8 August 2025
\n \n \n \nAfter winning the inaugural Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences (NDPCHS) alumni survey prize, Dr Daniel Adegoke, MSc Evidence-Based Health Care (2020), reflects on his time at Oxford and shares his journey from postgraduate study to pioneering trauma research.
\n \n\n \n \n4 August 2025
\n \n \n \nMilou Ottolini (left) and Dhanush Ammineni (right), both fifth-year medical students at the University of Oxford, have been named joint winners of the 2025 George Lewith Prize by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR).
\n \n\n \n \n28 July 2025
\n \n \n \nLord Hague, Chancellor of Oxford University, visited the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS) to explore how its research and teaching are addressing urgent health challenges in the UK and globally.
\n \n\n \n \n15 July 2025
\n \n \n \nMSc Applied Digital Health graduate Sintieh Nchinda Ngek Ekongefeyin leads new research published in BMJ Heart, mapping mobile health interventions for cardiovascular care across Africa and identifying key implementation barriers and opportunities.
\n \n\n \n \n15 July 2025
\n \n \n \nA Department Clinical Trials Unit coordinated trial has found most penicillin 'allergies' are not real. Safely removing these incorrect labels can lead to better patient treatment and is a vital step in tackling the global threat of antimicrobial resistance.
\n \n\n \n \n10 July 2025
\n \n \n \nEarlier this week we welcomed sixth form students from local state schools across Oxfordshire to an annual careers event, offering a window into the world of health and medical research and an opportunity to join our Young Persons\u2019 Advisory Group.
\n \n\n \n \n2 July 2025
\n \n \n \n2025 marks the second year that NDPCHS has held the Values Awards \u2013 a peer recognition scheme to recognise and reward staff and DPhil students who have exceptionally demonstrated the department values through their work, behaviour or projects and activities in the department.
\n \n\n \n \n27 June 2025
\n \n \n \nUK academics call for urgent action to protect the academic GP workforce as government commits \u00a329bn to shift NHS care from hospitals to community. New recommendations aim to safeguard world-leading primary care research.
\n \n\n \n \n27 June 2025
\n \n \n \nNew research from the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science examined the length of repeat prescriptions for long-term conditions across England. Without any national guidance, the length and frequency of prescriptions for five commonly treated long-term conditions varies widely, raising important questions about how to balance safety, convenience, cost and patient experience in repeat prescribing.
\n \n\n \n \n13 June 2025
\n \n \n \nThe almost overnight switch to remote GP appointments was expected to be a temporary measure in the early days of the pandemic, yet most surgeries are now using some level of hybrid care. New research from the Remote by Default 2 study explores how GP practices have engaged with and adapted to digital care, and how policymakers can best support GPs and the communities they serve.
\n \n\n \n \n11 June 2025
\n \n \n \nNew study finds intensive diet programmes safely improve eating disorder symptoms in people with type 2 diabetes. Research published in The Lancet Psychiatry challenges assumptions about weight loss interventions for vulnerable patients, potentially expanding treatment options.
\n \n\n \n \n4 June 2025
\n \n \n \nMSc in Global Healthcare Leadership student Harry Rourke helped secure Oxford\u2019s Varsity polo win over Cambridge at Guards Polo Club, scoring twice in a 5\u20132 victory.
\n \n\n \n \n29 May 2025
\n \n \n \nJosh Nguyen, a student on the MSc in Applied Digital Health, has found online success with his @OxfordKermit Instagram account, which has over 10,000 followers. The account offers a glimpse into the creative side projects that enrich student life alongside rigorous postgraduate study.
\n \n\n \n \n28 May 2025
\n \n \n \nA significant new donation to support global primary care research in our department has received media coverage in the Oxford Mail, Oxford Times, This is Oxfordshire and on That\u2019s TV Oxfordshire.
\n \n\n \n \n23 May 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers from our department and the Department of Psychiatry came together last week for a collaborative showcase, aiming to spark new ideas for collaborative research by identifying areas of shared interest and potential.
\n \n\n \n \n22 May 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS) welcomed students to academic primary care with a lively event bringing together Final Honours School (FHS) and Special Study Module (SSM) students, supervisors and staff. The event marked the start of an exciting academic journey and celebrated a growing student community in primary care research.
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\n \n \n \nIn an exchange of global healthcare knowledge, a delegation of nine students from the University of Oxford's Master's in Global Healthcare Leadership programme visited the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town on Monday 7 April 2025.
\n \n\n \n \n15 May 2025
\n \n \n \nA major international study led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has developed a new, globally agreed approach to identifying and monitoring immunosuppressed adults at risk of severe COVID-19 illness.
\n \n\n \n \n14 May 2025
\n \n \n \nNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford will expand its work in global primary care with a new centre and professorship, thanks to a generous \u00a38.4 million gift from the Fondation Docteur Sadok Besrour.
\n \n\n \n \n9 May 2025
\n \n \n \nTwo researchers connected to the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences have received national recognition for their outstanding contributions to primary care research.
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