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« Back to NewsCOPD patients' quality of life improved by socialising and regular exercise
6 July 2018
Patient experience Research methods & EBM
Regular contact with healthcare professionals, support from peers and engaging in organised exercise could help people with chronic lung conditions to lead more active - and generally better lives, according to new research.
Support for parents losing a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy
15 June 2018
A new, free information resource is launched to improve support for parents losing a baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy.
'Kidney age', not kidney disease
3 April 2018
Cardiovascular & metabolic Patient experience Research methods & EBM
There should be a rethink in how doctors talk to some patients with reduced kidney health, replacing the term ‘chronic kidney disease’ (CKD) with different bands of kidney age, according to an Oxford-led group of researchers writing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Welcome to our new DPhil students
19 October 2017
Infection & acute care Patient experience Research methods & EBM Teaching
Kome Gbinigie and Clare Goyder are amongst the first students funded by the Wellcome PhD Programme for Primary Care Clinicians. Tonny Muthee joins us on a Rhodes Scholarship, and Georgia Richards is the Naji Foundation's first Scholar.
Technology should be used to boost empathy-based medicine
28 June 2017
Digital health & innovation Health Services Research Health behaviours Patient experience
Existing digital technologies must be exploited to enable a paradigm shift in current healthcare delivery which focuses on tests, treatments and targets rather than the therapeutic benefits of empathy.
Soups, smartphones and supermarket shopping
23 September 2016
Awards & appointments Cardiovascular & metabolic Health behaviours Patient experience
Obesity studies are among six new departmental projects to be funded by the NIHR CLAHRC Oxford.
Recognition of Distinction 2016
30 August 2016
Awards & appointments Clinical trials Patient experience
Congratulations to Ly-Mee Yu and Lisa Hinton.
New research exploring how frontline staff use patient experience data for service improvement
13 January 2016
Health Services Research Patient experience Research
Health Experiences Research Group leads collaborative project on how to make better use of patient experience data.
Sunday GP appointments unlikely to meet patient needs
6 November 2015
Patient experience Policy & health systems
81 per cent of patients find their GP surgery opening times convenient, according to the General Practice Patient Survey.
Study finds mixed support available to women after traumatic birth
8 October 2015
Near-miss events in childbirth can have a long-lasting effect on women and their families.