With funding for ARC WM coming to an end on 31 March 2026 this is the final edition of your News Blog. We hope that you have enjoyed reading our posts and thank you for your engagement.
In this, our final issue, we discuss:
- End of NIHR ARC WM, 2009-2026 (p1)
- EDI in ARC WM (p6)
- Research Governance Processes Are in Dire Need of Streamlining (p7)
- Will I Have a Job as an Obstetrician in the Future? (p12)
- Digital Innovation & Patient Safety (p13)
- New Wave of AI for Systematic Reviews (p15)
- Care Bundles Don’t Implement Themselves (p17)
- Use of Creative Approaches in Health Behaviours Research (p20)
- Using Behavioural Science to Strengthen Realist Programme Theories (p22)
- A Changing Climate, A Changing Choice: Rethinking Home Birth in the UK (p25)
You can read it online at: https://www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ARC-WM-Newsblog-2026-03-27.pdf