Using i-poems for deeper insights in qualitative data analysis - Lisa Ballard UoS Using I-Poems to extract the essence of a participant's experience - Chloe Langford Uos Webinar June 3 2025 - Qualitative Research Network - Digital Stories for enabling the voices of autistic children and young people to contribute to transitions in education, health and social care settings. Resources The group has developed a “MUST READ LIST” for qualitative researchers that include articles and books that discuss different areas including: challenges of conducting qualitative research; ensuring quality in qualitative research; the place of different methods of data collection; teaching qua litative research. We built this dedicated resource to help and advise people and we are constantly updating the list to include any further useful resources. If you would like to update the Must Read list email Jamie.stevenson@soton.ac.uk The group has also started building a resource of people with their expertise so members can identify at a glance the most suitable person(s) within the group to help, advise, and support on a particular topic. If you would like to add your details, please click here Group Convenor If you would like to know more about the group or interested in joining in please email Dr Kinda Ibrahim K.ibrahim@soton.ac.uk

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ARC Wessex is part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research. We conduct research together with universities, health and care services, the NHS, charities, people and patients to improve the lives of people in our community. ARC Wessex 2019-2016 Two ARC leaders appointed Senior Investigators Helping older people get the right medicine Future researchers mark milestone Celebrating the impact of Dementia Fellowships - DEM-COMM Moving Beyond 12 Hour Shifts: How Evidence is Powering Change Have you forgotten me - bridging the gap with dementia diagnosis Read more NIHR ARC Wessex in numbers 200+ Members 100+ Academy members £18M Invested in research 155 Research projects

We are building a new website over the next few months.. so keep an eye out for changes ARC Wessex 2026-2031 This National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration works across the Wessex region in the South of England. It is funded to work from April 2026 until April 2031, and will cover Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight, as well as Wiltshire. The NIHR ARC Wessex is led by Professors Catherine Bowen and Michael Boniface both based at the Univerisity of Southampton. The organisation is part of a network of 11 Applied Research Collaborations that cover England, and we work closely with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. We are a genuine collaboration of Universities, NHS Trusts, Local Councils, the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise organisations, and Industry partners. We work together to address real-world health and care challenges across the region and nationally through high-quality applied research. Our work leads to evidence that informs practice, improves patient care, and shapes policy. We work together with public contributors and our communities in everything we do. Read our New ARC Wessex Summary Our mission NIHR is committed to funding health, public health and social care research that leads to improved outcomes for patients and the public, and makes the health and social care system more efficient, effective and safe. We work closely with stakeholders across the system to ensure we address the challenges they face and are responsive to their research needs. National Institute for Health and Care Research Our mission Our collaboration Our collaboration Each NIHR ARC is made up of local providers of NHS services, local providers of care services, NHS commissioners, local authorities, universities, private companies and charities. These collaborations work together to conduct high quality, generalisable, applied health and care research that addresses the specific health or care issues in their region. NIHR ARCs act to increase the rate at which research findings are implemented into practice. The 11 ARCs work collaboratively to address national research priorities, with individual ARCs providing national leadership in their areas of expertise. Prior to April 2026 NIHR ARC Wessex ran from October 2019 until March 2026 - Link to this ARC Website From April 2014 until October 2019 the organisation was called NIHR CLAHRC Wessex. Contact Southampton Science Park, Innovation Centre, 2 Venture Road, Chilworth, Southampton SO16 7NP 023 8059 7983 arcwessex@soton.ac.uk First Name Last Name Email Message Thanks for getting in touch Send

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Shift scheduling is a point of potential and actual conflict between organisations and nursing staff because of their differing priorities. Through interviews with nursing staff and managers, this evidence brief reports the findings of a qualitative study that reveals that collaborative and compromising approaches are the most effective ways to prevent conflicts from escalating. By reasonably meeting nurses’ preferences through these approaches, organisations can support both individual well-being and organisational goals. Conversely, rigid policies and competing approaches often lead to conflict, low morale and turnover. May 2025 - Is the quality of maternity care related to the number of midwives and their workload? Maternity staffing is variable from day to day and between organisations; there are also fluctuations in the demand for care. This evidence brief outlines the quantitative evidence on the relationship between staffing levels and the quality of maternity care, including four new studies based on existing NHS data in England. Maternity services need to provide safe, effective and person-centred care for women and families. When staffing is below expected or workload is high, it is important to understand the consequences across a wide range of patient outcomes. Download the full report here (https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/502834/2/25_04_Midwife_staffing_and_care_quality_Eprints_18_9_25.pdf) March 2025 - What is the evidence to support the use of Birthrate Plus® to guide safe staffing in maternity services? The Ockenden review of maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust highlighted the urgent need to ensure adequate staffing levels in maternity care and called for a review of the feasibility and accuracy of the Birthrate Plus tool and associated methodologies. Birthrate Plus® is a system that is used to guide workforce planning for midwifery, informing decisions about the number of midwives