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More than 18 percent of over 60's have chronic kidney disease (CKD), around 44 percent of whom are undiagnosed without screening, finds a study led by Oxford University researchers.

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Are GP incentives for smoking cessation hitting the mark? New study questions impact on effective care for heart patients

Are UK GP incentives helping heart patients quit smoking? New research questions QOF impact, finding effective cessation treatments lag behind recorded advice, especially for those with mental illness.

New senior academic appointments in Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences

Professor Chris Griffiths joins in a senior academic role associated with Jesus College and Associate Professor Gail Hayward is appointed to a senior academic role and Governing Body fellowship of Exeter College.

Child heart disease may be more likely if mother has anaemia during pregnancy

New research shows the chance of a child having congenital heart disease increases if the mother is anaemic during pregnancy.

Translational Health Sciences student Jupneet Singh wins 2025 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship

Addressing healthcare workforce challenges with new research partnership

Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences are part of a major new research initiative aimed at tackling critical workforce challenges in healthcare, particularly in underserved communities.

Global Healthcare Leadership Alumni Retreat brings together healthcare leaders from around the world

The NDPCHS Global Healthcare Leadership Alumni Retreat united alumni, students and faculty from across NDPCHS programmes for a dynamic weekend of learning, collaboration and leadership – highlighting the power of community in shaping the future of healthcare.

Design for the Oxford Institute of Digital Health wins gold at international architecture award

Architects’ plans for the proposed future home of the Oxford Institute of Digital Health (OIDH) – part of the Department of Primary Care Health Sciences – have won a World Architecture News (WAN) Gold Award in the Adaptive Reuse category.

Translational Health Sciences academics co-authoring crucial sustainable health care book

Making medical research work where it matters most: Global team calls for revolution in GP and community health and care trials

An international team, led the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, is calling for a fundamental shift in how we conduct health research to better serve our real-world health and care needs.

Professor Michael Kidd appointed as Australia's next Chief Medical Officer

Professor Michael Kidd AO, MBBS, MD, FAHMS, FRACGP has been appointed as Australia’s new Chief Medical Officer from 1 June 2025.

Professor Susan Jebb celebrated in Women in Westminster: The 100

Professor Susan Jebb OBE has been recognised in the 2025 Women in Westminster: The 100 list in her role as Chair of the Food Standards Agency.

Role of Physician and Anaesthetic Associates in UK healthcare challenged in largest ever review

A new study has found little evidence supporting the safety and efficacy of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetists associates (AAs) in the UK, raising critical questions about the rapid expansion of these roles in the NHS.

Nadia Swann and Lisa Thom win MSc in Translational Health Sciences outstanding dissertation award

Tackling healthy, sustainable diets and Net Zero goals with new UKRI-funded THRIVING project

New research hub THRIVING Food Futures set to accelerate the UK’s journey to net zero by designing and evaluating new food policies to support healthy, sustainable diets across the UK.

Junk food ads flood children’s social media feeds, new study finds

New research shows children and young people are bombarded with social media ads for junk food, which influence their food choices, but current rules do little to protect them.

New UK-Wide Centre to address growing respiratory health crisis

New UK-wide Centre for Applied Respiratory Research, Innovation and Impact (CARRii) launches at Oxford, aiming to reduce hospital admissions and health inequalities in respiratory care through innovative research and technology.

Major investment to transform mental health treatment research and further develop secure NHS data platform

Department researchers awarded £17 million from Wellcome across two separate grants, to analyse NHS talking therapy outcomes and enhance secure data research. The project will enable unprecedented mental health treatment research through the OpenSAFELY platform.

Concerning ethnic disparities in access to safe COVID-19 treatment, new study shows

New research shows concerning disparities in how Sotrovimab - a COVID-19 treatment approved for extremely clinically vulnerable patients - is given to patients, despite it being safe.

Broaching weight loss conversations: new research offers effective guidance for clinicians

New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences sets out evidence-based guidance to help clinicians have more effective and supportive conversations about weight loss with patients living with obesity.

Weight loss programmes improve disordered eating symptoms, new study finds

New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Department of Psychiatry provides reassurance that weight loss programmes do not worsen disordered eating symptoms and may lead to improvements in people who already exhibit symptoms of disordered eating.

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