Join us - the National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West or NIHR ARC West for short - for a showcase of our applied health research.

Find out about our research priorities and how we work with our partners. Hear from our research theme leads and ARC West team members. We'll be tweeting about the event on #ARCWest.

Agenda

• 10am - Welcome, introduction to the day, housekeeping Professor Mark Pietroni, Director for Safety and Medical Director - Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Chair, NIHR ARC West
• 10.05am - The role of ARCs in delivering NIHR’s strategy Dr Louise Wood, Director of Science, Research and Evidence, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
• 10.20am - What next for ARC West? Professor John Macleod, Director, NIHR ARC West
• 10.30am - Q&A with John Macleod, moderated by Mark Pietroni
• 10.40am - Break / networking
• 11am - Public health and prevention Professor Russ Jago, Theme Lead, University of Bristol and Sara Blackmore, Theme Lead, South Gloucestershire Director of Public Health. Dr Jeremy Horwood, NIHR ARC West - COVID-19 and schools – the Back to School and CoMMInS projects plus Q&A
• 11.20am - Integrated and optimal care Professor Chris Salisbury, Theme Lead, University of Bristol. Dr Heather Brant, NIHR ARC West, Dr Kyra Neubauer, Sarah Biggs - Delays in discharge from hospital of older people living with frailty: What are the hidden challenges? plus Q&A
• 11.40am - Mental health Professor Paul Moran, Theme Lead, University of Bristol - Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of NHS staff plus Q&A, including Dr Lucy Biddle, Theme Lead, University of Bristol
• 12pm - Healthier childhoods Professor Esther Crawley, Theme Lead, University of Bristol. Rachel Hiller, University of Bath - The trauma-related mental health of young people in care plus Q&A
• 12.20pm Closing remarks – John Macleod
• 12.25pm Robert Woolley, Chief Executive, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
• 12.30pm - close