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Primary care telephone triage does not save money or reduce practice workload
4 August 2014
Patients who receive a telephone call-back from a doctor or nurse are more likely to seek follow-up advice, meaning that the workload is only redistributed and costs remain the same, according to a study published in The Lancet.
Android tablet app can help patients manage their own long-term condition
3 July 2014
An Android tablet-based digital mobile health system to support patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been found to improve quality of care and aid self-management at home, according to a study published in the British Journal of General Practice.
Oxford UKCTAS team hold early-career researcher conference
27 June 2014
Dr Nicola Lindson-Hawley and Dr Rachna Begh led the recent UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) early-career researcher conference in Leeds this month.
Whooping cough found in fifth of UK school children who visit their doctor with a persistent cough
25 June 2014
Whooping cough can still be found in a fifth of UK school age children who visit their doctor with a persistent cough, even though most have been fully vaccinated, finds a study published on bmj.com.
World-leading self-care programme receives WHO status
25 June 2014
Research collaboration will benefit patients’ own management of non-communicable disease in resource-constrained countries.
New school food standards to reduce saturated fat, sugar and salt
18 June 2014
A new set of standards for all food served in schools was launched by the Department for Education this week.
Child and maternal mortality discussed with Ugandan MP
18 June 2014
Clinical researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Uganda’s Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) have met with an Mbarara District MP and other local representatives to discuss the findings of their latest research into child and maternal mortality in the region.
Why is exercise on the primary care agenda?
5 June 2014
Nuffield Department for Primary Care Health Sciences Researcher, Dr David Nunan, delivered an engaging presentation to a group of GPs yesterday on ways they could get their patients to do more exercise.
Department research internationally recognised
23 May 2014
Research from the University of Oxford has been recognised by the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) as high-quality and impactful with significant potential to improve primary care practice.
Dr Peter Gill receives Rising Star Award
9 May 2014
Recognising emerging health services and policy researchers
CEBM holds follow-up outreach workshop in Lithuania
9 May 2014
Dr’s Kamal R Mahtani and David Nunan open the largest EBM conference held in Lithuania.
Helen Atherton wins the Yvonne Carter Award
24 April 2014
Eating disorders in young men ‘are being overlooked’
10 April 2014
Young men with an eating disorder are not getting the help and support they need because of a perceptions about a "women's illness", say researchers.
Tamiflu & Relenza: how effective are they?
10 April 2014
The British Medical Journal and Cochrane call on government and health policy decision makers to review guidance on use of Tamiflu in light of most recent evidence.