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Sixth year primary care medical student, Charlotte, joined the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine for a three-week period as part of her special study module, to improve her knowledge of evidence-based medicine. In this blog, Charlotte discusses her project, focusing on evaluating the reporting of medication adherence to pharmacological interventions in coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) related randomized control trials (RCTs).
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Guest Lecture series: Highlighting breakthroughs in Women’s Health and stillbirth prevention
23 February 2026
The latest event in our Guest Lecture series welcomed Professor Sarah Stock, Programme Director of In Utero at Wellcome Leap, who delivered a compelling talk titled Breakthroughs in Women’s Health.
COVID-19 booster vaccines halved risk of hospitalisation and death, OpenSAFELY study finds
19 February 2026
Research using the Bennett Institute's OpenSAFELY platform shows autumn 2022 boosters significantly reduced severe outcomes in over-50s
Amaani Khan and Stephanie Fraser win MSc in Translational Health Sciences outstanding dissertation award
17 February 2026
Congratulations to prize-winners and recent MSc in THS graduates Amaani Khan (left) and Stephanie Fraser (right) who’ve won this year’s awards for ‘Outstanding MSc Dissertation in Translational Health Sciences’.
Smoking remains stubbornly higher among disadvantaged groups, new research confirms
11 February 2026
New research finds people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage are more likely to smoke, more addicted, and less likely to attempt to quit – a pattern that holds across different types of disadvantage.
New study warns of risks in AI chatbots giving medical advice
9 February 2026
Millions of people are now turning to AI chatbots for answers about their health — but a major new study warns this trust may be misplaced. The largest user study to date examining how large language models (LLMs) support real people making medical decisions finds that these systems can provide inaccurate, inconsistent, and potentially dangerous advice when users seek help with their own symptoms.
Who gets menopause treatment – and who is left out?
30 January 2026
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is one of the most effective treatments for menopausal symptoms, yet a major new international study led by researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences suggests that access to it is far from equal.
OPEN Fellowship at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
29 January 2026
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is pleased to welcome Louise Jordan, Head of NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care Policy at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), as an OPEN Fellow.
Reducing salt in everyday foods could prevent tens of thousands of heart attacks and strokes, new study finds
26 January 2026
A new study led by researchers in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has found that if the UK food industry had met the government’s voluntary 2024 salt reduction targets, substantial improvements could have been made in cardiovascular health, leading to major savings for the NHS - all without the public having to change their eating habits.
Convoluted systems block access to GP appointments
23 January 2026
Centrally imposed systems for booking GP appointments and the effort needed to keep them working to improve access for patients is having the opposite effect, according to new research led by the Universities of Oxford and Southampton.
Stopping weight-loss drugs linked to faster regain than ending diet programmes finds new review
7 January 2026
People tend to regain weight rapidly after stopping weight-loss drugs – and faster than after ending behavioural weight loss programmes – according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis from department researchers, funded by the NIHR, published in The BMJ today.
Primary Care Medical Education team awarded Beacon Site Status
6 January 2026
The Primary Care Medical Education team within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has received international recognition for its leadership in sustainable medical education, achieving Sustainable Quality Improvement Beacon Site Status from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.
New study estimates NHS England spends 3% of its primary and secondary care budget on the health impacts of temperature
6 January 2026
A new study is the first to link daily temperature data to health-care use and costs across primary and secondary care in England. Analysis of 4.37 million patient records in England has found resources asymmetrically impacted by winter cold and summer heat, with about 64% linked to common cold days while very hot days drive sharp same-day demand surges.
Annual GP Tutors Conference 2025: Coming together in connected practice
12 December 2025
GP tutors from across the region gathered at St Hilda’s College for the 2025 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences GP Tutors Conference, exploring how connected practice can support flourishing and innovation in primary care education.
Oxford contributes to UK–China health reform discussions at Chevening forum
8 December 2025
Dr Stuart Faulkner represented the Chevening Health Reform Fellowship at the inaugural Chevening Health Research Forum (CHERF) in China, an event jointly hosted by the UK government, the University of Oxford, and the British Chamber of Commerce in China. The forum brought together leading academics and policy specialists to strengthen UK–China collaboration on health reform and showcase research supported by the Fellowship Programme.
Maternal RSV vaccine prevents hundreds of infant hospitalisations in first real-world national study
4 December 2025
A major new study has shown that the risk of hospital admissions for young babies with serious respiratory infections reduced by more than 80% in Scotland following a new maternal vaccination programme against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
MSc in Applied Digital Health alumnus Dr James Leigh publishes dissertation in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, advancing research on AI-enabled diabetic retinopathy screening
3 December 2025
MSc in Applied Digital Health alumnus Dr James Leigh, now a DPhil candidate in Translational Health Sciences, has published his MSc dissertation in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, offering important evidence on the cost-effectiveness of AI-enabled diabetic retinopathy screening at a time when health systems worldwide are evaluating the role of AI in frontline care.
Dr Joanna Crocker appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to help tackle health inequalities in Oxfordshire
28 November 2025
Senior Researcher Dr Joanna Crocker appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to lead community-engaged research tackling health inequalities in Oxfordshire.
Rise in high blood pressure among children shown in new global study completed during Oxford sabbatical
27 November 2025
A new international study, undertaken while senior author Professor Igor Rudan was on a sabbatical in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, has brought together data from around the world to understand how common high blood pressure is in children and teenagers.
Primary Care Clinical Trials unit partners with Boots to recruit patients where they now seek care
27 November 2025
A Boots pharmacy in Durham is recruiting patients to the DURATION trial, testing whether community pharmacies can support clinical research following the NHS Pharmacy First rollout. The pilot could reshape how primary care trials adapt to changing patient pathways.
OpenSAFELY team awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education
26 November 2025
Oxford’s OpenSAFELY team wins the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for revolutionising secure NHS data research, protecting patient privacy while unlocking life-saving health insights.