15 February 2022
\n \n \n \nFour articles, led or co-authored by Oxford researchers in the department, make the BMJ's top 10 list for the most read and published articles of 2021.
\n \n\n \n \n26 October 2021
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have today announced that they have been awarded funding through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to work with several UK universities and carry out a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, testing novel antiviral COVID-19 treatments for use early on in the illness by people in the community with COVID-19 who are at higher risk of complications.
\n \n\n \n \n21 October 2021
\n \n \n \nOn Monday, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting, including our department's very own Trish Greenhalgh. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
\n \n\n \n \n11 October 2021
\n \n \n \nA collaboration which used anonymised GP records to identify 1.5m people most at risk from Covid-19 and prioritise them for vaccination has won the prestigious John Perry Prize for computing innovation in primary care.
\n \n\n \n \n23 September 2021
\n \n \n \nWe are delighted to announce that Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, James Sheppard and Sarah Tonkin-Crine have been awarded the title of Associate Professor, in recognition of their research achievements, contribution to teaching, and contribution to the general work of the department and the wider Medical Sciences Division.
\n \n\n \n \n16 September 2021
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Michael Tringale, who recently completed the MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care, and Claire Duddy, who recently completed the MSc in EBHC Systematic Reviews, as they are both awarded this year's EBHC Dissertation Prize for outstanding dissertation.
\n \n\n \n \n16 September 2021
\n \n \n \nThe Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford has been established to pioneer the better use of data, evidence and digital tools in healthcare and policy, optimizing the impact of interventions to achieve improved outcomes. The Institute has been made possible due to a generous donation from The Peter Bennett Foundation
\n \n\n \n \n19 July 2021
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is delighted to announce that it has been awarded \u00a3557,674 to investigate how families are managing to cope with \u2018long covid\u2019 and to understand how best they can be supported.
\n \n\n \n \n28 June 2021
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\n \n \n \n\n \n \n24 March 2021
\n \n \n \nOxford University continues its membership of the national school, while the directorate transfers to Keele University.
\n \n\n \n \n5 March 2021
\n \n \n \nThree articles, led by Oxford researchers in the department, including three DPhil students, make the top 10 list for \r\nthe most read open research articles in the BJGP Open for 2020 - including number one.
\n \n\n \n \n3 March 2021
\n \n \n \nProfessors Catherine Pope and John Powell join the NIHR college of senior research leaders.
\n \n\n \n \n9 February 2021
\n \n \n \nA new review, launched by the Department for Health and Social Care, will focus on the more efficient and safe use of health data for research and analysis for the benefit of patients and the healthcare sector.
\n \n\n \n \n8 February 2021
\n \n \n \nFive articles, led by Oxford researchers in the department, make the top 10 list for the most read articles in the British Journal of General Practice in 2020 - including number one.
\n \n\n \n \n23 October 2020
\n \n \n \nThe importance of patient and public contributors is recognised as key to the success of the study.
\n \n\n \n \n9 October 2020
\n \n \n \nA pathway designed to investigate individuals with non-specific but concerning symptoms of cancer wins the BMJ Awards 2020 Cancer Care Team of the Year.
\n \n\n \n \n30 July 2020
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\n \n \n \nThe RCGP\u2019s award for promoting the discipline of general practice through research and publishing goes to the CEBM\u2019s Deputy Director
\n \n\n \n \n12 May 2020
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