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.
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\u2019s 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.
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.
People tend to regain weight rapidly after stopping weight-loss drugs \u2013 and faster than after ending behavioural weight loss programmes \u2013 according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis from department researchers, funded by the NIHR, published in The BMJ today.
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.
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.
GP tutors from across the region gathered at St Hilda\u2019s 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.
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\u2013China collaboration on health reform and showcase research supported by the Fellowship Programme.
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, 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.
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.
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.
Oxford\u2019s OpenSAFELY team wins the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for revolutionising secure NHS data research, protecting patient privacy while unlocking life-saving health insights.
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is offering fully funded DPhil scholarships in partnership with The King's Foundation to support groundbreaking research at the intersection of nature, community health and individual wellbeing.
Department researchers are leading the fight against antimicrobial resistance through rapid diagnostics, behavioural science and international collaboration. From new UTI tests to pandemic preparedness, discover how GP surgeries are the frontline in preserving effective antibiotics.
Leading researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Nuffield Department of Population Health came together this week for a special event highlighting the enduring impact of research into tobacco addiction and public health.
The Career Pathways to Academic Primary Care 2025 event, held on Tuesday 4 November at St Hilda\u2019s College, brought together students, researchers and clinicians to explore how academic primary care shapes the future of medicine \u2013 from evidence-based practice to global health policy.
A large new study led by researchers in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has found that a common blood test used to help diagnose heart failure is less accurate in people who also have atrial fibrillation (AF).
Department researchers find government's soft drinks tax changes miss opportunity to maximise health benefits. Analysis shows targeting highest-sugar products could remove twice as much sugar from market as current proposals, particularly benefiting deprived areas.
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