to employ in order to maintain safe and high quality care (establishment setting). In this review we consider the available evidence to support the use of Birthrate Plus based on a recently published systematic scoping review. Read February 2025 | eHealth literacy and the use of NHS111 online. What does it mean for accessing and using urgent care? Many health care systems, including the NHS, use online services to support the delivery of care, a trend which was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients are increasingly encouraged to access and use online health services such as the NHS 111 online urgent care service, which assesses, triages and signposts users to other health services where necessary. Services like NHS 111 online require people to have sufficient motivation, knowledge of health and of services, and to be able to use digital technologies (‘eHealth literacy’). Whilst digital technologies may seem almost ubiquitous in many aspects of daily life, it is estimated that many millions in the UK do not go online or lack the skills to use the Internet effectively. The push towards accessing care online may exacerbate health inequalities due to variations in peoples’ level of eHealth literacy. However, the relationship between eHealth literacy and the use of urgent online services such as NHS 111 online is not clear. This Evidence Brief describes the findings of a two-year study undertaken by the University of Oxford and the University of Southampton. It summarises the findings of a survey that measured eHealth literacy and preferences of users and non-users of NHS 111 online. July 2024 - What do we know about frailty in the adult population in England? Frailty is an aging-related syndrome of physiological decline, which results in reduced ability of a person to recover from minor health problems. It is common in older adults and increases the likelihood of hospital admissions and a move to residential care. Services supporting older patients with moderate or severe frailty have been developed across the healthcare sector. However, there is a lack of research describing how frailty evolves within the whole adult population and its impact on health services. In 2017, NHS England introduced routine frailty identification for patients aged 65 and over in General Practice, using tools such as electronic Frailty Index (eFI). As well as improving patient care, use of the eFI enables large-scale population studies to explore the epidemiology of frailty and inform future health service provision. This Evidence Brief describes the results of research that analysed a large primary care dataset of adults in England to understand how common frailty is in adults aged 50 and older, how quickly it progresses and the consequent impact on the use of health services. March 2024 - Is it cost-effective to deploy more nurses on hospital wards? Currently the National Health Service (NHS), in common with many health systems around the world, faces shortages of registered nurses. Common sense and a huge body of evidence suggest this is far from ideal to deliver high-quality patient care. In acute general hospitals, when there are fewer registered nurses, more patient care is missed, quality is reduced and patient outcomes are worse. But fixing the problem is likely to be expensive and it is important to ask if this is the best way to spend money in a resource-limited system. Are there alternatives to using registered nurses? In this Evidence Brief, we summarise a recent systematic review answering whether investing in registered nurses represents value for money, and considers whether using support staff with lower qualification levels might provide a more cost-effective solution to nurse shortages. November 2023: Introducing the Professional Judgement Framework to guide nurse staffing decisions Working out how many nursing staff are needed to provide safe care on a hospital ward is complicated, as many factors affect the amount of work. Many tools are available to help estimate the work and the staff needed, but no single tool captures everything, meaning that using professional judgement remains important. Nonetheless, numbers of nursing staff generated by tools may be trusted more than decisions based on professional judgement, which can be seen as too subjective. Providing a framework to help guide new managers in using professional judgement and to help experienced managers justify their thinking may help overcome this challenge. This Evidence Brief describes the development of a Professional Judgement Framework to guide nurse staffing decisions, based on our safe staffing research and nurse workforce expert guidance. September 2022 - How do long shifts, overtime, and higher patient load influence activities that support good nursing practice? How do long shifts, overtime, and higher patient load influence activities that support good nursing practice? Nursing workforce factors like shift length, workload, and use of overtime are known to influence care quality and staff wellbeing. But to what extent do these factors influence other aspects of nursing work - such as care coordination and continuous professional development? We used data from a large national survey of nurses to see if working long shifts, overtime, and having higher patient loads influenced nurses’ opportunities for completing activities that support good practice. Read evidence brief May 2022 - What makes it difficult for patients to ask for help in hospital? What makes it difficult for patients to ask for help in hospital? Failures in fundamental care of hospital patients can have serious consequences, including patients dying unnecessarily. NHS policy and nursing theory emphasise shared decision making by staff and patients. However they do not consider what prevents nurses providing care as they would wish, nor the difficulties patients can face in alerting staff to missed care. Researchers from the University of Southampton interviewed 20 patients and six focus group members about their experiences of involvement in fundamental care decisions in hospitals, including whether they raised missed care with staff and if not, why not. This evidence brief presents our findings, taken from our recent paper. Download evidence brief March 2022 - Are poor experiences on postnatal wards linked to staffing levels? Are poor experiences on postnatal wards linked to staffing levels? Experts are growing increasingly concerned about the sustainability of the midwifery workforce, with unfilled vacancies in the thousands, an ageing workforce with many taking early retirement, and difficulty retaining newly qualified midwives. Staffing studies have focussed on the quality of care in labour, with