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« Back to NewsNHS Scotland needs 20% capacity boost to clear Covid backlog, study shows
16 January 2025
New 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.
Overhaul of training needed to support general practice staff to provide remote health care, new study shows
29 December 2023
A new University of Oxford-led study in UK general practice shows that staff need more and different training to equip them for delivering remote healthcare.
Clinicians, practices, and patients all have a part to play in dealing with risks of remote consulting, new Oxford-led study reveals
29 November 2023
While most remote GP consultations are safe, the 'Remote by Default' study finds that GP consultations conducted remotely carry more risk for patients with some urgent conditions.
University of Oxford and RAND Europe partner to launch DECIDE: The Oxford-RAND Europe Centre for Rapid Evaluation of Technology-Enabled Remote Monitoring
6 November 2023
The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, in partnership with RAND Europe, is excited to launch the DECIDE (Digitally Enabled Care in Diverse Environments) initiative, to help transform healthcare through rapid evaluation of technology-enabled remote monitoring.
Oxford researchers launch GP Evidence – a website designed by GPs, for GPs, to bridge the knowledge gap between scientific evidence and recommended treatments
2 February 2023
GP Evidence is designed to support GPs' decision-making in clinical practice for long term health conditions.
Night-time blood pressure assessment is important in diagnosing hypertension and preventing cardiovascular disease, study reveals
22 September 2022
Around 15% of people aged 40-75 may have a form of undiagnosed high blood pressure (hypertension) that occurs only at night-time. Because they do not know about this, and therefore are not being treated for it, they are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease such as stroke, heart failure, and even death, suggests new research from the University of Oxford.
Oxford-led research makes BJGP's top ten most read and published research articles of 2021
15 February 2022
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Four articles, led or co-authored by Oxford researchers in the department, make the BMJ's top 10 list for the most read and published articles of 2021.
Three out of four people with heart failure could be diagnosed sooner, potentially improving quality of life and reducing costs to the healthcare system.
29 November 2021
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported that only 1 in 4 people diagnosed with heart failure received a simple, recommended blood test that could have resulted in an earlier diagnosis at a more treatable stage.
Oxford-led research makes BJGP's top ten most read research articles of 2020
8 February 2021
Five articles, led by Oxford researchers in the department, make the top 10 list for the most read articles in the British Journal of General Practice in 2020 - including number one.
Oxfordshire-based SCAN pathway wins BMJ award
9 October 2020
A pathway designed to investigate individuals with non-specific but concerning symptoms of cancer wins the BMJ Awards 2020 Cancer Care Team of the Year.
How is video consulting changing health services?
29 September 2020
A project looking at video consulting during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic is funded by The Health Foundation
Cultural environments can improve health and wellbeing through “social prescribing”, according to Oxford University report
11 March 2020
Oxford University’s world-class gardens, libraries and museums could benefit the health and wellbeing of Oxfordshire residents through “social prescribing”, according to a report published today by an interdisciplinary team at Oxford University.
Doctors overestimate the size of benefits and harms of treatments
4 March 2020
UK general practitioners tend to overestimate the benefit or harm associated with prescription drugs for long-term conditions, meaning they rely on their broad understanding rather than precise knowledge of treatment effects, finds a survey by Oxford University researchers.
Improving labour productivity in primary care
20 December 2019
The Oxford RCGP Research and Surveillance Centre are to collaborate on Health Foundation-funded project.
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