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NIHR ARC West Midlands

ARC WM

Generated 6 Oct 2026, 10:34 · ID 58

Unverified

Last verified: 15/04/2026

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Overview

Total fields

Field-cited

Whole-record source only

AI-inferred, no source yet

Searched — not published

No value held

Needs review

Source coverage

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Field-level source coverage Optional	12 of 33 reviewable fields are cited to a source (36%) · 4 with no source yet · 17 searched — not published · 22 with no value held	Computed	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Field-level source coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Identity and organisation

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Site name Required	NIHR ARC West Midlands	Field-cited	NIHR ARC West Midlands homepage https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Page title “NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands” Page: https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for Site nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Short name Recommended	ARC WM	Field-cited	NIHR ARC West Midlands homepage https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Site references and labels “ARC WM” Page: https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for Short nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Organisation Required	University of Birmingham / University of Keele / University of Warwick / University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	Funding of almost £9 million announced for NIHR ARC West Midlands https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/funding_of_almost/ Section: Funding announcement “hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) with academic leadership from the University of Warwick” Page: https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/funding_of_almost/ NIHR ARC West Midlands homepage https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Homepage overview “universities (Birmingham, Keele and Warwick)” Page: https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for OrganisationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Site type Recommended	ARC	Field-cited	NIHR ARC West Midlands homepage https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Homepage title “NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands” Page: https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Classified as site_type=arc because the entity is explicitly an NIHR Applied Research Collaboration.	Response for Site typeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Website URL Recommended	https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/	Field-cited	NIHR ARC West Midlands homepage https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Homepage notice “Funding for NIHR ARC West Midlands ended on 31 March 2026. This site is now archived” Page: https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for Website URLAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Description Required	NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for the West Midlands (2019-2026), delivering applied health and care research including integrated care in youth mental health, with partnerships across universities, NHS organisations, and regional health and social care systems. Funding ended on 31 March 2026 and the site is archived.	Field-cited	ARC West Midlands - Integrated Care in Youth Mental Health https://www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/youth-mental-health/ Section: Research theme “Integrated Care in Youth Mental Health” Page: https://www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/youth-mental-health/ NIHR ARC West Midlands homepage https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Homepage overview “The NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands was a seven-year initiative (2019-2026) ... improve care services across the West Midlands.” Page: https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for DescriptionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active site Recommended	No	Field-cited	NIHR ARC West Midlands homepage https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Homepage notice “Funding for NIHR ARC West Midlands ended on 31 March 2026. This site is now archived and will no longer be updated.” Page: https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Set active=FALSE because the programme is explicitly ended and archived.	Response for Active siteAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Location and scope

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
UK region Recommended	West Midlands	Field-cited	NIHR ARC West Midlands homepage https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/ Section: Homepage overview “improve care services across the West Midlands” Page: https://arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/	Response for UK regionAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Country Recommended	England	Field-cited	NIHR Applied Research Collaborations https://www.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/what-we-do/infrastructure/applied-research-collaborations Section: About Applied Research Collaborations “NIHR Applied Research Collaborations ... local populations and health and care systems” Page: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/what-we-do/infrastructure/applied-research-collaborations Country set to England in line with NIHR ARC programme coverage and site naming for West Midlands ARC in England.	Response for CountryAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
City Recommended	Birmingham	Field-cited	ARC West Midlands - Integrated Care in Youth Mental Health https://www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/youth-mental-health/ Section: Youth mental health objectives “Birmingham is the 'Youngest city in Europe'” Page: https://www.arc-wm.nihr.ac.uk/youth-mental-health/	Response for CityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Latitude Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Exact latitude for this ARC administrative entity is not published in checked ARC, NIHR, and partner pages.	Response for LatitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Longitude Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Exact longitude for this ARC administrative entity is not published in checked ARC, NIHR, and partner pages.	Response for LongitudeAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Catchment population Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No ARC West Midlands-specific catchment population figure published in ARC pages, NIHR ARC pages, or identified annual-report sources.	Response for Catchment populationAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Geographic coverage Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Geographic coverageAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Contacts and leadership

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Contact name Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Homepage includes a general enquiries prompt but no named primary contact for the archived programme.	Response for Contact nameAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Contact email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No unambiguous public primary contact email captured in the archived pages reviewed for this entity.	Response for Contact emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Principal investigator Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No field-level evidence found for a designated site PI for mental health research matching the schema definition.	Response for Principal investigatorAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
PI email Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No field-level evidence found for a designated site PI email matching the schema definition.	Response for PI emailAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NHS trust partner Recommended	University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	Field-cited	Funding of almost £9 million announced for NIHR ARC West Midlands https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/funding_of_almost/ Section: Funding announcement “hosted by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB)” Page: https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/funding_of_almost/	Response for NHS trust partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Infrastructure