fewer studies looking at staffing levels in relation to postnatal care. This Evidence Brief describes a cross-sectional analysis of women’s responses to the Maternity Survey 2018 linked to midwifery staffing levels in each Trust. Researchers at the University of Southampton aimed to understand whether the experience of care on postnatal wards varies according to the number of midwives available. They have focused on experiences of postnatal care while in hospital, as this is an area where families have expressed dissatisfaction. Download evidence brief August 2021 - How long do nurses take to measure patients’ vital signs, and does it matter? How long do nurses take to measure patients’ vital signs, and does it matter? Patients in hospital may be at risk of unexpected deterioration. Monitoring patients’ vital signs, for example blood pressure and heart rate, ensures that any deterioration can be spotted early. This means that monitoring patients’ vital signs is an important part of safe patient care, and, if carried out effectively, has the potential to save many patients’ lives. However, previous studies have been unable to specify the workload this monitoring activity generates for nursing staff. This makes it difficult to plan how many staff are needed to monitor patients. Researchers at the University Of Southampton, University of Portsmouth and University of Oxford have teamed up to measure and estimate the time and workload associated with measuring patients’ vital signs, and this evidence brief reports what they found. Download evidence brief June 2021 - What keep nurses nursing? What keeps nurses in nursing? There is a shortage of registered nurses across the world, including in the UK. As demand for care increases, we need to find ways of recruiting more nurses and retaining those already in the workforce. But what makes some nurses decide to leave their jobs, or the profession altogether, and others stay? Understanding workplace factors that influence these decisions could help employers and policymakers to create the conditions needed to keep nurses in the profession. In this Evidence Brief, we bring together the key findings from a scoping review of reports and research papers to summarise what is known about factors that influence nurse retention, and consider what more needs to be done to develop effective retention strategies. Download evidence brief May 2021 - What is the relationship between midwifery staffing levels and outcomes? Staffing levels have been implicated in cases of adverse maternity events, near misses and sub-optimal outcomes such as unwell new-borns or still births. Care that is missed due to high workload can affect the detection of deterioration in mothers and babies, and delay appropriate management. A national shortage of midwives has resulted in increased reliance on support workers but the possible effect of skill-mix changes on outcomes has not been assessed. This Evidence Brief describes a systematic scoping review to explore evidence on the association between inpatient midwifery staffing levels, skill mix and outcomes for mothers and babies. Researchers at the University of Southampton aimed to understand the amount and strength of the available evidence, the direction of relationships established, and to highlight gaps for future research. Download evidence brief March 2021 - Are nurses wasting their time on the road? Automated planning using Operational Research methods can save both planning and travelling time. Researchers at the Universities of Southampton and Exeter are working to close the gap between these methods and the practicalities of home care planning. This Evidence Brief draws attention to the difficulty of finding the best route and schedule. Download evidence brief October 2020 - Burnout in Nursing: what have we learnt and what do we still need to know? Burnout in Nursing: what have we learnt and what do we still need to know? Recent health workforce crises, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have meant that burnout has often become a ‘buzzword’ to represent stress, extreme tiredness, and a willingness to quit one’s job. Several studies in nursing focus on burnout as an indicator of adverse work environments or staff characteristics. Nonetheless, what burnout is - what aspects contribute to its development and what the effect is for nurses, healthcare organisations, or their patients - is often overlooked. This evidence brief describes a review, undertaken by researchers at the University of Southampton, of the research examining relationships between burnout and work-related variables. We sought to determine what is known (and not known) about the causes and consequences of burnout in nursing, and whether these relationships confirm or dispute Maslach’s theory of burnout. Download evidence brief September 2020 - What do we know about the Safer Nursing Care Tool? Many studies of registered nurse staffing in hospitals have shown an association between higher levels and better patient outcomes and care quality. Systems for determining the number of nursing staff needed on wards exist in abundance. However, research Download evidence brief August 2020 - Making sense of urgent care: how and why do people use health services? Urgent care typically describes healthcare for non-life threatening conditions requiring prompt attention (‘same day’ or within 24 hours). In England, urgent care services have proliferated partly to divert people from attending overcrowded emergency departments but also to address policy concerns of patient choice and improved access to care. Download evidence brief July 2020 - Magnet Hospitals – are they better places for staff? Job-related stress and burnout are prevalent amongst healthcare staff; in particular, nurses in the UK have one of the highest levels of burnout in any country in Europe. Tackling this problem is a high priority in the UK and in other countries where shortages of healthcare professionals are affecting healthcare delivery. ‘Magnet’ hospitals are reputed to attract and retain staff, and to achieve better outcomes for patients. But what do we know about whether Magnet hospitals are ‘better’ places for staff to work, and whether they improve staff wellbeing? Download evidence brief February 2020 - What difference have safe staffing policies made to hospitals in the NHS? The Francis inquiries in 2010 and 2013 highlighted nurse staffing as a patient safety factor contributing to the care failings identified at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust. The reports and government response led to the development of national ‘safe staffing’ policy. Download evidence brief

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