Our aim is to support clinical research in primary care and to advance the way we answer clinical questions using statistics to improve healthcare worldwide.
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John Cairns
We are a team of statisticians, systematic reviewers, methodologists and health economists who are involved in a variety of research programmes using a wide range of expertise to develop innovative methods of analysis and monitoring in primary and secondary research, including diabetes, oral anticoagulation therapy, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease.
Professor Perera, Director of the Medical Statistics Group, has overseen the development of one of the strongest methodological/statistical groups in the UK (across all clinical areas) with a particular emphasis on monitoring, with the group achieving national and international recognition [NIHR Progress Report 2008/09-Delivering Health Research].
The team also provides support for the design, execution and analysis of studies to all the clinical research groups in the department as well as our own individual research programmes. We are closely involved in:
Clinical trials
We provide support to the Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit with statisticians embedded within the Trials Unit. We specialise in primary care trials and in particular the design and analysis of cluster trials.
Teaching
Our group is heavily involved in teaching of both undergraduate and post graduate programmes. In particular, many of our senior members act as supervisors for both the MSc in EBHC and for both of our DPhil programmes. Professor Perera also teaches for Cochrane UK.
Work with us
Research we support
Risk predication in forensic psychiatry
Risk Assessment for Prisoners at risk of Self-harm and Suicide
NIHR Community Healthcare MedTech and In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Oxford and Thames Valley
TOUCAN: Evaluation of new rapid tests for diagnosing urinary tract infections in GP Practice
