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How Oxford Medical Sciences is fighting Coronavirus
One of the OAHP’s key partners within the University of Oxford is the Medical Sciences Division. Researchers from across the Medical Sciences Division are working hard to combat the COVID-19 crises. With particular strengths in infectious diseases and international health, we are well placed to contribute to better understanding and effectively controlling the epidemic. We […]
Oxford Academic Health Partners
The Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) is delighted to have been designated as an NIHR/NHSE/I Academic Health Science Centre following the recent competitive designation process. The designation comes into effect from 1 April 2020 and is for an initial period of five years. The OAHP includes Oxford Health NHS FT, Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, […]
Better Research for Better Health: University of Oxford and Fiocruz partner to improve health research and capacity development globally
A new strategic partnership between Fiocruz and The Global Health Network will amplify the impact of Fiocruz’s health research and capacity development initiatives by promoting research capacity building across Portuguese-speaking countries, and enabling research findings from the Zika outbreak to benefit public health worldwide. Fiocruz, one of the world’s leading public health institutions and Brazil’s […]
New appointment in mental health
Debbie Richards to become new managing director of mental health Board level role will lead mental health and learning disability services through the transition of providing more integrated health and social care Oxford Health has created a new board level role to lead mental health and learning disability services through the transition of providing more […]
New Director in post
Professor John Todd FRS will be taking over as Director of the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics (Nuffield Department of Medicine) from 15th July 2019. Professor Todd will be taking forward the broader strategic plans for the centre as well as the leading its day to day activities and focusing on staff development. Read more (Wellcome Centre for Human […]
OUH Public Meeting 16 July
The formal public meeting, to be chaired by Sir Jonathan Montgomery, will be held at the John Radcliffe Hospital on Tuesday 16 July
Unmet needs for pancreatic cancer patients identified in OBU survey
Physical and psychological support for patients with the deadliest common cancer are not being met according to the first ever UK survey into the experiences of people with pancreatic cancer. The survey was conducted by Oxford Brookes University researchers in conjunction with The Picker Institute and commissioned by leading charity Pancreatic Cancer UK. The findings […]
Unmet needs identified
Physical and psychological support for patients with the deadliest common cancer are not being met according to the first ever UK survey into the experiences of people with pancreatic cancer. The survey was conducted by Oxford Brookes University researchers in conjuction with The Picker Institute and commissioned by leading charity Pancreatic Cancer UK. The findings […]
Awareness!
The specialist team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be speaking to the public about heart failure as part of a European-wide awareness day on Wednesday 8 May 2019. The Heart Failure Team will be manning an information stall at the John Radcliffe Hospital as part of Heart Failure Awareness Day to speak […]