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Pharmacy facilities Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No explicit ARC-owned IMP pharmacy facility evidence found across ARC pages, NIHR pages, and supporting report/paper checks.	Response for Pharmacy facilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Dedicated research facility Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: Sources describe ARC WM as a collaboration programme; no ARC-specific dedicated research facility listing found.	Response for Dedicated research facilityAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
CRF bed count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No ARC-specific CRF bed count published in searched sources.	Response for CRF bed countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
EDC experience Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No explicit ARC-level EDC statement found in the reviewed public sources.	Response for EDC experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
GCP certified Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No explicit ARC-level current GCP certification evidence found for this administrative entity.	Response for GCP certifiedAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
NIHR CRN partner Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no explicit boolean statement found confirming ARC WM as a CRN partner entity.	Response for NIHR CRN partnerAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Operational capacity

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Research staff count Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: No ARC WM-specific research delivery headcount published in reviewed public sources.	Response for Research staff countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Annual MH trial count Recommended	No value held	Field-cited	ClinicalTrials.gov query: ARC WM https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22ARC%20WM%22&countTotal=true&pageSize=20 Section: Registry query summary “totalCount: 0” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22ARC%20WM%22&countTotal=true&pageSize=20 Acronym query returned zero studies. ClinicalTrials.gov query: Birmingham mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=Birmingham%20mental%20health&countTotal=true&pageSize=20 Section: Registry query summary “totalCount: 988” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=Birmingham%20mental%20health&countTotal=true&pageSize=20 City+condition query is broad and not specific to ARC WM. ClinicalTrials.gov query: NIHR ARC West Midlands https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22NIHR%20ARC%20West%20Midlands%22&countTotal=true&pageSize=20 Section: Registry query summary “totalCount: 0” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22NIHR%20ARC%20West%20Midlands%22&countTotal=true&pageSize=20 Exact ARC-name query returned zero studies. ClinicalTrials.gov query: University of Birmingham mental health https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22University%20of%20Birmingham%22%20mental%20health&countTotal=true&pageSize=20 Section: Registry query summary “totalCount: 30” Page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/api/v2/studies?query.term=%22University%20of%20Birmingham%22%20mental%20health&countTotal=true&pageSize=20 University query is not specific to ARC WM as a site entity. ISRCTN API query: ARC WM https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=ARC%20WM&limit=200 Section: Registry query summary “totalCount: 3” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=ARC%20WM&limit=200 ISRCTN acronym query is not sufficient to derive an ARC-only annual count. ISRCTN API query: Birmingham AND mental health https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Birmingham%22%20AND%20%22mental%20health%22&limit=50 Section: Registry query summary “totalCount: 180” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Birmingham%22%20AND%20%22mental%20health%22&limit=50 ISRCTN city+mental-health query is broad regional evidence and not ARC-unique. ISRCTN API query: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Birmingham%20and%20Solihull%20Mental%20Health%20NHS%20Foundation%20Trust%22&limit=200 Section: Registry query summary “totalCount: 31” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22Birmingham%20and%20Solihull%20Mental%20Health%20NHS%20Foundation%20Trust%22&limit=200 Comparator trust query confirms regional MH trial activity but cannot be assigned directly to ARC WM. ISRCTN API query: NIHR ARC West Midlands https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22NIHR%20ARC%20West%20Midlands%22&limit=200 Section: Registry query summary “totalCount: 1” Page: https://www.isrctn.com/api/query/format/default?q=%22NIHR%20ARC%20West%20Midlands%22&limit=200 ISRCTN full-name query returned one record but not enough evidence for a robust ARC annual trial count field. UNSOURCEABLE for ARC entity: mandatory ClinicalTrials.gov and ISRCTN query variants completed, but results are either zero for ARC-specific terms or broad regional/institutional sets not uniquely attributable to ARC WM.	Response for Annual MH trial countAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Active competing studies Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no ARC WM-specific active competing study count published in reviewed public sources.	Response for Active competing studiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
Typical monthly recruitment rate Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no ARC WM-specific monthly recruitment metric published in reviewed public sources.	Response for Typical monthly recruitment rateAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes
R&D approval timeline (days) Recommended	No value held	Not published	Searched — not published UNSOURCEABLE: no ARC WM-specific R&D approval timeline found in reviewed public sources.	Response for R&D approval timeline (days)AccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Capabilities

Research capabilities available at this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Capabilities Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for CapabilitiesAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Diagnosis experience

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Diagnosis experience Recommended	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Diagnosis experienceAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Linked cohorts

Cohorts hosted at or linked to this site.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Linked cohorts Optional	No value held	No source yet	No citation linked to this field yet.	Response for Linked cohortsAccurateNeeds correctionNot sureDoes not apply No response selected	No notes

Verification metadata

Internal catalogue status — for reference only.

Field	Current value	Evidence	Source evidence	Response	Notes / correction
Verification status Recommended	unverified	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Last verified Recommended	15 Apr 2026	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—
Data source Recommended	Verified Apr 2026 from ARC West Midlands homepage/youth mental health pages, NIHR Applied Research Collaborations page, Warwick funding announcement, and mandatory ClinicalTrials.gov + ISRCTN query variants.	Internal	Internal catalogue field	—	—