NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North Thames develops innovative research that meets the most pressing health and care needs of our local and national communities, and quickly put our findings into practice for those who need it most. We are working to contribute to higher quality, equitable, inclusive and better-linked services that improve user outcomes and experiences. We build capacity in applied health and care research through bespoke development opportunities for our partners.
ARC North Thames is a partnership between six leading universities (UCL, LSHTM, Queen Mary University of London, London School of Economics, City and University of East London), our Academic Health Service Network (AHSN), NHS and local authority organisations and communities, industry and charities. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) or the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).