About
NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) support applied health and care research that responds to, and meets, the needs of local populations and local health and care systems.
The NIHR ARC Wessex is one of 15 ARCs across England, part of a £135 million investment by the NIHR to improve the health and care of patients and the public.
The ARC Wessex programme of research addresses four areas related to the health and social care needs of our community.
NIHR ARC Wessex is acting as the national lead on research for Ageing, dementia and Frailty.
Our mission
“To improve outcomes for patients and public; improve quality, delivery and efficiency of health and care services; increase the sustainability of health and care systems locally and nationally.“
National Institute for Health and Care Research
Our four main research themes are:
- Ageing & Dementia
- Long Term Conditions
- Healthy Communities
- Workforce and Health Systems
We incorporate our Mental Health Hub and Social Care Hub within each of these themes.
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 15 ARCs work collaboratively to address national research priorities, with individual ARCs providing national leadership in their areas of expertise.
Serious health risks posed by nurse shortages
Understaffing is linked to an increased risk of serious illness and patient death in hospitals.
People, projects and publications
People
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Doctor Anna Rattu
Postdoctoral Bridging Fellowship (BRC)Management of asthma in children and adolescents
Email: A.S.Rattu@soton.ac.uk -
Professor Cathy Bowen
Professor of Podiatry- Musculoskeletal Health, Active Living and Healthy Ageing
- Foot and Ankle He
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: C.J.Bowen@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 7637Address: B67, West Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ -
Doctor Dan Burns
Senior Enterprise FellowEmail: d.burns@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 8866Address: B13, East Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ -
Professor Dianna Smith
ProfessorSocial and spatial health inequalities; food insecurity/food poverty; co-development of
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: D.M.Smith@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 3261Address: B44, West Highfield Campus, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ -
Doctor Eloise Radcliffe
Senior Research FellowEmail: E.Radcliffe@soton.ac.ukAddress: Aldermoor Health Centre, Aldermoor Close, Lordswood, Southampton, SO16 5ST -
Professor Julia Sinclair
Professor of Addiction Psychiatryalcohol use disorders
health services research
co-morbidity
Email: Julia.Sinclair@soton.ac.uk -
Doctor Kate Glyn-Owen
Associate Professor in Public HealthEmail: K.Glyn-Owen@soton.ac.ukAddress: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Shirley, Southampton, SO16 6YD -
Doctor Kinda Ibrahim
Associate ProfessorAccepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: K.Ibrahim@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 2381204656Address: Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Shirley, Southampton, SO16 6YD
