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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.

Sweet snacks tax may be more beneficial than sugar tax

A 10% tax on sweet snacks could lead to a similar reduction in consumer demand as taxing sugar-sweetened drinks, with the potential effect expected to be greatest in low-income households.

LEAP focus groups kick-start qualitative research into meat, diet and behaviour

Flu prevention in children

Children with asthma and neurological conditions could benefit from flu preventing strategies

A dose of empathy may support patients in pain

Practices with poor prescribing performance more likely to prescribe homeopathy

Over 3,200 Oxfordshire residents take part in kidney disease study

NewKI, one of UK’s largest observational studies of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) in general practice, gets underway this month, involving 3,205 Oxfordshire residents and led by Oxford University researchers.

Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer

Unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis to examine the association, led by primary care researchers.

'Kidney age', not kidney disease

There should be a rethink in how doctors talk to some patients with reduced kidney health, replacing the term ‘chronic kidney disease’ (CKD) with different bands of kidney age, according to an Oxford-led group of researchers writing in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Childhood type 1 diabetes diagnosis time could be reduced

The time it takes to diagnose type 1 diabetes could be reduced by two weeks in up to one third of children, suggests a study led by Oxford University researchers.

Should home-based blood pressure monitoring be commonplace in NHS?

New Cochrane Review evidence suggests that nutritional labelling on menus in restaurants and cafes may reduce our calorie intake

NIHR Senior Investigator Awards Announced

Six leading primary care researchers win prestigious national awards

Antibiotic resistance in children’s E. coli is high when commonly prescribed antibiotics are used

Bacterial resistance may persist for up to three months after treatment in children

Department research findings shared with local clinicians at annual seminar

Alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to deliver hoped-for benefits in practice

Should flu symptoms be treated with antivirals in primary care?

Does yarn-based crafting improve health & wellbeing?

Crafting project awarded Oxford University Public Engagement Seed Funding.

Universal flu vaccine study recruits first participants

Families needed to take part in national flu study

New US blood-pressure guidelines - who asked the patients?

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