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We lead multidisciplinary applied research and training to rethink the way health care is delivered in general practice and across the community.

Harmful placebos?

Undergraduate students present at national showcase

Oxford-led DROPLET study informs NHS action to tackle obesity and type 2 diabetes

Hundreds of thousands of people will receive help to battle obesity and Type 2 diabetes under radical new NHS plans to trial very low calorie diets for the first time.

Number of diagnostic tests ordered by GPs rises more than threefold in 15 years

Tests ordered by GPs now cost the NHS at least £2.8bn per year, finds Oxford University-led study.

DPhil afternoon success

The Department’s Primary Care first and second year DPhil students have presented their research to an audience of staff and students.

Benefits of low-salt diet for heart failure uncertain

A new systematic review from researchers at the University of Oxford has found limited evidence of any benefit for heart failure patients who follow a low-salt diet, despite many international guidelines recommending this.

Dialogue sets the research agenda for tobacco control

A Cochrane stakeholder engagement project led from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences informs national funding call for tobacco research.

Point-of-care flu tests don't lower antibiotic prescribing, study finds

Tests also have no effect on admission or return visits, finds research published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Tax on meat could offset health costs

Changing how meat is displayed in the supermarket may drive down demand

Treatment for moderately high blood pressure may be best saved for those at high risk

The largest study of people with mild hypertension shows that medical treatment may not be worthwhile in those who are at low risk of heart attack and stroke.

Balanced plant-based diets improve our health and the health of the planet

RCGP’s ‘research paper of the year’ awarded to Dr Eleanor Barry

GP referrals to total diet replacement programmes are effective for the treatment of obesity

Analysis of blood test requests shows potential for point-of-care testing in the community

EBM DataLab team win award for Trials Tracker Initiative

Cochrane-REWARD prize recognises efforts to reduce research waste

Half of European clinical trials have not complied with EU rules on reporting results

Department researchers scoop medical book awards

Professor Trish Greenhalgh and Dr Andrew Papanikitas receive British Medical Association Medical Book Awards.

Department researcher appointed chair of government’s new health technology advisory board

Oxford academic Dr Ben Goldacre has been appointed chair of the UK government’s new HealthTech Advisory Board.

Study of urine collection devices closes with 1264 patients recruited

Congratulations to the CONDUCT study team for completing recruitment.

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