NIHR ARC East Midlands

Get the latest updates in our June newsletter! ⭐️ Type 2 diabetes remission ⭐️ Mental health care for young people ⭐️ Top Long COVID symptoms ⭐️ Policy brief: reducing falls in care homes ⭐️ Podcast: ethnicity data in research Read here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/3wrn9kkt @kamleshkhunti

Our Opinion article in @bmj_latest Collecting diversity data in clinical research Our UK research regulators & funders are leading on this However worrying obstacles across the pond #HealthEquity #ClinicalResearch #Diversity" 2 bmj.com/content/390/bm… @wellcometrust

🚶‍♀️💼 Movement interventions at work-what works? Our scoping review led by @mark_funnell 168 studies in full-time employees: 🏃‍♂️ 80% focused on physical activity 🪑 17% on ⬇️ sitting 😴 4% on sleep ✅ 85% of activity/sedentary studies showed benefits link.springer.com/article/10.118…

🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️How many steps a day for better health? Meta-analysis of 57 studies 7,000 steps/day associated with ⬇️ risk of: 🩺 All-cause mortality ↓47% ❤️ CVD mortality ↓47% 🧠 Dementia ↓38% 😔 Depression ↓22% 🎗️ Cancer mortality ↓37% 🤕 Falls ↓28% thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

📊 A our study led by @_ShShabnam & @GilliesClare COVID-19 disruptions in care for people in England with T2 diabetes, CVD, and CKD. 🏥 Hospitalisations reduced Mortality increased ⚠️ ~100,000 excess deaths estimated in 2020 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @HDR_UK & @ARC_EM

Tune in and learn how @GHRC4MLTC is: 🎓 Building sustainable research skills 🏡 Running studies in rural communities 🌟 Empowering local champions and advisory groups 🌐 Sharing collective learning and best practice across five @NIHRglobal centres

🫀 Control Midlife risk factor control = a decade more life @NEJM 📉 At age 50, having 0 vs 5 risk factors (smoking, BP, cholesterol, diabetes, obesity) adds: · 👩‍⚕️+13.3 CVD-free years for women · 👨‍⚕️+10.6 for men 🕊️ Smoking & hypertension biggest gains nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

2 WEEKS TO THE DEADLINE… to book a place at the 2025 Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium for #healthcare professionals, #researchers, #educators, and #advocates ⏰ BOOKING DEADLINE: 1 AUGUST 📅 EVENT: 15-16 SEPTEMBER 🔗 global-empathy-in-healthcare.com/events/rehuman…

🧵 Exercise significantly improves sleep in insomnia Useful for some of us 😜 🏆 Most effective: 1. Yoga:↑ total sleep time 2. Tai Chi:↑ sleep quality & ↓ night wakening 3. Walking/jogging:↓ insomnia severity ✅ Safe, scalable & non-pharmacological ebm.bmj.com/content/early/…

I’m delighted to share the @NIHResearch Annual Report for 2024/25 - a snapshot of the incredible work done over the past year to deliver life-changing research for the health and wealth of the nation. Learn more in the report published today:

🩺 “I felt forgotten”: Women with gestational diabetes & future diabetes risk Our paper led by @MichelleHadji Most women received minimal communication about their ↑ risk of T2 diabetes ✅ Women want education, digital tools & ongoing guidance. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dm…

🗞️🌞Our summer newsletter is now out!🌞🗞️ 🔗View the newsletter here 🔗 bit.ly/3GQ0Lu1 ✏️Subscribe here ✏️bit.ly/4eT9WGC @ARC_EM @LDC_tweets @kamleshkhunti

We have reached 1,000 followers on LinkedIn! 🎉 Thank you for supporting our work in applied health research across the East Midlands. Not connected yet? Follow us for updates and opportunities: 👉 uk.linkedin.com/company/nihr-a…

🔔 The East Midlands NIHR Internship webinar for NHS, social care and public health professionals is happening tomorrow - don’t miss your chance to join. Link 👇

3 WEEKS TO THE DEADLINE… to book a place at the 2025 Global Empathy in Healthcare Network Symposium for #healthcare professionals, #researchers, #educators, and #advocates ⏰ BOOKING DEADLINE: 1 AUGUST 📅 EVENT: 15-16 SEPTEMBER 🔗 global-empathy-in-healthcare.com/events/rehuman…

📰 NEWS 📰 Director of NIHR ARC East Midlands @kamleshkhunti has played a vital role in a policy commission published by @InnovationMids with the potential to transform health and care across the region by addressing health and care inequalities 🔗 arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/midlands-…

🎉 JUST LAUNCHED 🎉 📘 The Centre for Ethnic Health Research Annual Report 2025 is here! Dive into a year of impactful research, community collaboration, and action toward tackling health inequalities. 📥 Read the full report 👉shorturl.at/KyZgw @kamleshkhunti @ARC_EM

🧪 More Alike Than Different For research inclusion, ethnic minority groups in the UK want: ✅ Culturally sensitive trial info ✅ Trust built via GPs ✅ Communication ✅ Language & cultural needs respected Our paper led by @shauntreweek @ShobaDawson papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

🚨 Exciting opportunity for health and care professionals in the East Midlands! Applications open soon for the 2025/26 NIHR Health & Care Professionals Internship. 📅 Join the webinar on 16 July. For more details, email: [email protected].

New Leicester-led research recommends prescribing SGLT2 inhibitors for people with diabetic foot disease, including those with past ulcers or amputations, based on expert consensus. @kamleshkhunti Find out more about these clinical recommendations: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/study-rec…

The final #ARCseminar of 2025 is at 1pm today! Creative arts for #dementia eventbrite.com/e/creative-art… Chaired by @StephenERLim @arc_wessex, with 🔹@DrMing_Hung_Hsu @ARC_EoE 🔹@MeganPolden @arc_nwc 🔹@prof_lindaclare @Peninsula_ARC