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« Back to NewsGeneral practice should remain at the core of primary care reforms, say researchers
10 September 2025
A new article in The BMJ by Professor Kamal Mahtani (University of Oxford) and Dr Ruth Abrams (University of Surrey) argues that general practice must remain at the heart of NHS primary care reforms. The authors reflect on recent policies, including the NHS 10-Year Plan, and highlight the need for GPs to be actively involved in shaping reform implementation. They also introduce a new NIHR-funded research programme evaluating the impact of additional roles in general practice.
A study by Oxford researchers outlines the valuable role primary care plays in supporting women's health needs
20 September 2023
The researchers from the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust interviewed primary care practitioners about their experiences of supporting women's healthcare needs.
Study shows detrimental impact of Long Covid on the education and lives of children and young people
20 September 2023
New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, and the universities of Stirling and Aberdeen, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), highlights the profound effect Long Covid can have on children and young people’s school experience and wider lives.
Bakita Kasadha interviewed about HIV research on BBC Podcast ‘A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today’
8 September 2022
Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Science-based researcher, Bakita Kasadha, was interviewed on a recent BBC Sounds series about people’s lived experiences of HIV in the UK over the last 40 years.
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