28 January 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has extended the deadline for applications to the Rosamund Snow Scholarship for Patient-Led Research to 14 February 2025. Recent recipients of the scholarship, Amelia Talbot and Jeremy Leslie-Spinks share their research projects and DPhil experiences.
\n \n\n \n \n16 January 2025
\n \n \n \nNew research suggests NHS Scotland must increase its non-emergency hospital treatment capacity by 20% over the next three years to address the backlog caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
\n \n\n \n \n16 January 2025
\n \n \n \nKoen Pouwels and Cicely Marston join NDPCHS in senior academic roles with Kellogg College and Brian Nicholson is appointed to a senior academic post with St Hugh\u2019s College.
\n \n\n \n \n8 January 2025
\n \n \n \nWith 5.1 million people in Great Britain using vapes, what support is there to help people quit? New research explores the best interventions currently available.
\n \n\n \n \n13 December 2024
\n \n \n \nProfessor Carl Heneghan, Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine in NDPCHS, recently presented his research on oral hormone pregnancy tests to members of Parliament.
\n \n\n \n \n9 December 2024
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences Annual GP Tutors Conference 2024 brought together over 90 attendees to explore sustainability in medical education through expert talks, interactive workshops, and recognition of outstanding contributions.
\n \n\n \n \n21 November 2024
\n \n \n \nBringing together researchers from across our department and University, our second Research Showcase celebrated collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to closing historical gaps in health research to transform care for women.
\n \n\n \n \n21 November 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers revise findings on unexpected weight loss as a cancer indicator, with new analysis of 326,000 patient records showing higher cancer risk than previously reported. Updated guidance suggests when GPs should investigate weight loss in patients.
\n \n\n \n \n20 November 2024
\n \n \n \nDiscover how our researchers are transforming COPD care while addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through innovative approaches \u2013 from smart inhalers to AI analysis \u2013 helping millions living with lung conditions in the UK
\n \n\n \n \n19 November 2024
\n \n \n \nProfessor Anthony Harnden, of Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, and former Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), has been appointed Chair of the UK\u2019s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
\n \n\n \n \n8 November 2024
\n \n \n \nAnalysis of 17.5 million health records reveals significant ethnic and social inequalities in lung cancer diagnosis. Research shows Bangladeshi men face highest risks, while people in deprived areas are twice as likely to develop lung cancer compared to affluent areas. Important implications for NHS screening.
\n \n\n \n \n6 November 2024
\n \n \n \nA new online toolkit, Paramedics in Primary Care, has been launched to help patients, paramedics and General Practitioners (GPs) support the evolving role of paramedics within primary care settings.
\n \n\n \n \n28 October 2024
\n \n \n \nTeaching for the new academic year is well underway across the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences on our Master's and DPhil courses, as well as for the undergraduate curriculum. \r\n\r\nHere we bring a round-up of the welcome and induction activities taking place for our programmes.
\n \n\n \n \n21 October 2024
\n \n \n \nWe are delighted to share that Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh OBE, NDPCHS Head of Department and Nuffield Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences, has been elected to the esteemed National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in the United States.
\n \n\n \n \n11 October 2024
\n \n \n \nOxford Primary Care Undergraduate Teaching Team pays tribute to Martin Lawrence's legacy, visiting his family as applications for the scholarship in his name commence.
\n \n\n \n \n11 October 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Cancer Theme at Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS) and Department of Oncology at the University of Oxford, report that cancer data collected by national cancer registries is comparable to the data gathered directly by researchers in clinical studies. This could make cancer research much easier and less expensive in the future.
\n \n\n \n \n4 October 2024
\n \n \n \nWe\u2019re proud to congratulate our Interdisciplinary Research in Health Sciences (IRIHS) group for winning the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Health Services Research Paper of the Year award. The team was honoured for their innovative study titled Patient safety in remote primary care encounters: multimethod qualitative study combining Safety I and Safety II analysis, published in BMJ Quality and Safety.
\n \n\n \n \n3 October 2024
\n \n \n \nA new study, published in the British Journal of General Practice, has used the OpenSAFELY platform to uncover significant inequalities in risk of rapid weight gain among adults with type 2 diabetes or hypertension during the COVID-19 pandemic in England.
\n \n\n \n \n1 October 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from NDPCHS have found that a widely used heart medication, spironolactone, does not help prevent heart problems in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study, published in Nature Medicine, found no significant benefit from the drug and highlighted safety concerns that led many patients to stop the treatment.
\n \n\n \n \n1 October 2024
\n \n \n \nDr. Anne-Marie Boylan, Senior Researcher in the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, featured in a BBC Panorama investigation examining menopause products and their scientific backing.
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