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We lead multidisciplinary applied research and training to rethink the way health care is delivered in general practice and across the community.
Congratulations to Oliver Van Hecke and Hettie Davies on receiving 2022 SAPC/RCGP awards
Awards & appointments Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care Patient experience
24 June 2022
The Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) and the RCGP Scientific Foundation Board (SFB) award two departmental members for their contribution: Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Dr. Oliver van Hecke, receives SAPC/RCGP award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher 2022, and undergraduate medical student, Hettie Davies, receives the SAPC Medical Student Essay Prize 2022.
Congratulations to FHS student, Harrison France, on receiving 1st place in IUPHAR Student Research Poster Competition 2022
Awards & appointments COVID-19 FHS Research methods & EBM Students
22 April 2022
Final Honours student, Harrison France, from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Science and the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, has recently been awarded 1st place in the the IUPHAR (International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology) Student Research Poster Competition 2022 by the British Pharmacological Society, for his research on preventable deaths involving medicines.
Congratulations to Bakita Kasadha on receiving Young Investigator Award
Awards & appointments Patient experience
22 April 2022
Bakita Kasadha is a qualitative researcher within the department's MS&HERG (Medical Sociology and Health Experiences Research Group), and has recently been awarded the Young Investigator Award at an International workshop on HIV and Women.
Primary care research nurses nominated for OUH Award
Awards & appointments COVID-19 Clinical trials
13 April 2022
Congratulations to the amazing team of research nurses working in the Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit who have been shortlisted as finalists in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Staff Recognition Awards 2021.
Oxford launches new Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science and Ben Goldacre announced as the first Bennett Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine
Awards & appointments Bennett Institute Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
23 March 2022
The use of data, evidence and digital tools in healthcare and policy takes a major stride forward with the official launch of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science and appointment of Ben Goldacre as Bennett Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine
Oxford-led research makes BJGP's top ten most read and published research articles of 2021
Awards & appointments Digital health & innovation Health Services Research Patient experience QResearch
15 February 2022
Four articles, led or co-authored by Oxford researchers in the department, make the BMJ's top 10 list for the most read and published articles of 2021.
Department awarded funding to complete community COVID-19 antiviral trial
Awards & appointments COVID-19
26 October 2021
Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have today announced that they have been awarded funding through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to work with several UK universities and carry out a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, testing novel antiviral COVID-19 treatments for use early on in the illness by people in the community with COVID-19 who are at higher risk of complications.
Professor Trish Greenhalgh elected as new member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Awards & appointments
21 October 2021
On Monday, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting, including our department's very own Trish Greenhalgh. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Department led Covid research partnership wins national computing innovation award
Awards & appointments COVID-19 QResearch
11 October 2021
A collaboration which used anonymised GP records to identify 1.5m people most at risk from Covid-19 and prioritise them for vaccination has won the prestigious John Perry Prize for computing innovation in primary care.
Congratulations to our newest Associate Professors!
Awards & appointments
23 September 2021
We are delighted to announce that Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, James Sheppard and Sarah Tonkin-Crine have been awarded the title of Associate Professor, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the department and the wider Medical Sciences Division.
MSc EBHC students awarded EBHC Dissertation Prize for outstanding Dissertation
Awards & appointments Research methods & EBM Students
16 September 2021
Congratulations to Michael Tringale, who recently completed the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care, and Claire Duddy, who recently completed the MSc in EBHC Systematic Reviews, as they are both awarded this year's EBHC Dissertation Prize for outstanding dissertation.
Oxford announces the founding of the new Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
Awards & appointments Bennett Institute Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
16 September 2021
The Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford has been established to pioneer the better use of data, evidence and digital tools in healthcare and policy, optimizing the impact of interventions to achieve improved outcomes. The Institute has been made possible due to a generous donation from The Peter Bennett Foundation
New research to explore family experiences of long COVID
Awards & appointments COVID-19
19 July 2021
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is delighted to announce that it has been awarded £557,674 to investigate how families are managing to cope with ‘long covid’ and to understand how best they can be supported.
Oxford medical student wins national George Lewith Prize
Awards & appointments Students Teaching
28 June 2021
Professor Susan Jebb appointed as Chair of the Food Standards Agency
Awards & appointments Health behaviours
14 June 2021
NIHR School for Primary Care Research relaunches with new focus to strengthen whole primary care research sector
Awards & appointments
24 March 2021
Oxford University continues its membership of the national school, while the directorate transfers to Keele University.
Oxford-led research makes BJGP Open's top ten most read open research articles of 2020
Awards & appointments Policy & health systems Research methods & EBM
5 March 2021
Three articles, led by Oxford researchers in the department, including three DPhil students, make the top 10 list for the most read open research articles in the BJGP Open for 2020 - including number one.
New NIHR Senior Investigators appointed
Awards & appointments Digital health & innovation Patient experience
3 March 2021
Professors Catherine Pope and John Powell join the NIHR college of senior research leaders.
Ben Goldacre to lead national review into use of health data for research and analysis
Awards & appointments Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care
9 February 2021
A new review, launched by the Department for Health and Social Care, will focus on the more efficient and safe use of health data for research and analysis for the benefit of patients and the healthcare sector.
Oxford-led research makes BJGP's top ten most read research articles of 2020
Awards & appointments Health Services Research Research methods & EBM
8 February 2021
Five articles, led by Oxford researchers in the department, make the top 10 list for the most read articles in the British Journal of General Practice in 2020 - including number one.