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VC's public engagement award presented to Professor Trish Greenhalgh and IRIHS team
A project developed by the IRIHS group to develop assisted-living technologies for older people with complex needs is one of five recognised from the Medical Sciences Division.
Other news
Two NDPCHS researchers awarded major UKRI funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance
8 Oct, 2026
Two researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS) are leading major new projects to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as part of a £54 million investment announced by the UK Government and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Study of 3,400 children links London's Ultra Low Emission Zone with improved lung growth
19 Aug, 2026
The proportion of London children with clinically impaired lung function fell from around one in seven to one in 11 over five years following the introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), according to a major five-year study jointly led by researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.
Global study finds many countries are overusing powerful antibiotics while millions lack access to the medicines they need
22 Jul, 2026
Countries around the world are prescribing too many broad-spectrum antibiotics while millions of people still cannot access the medicines they need to treat serious infections, according to a new study led by researchers from City St George's, University of London and the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences.
Equal funding transformed GP teaching, first evidence finds – now its gains need protecting
22 Jun, 2026
The first study of England's harmonised education tariff finds equal funding has expanded GP placements and strengthened teaching quality – and identifies what must be protected as NHS England's functions transfer to the Department of Health and Social Care.
Blog posts
England crucially needs a dementia action plan: what carers want policymakers to know
18 Sep, 2026
England urgently needs a renewed national dementia action plan. Drawing on European strategies and carers’ lived experiences, this blog for World Alzheimer's Day explores how coordinated support, practical training and dementia-friendly services could improve care and quality of life.
Japan's role in global health architecture reform
11 Sep, 2026
Dr Luke Allen, Co-Director of the Global Primary Care & Future Health Systems team, reflects on a week of meetings in Tokyo – and why the most important shifts in global health financing may not be coming from donors at all.
Why fixing health inequalities means looking beyond the emergency department
9 Jul, 2026
A roundtable of clinicians, policymakers and data scientists asks why deprivation drives ED waiting times – and why the fix lies outside the emergency department.
Creating Space for Everyone: Strengthening Cultural Inclusion with the CIRCLE tool.
6 Mar, 2026
New research with older people from minoritised ethnic communities reveals what helps – and hinders – engagement with cultural activities. The freely available CIRCLE tool gives cultural organisations a practical, evidence-based framework to make their offers more inclusive and strengthen social prescribing partnerships.
Navigating GP access and triage: Resources to support patients
25 Nov, 2025
For patients, understanding how decisions are made about the format, urgency and staffing of the care they receive in their GP practice can feel complicated. By examining everyday interactions, our ModCons study has shed light on how decisions are made in general practice - and created a visual guide to help patients understand how to book an appointment and get the right kind of care from their GP practice.