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Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences set to deliver clinical trials expertise to China National Biotec Group in new collaboration

Clinical trials Global perspective

The training initiative builds the foundations to explore further collaborations encompassing joint research efforts, leadership programmes, and a shared commitment to advancing clinical trials.

Professor Michael Kidd, AO, to start a new role at NDPCHS from July 2023

Awards & appointments Global perspective

Through a strategic partnership with UNSW and the University of Oxford, Prof Michael Kidd, will start in a new joint position in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS), focusing upon Global Primary Care and Future Health Systems.

Clinician-patient communication about emergency aerial medical evacuation in case of infectious disease

COVID-19 Global perspective Patient experience Policy & health systems

New research from the University of Oxford, published today in the Journal of Travel Medicine, has developed a simple six-step check list clinicians can use to improve communication, decision making and planning about the possibility and practicalities of Aerial Medical Evacuation (AME).

National priority COVID-19 trial recruits first patients

COVID-19 Clinical trials Global perspective Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care

Researchers from Oxford University are now enrolling participants into the first clinical trial of potential COVID-19 treatments to take place in GP practices.

Oxford researchers inform rapid COVID-19 NICE guidance

COVID-19 Global perspective Infection, Respiratory and Acute Care Research methods & EBM

Researchers from University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences have played a key role in developing rapid guidance on managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community.

Half of WHO-recommended policies to reduce chronic diseases are not put into practice

Global perspective Policy & health systems

On average, countries implemented just under half of the 18 non-communicable disease (NCD) policies recommended by WHO in 2017, and implementation is slowly improving over time.

Health economics researchers to tackle blindless in India

Global perspective Health Services Research Policy & health systems

The ORNATE INDIA project has been awarded £6 million from RCUK's Global Challenges Research Fund, and includes researchers from Oxford University, Moorfields Eye Hospital and Imperial College London.

Evidence Aid launches partnership with CEBM

Global perspective Public engagement & involvement Research methods & EBM

The new joint partnership aims to promote the use of evidence in the humanitarian sector.

Adherence to cancer referral guidelines by GPs varies internationally

Global perspective Health Services Research Research methods & EBM

GPs across England, Northern Ireland and Wales are less likely to follow recommendations for definitive action for cancer referral and diagnosis than their non-UK counterparts.

Medicine safety ‘needs international coordination’

Global perspective Research methods & EBM

How quickly should a drug be withdrawn from the market if it causes harm? It sounds like a simple question, but the answer depends on where you live, Oxford University researchers have found.

Text messages can help reduce blood pressure

Cardiovascular & metabolic Digital health & innovation Global perspective

SMS text message reminders can help reduce people's blood pressure, finds a new study published in Circulation.

 

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