AN INNOVATIVE iPad-based early-warning system for patient monitoring will be rolled out across Oxfordshire hospitals thanks to a £550,000 funding boost. The System for Electronic Notes Documentation (SEND) project , developed with support from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) ... READ MORE
Archives for 2013
Academic health science centre will harness Oxford’s NHS and University strength for patient benefit
A NEW partnership of Oxford’s world-leading NHS Trusts and academic institutions will tackle the major healthcare challenges of the 21st century. The Oxford Academic Health Science Centre (OxAHSC) designation was announced by the Department of Health today. The OxAHSC partners are Oxford ... READ MORE
Stroke research group wins Queen’s Anniversary Prize
Oxford University's Stroke Prevention Research Unit, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, has been awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher Education, the highest national recognition that UK higher education institutions can achieve. The Stroke Prevention Research Unit was founded in ... READ MORE
Help us shape the future
Patients play a vital role in shaping research and offer an invaluable perspective on the healthcare challenges that must be tackled. Our Patient and Public Involvement programme is currently looking for patients to join the Patients Active In Research Group (PAIR). The main aim of PAIR is to ... READ MORE
Whose research is it anyway?
By Sophie Petit-Zeman, What does medical research mean to you? Scientists in lab coats wielding test tubes, a whirring scanner, or perhaps the chance to join a clinical trial assessing whether a new drug is effective? You might reasonably reply “all of the above”, and feel you lack the ... READ MORE
Restricting antibiotics could be key to fighting “superbug”
NEW WAYS are needed to fight the infection Clostridium difficile and better use of antibiotics could be key, according to the authors of ground breaking research. In a unique study supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, the team mapped all ... READ MORE
Premature babies found to have smaller hearts in later life
Young adults who were born prematurely have smaller hearts with thicker walls than those who were born after full-length pregnancies, according to researchers in Oxford. The extent of the differences were unexpected and they are part of an emerging picture of changes in the heart, blood vessels and ... READ MORE
Patients to help shape spinal cord injury research
A new project to help those affected by spinal cord injuries shape the research agenda has launched its website. Supported by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, The James Lind Alliance 'Spinal Cord Injury Priority Setting Partnership' will work with people with Spinal Cord Injury, Cauda ... READ MORE
WATCH: Simple approach to research is key to improving stroke treatment
Stroke is one of the biggest killers in the UK but world class research is helping cut the number of deaths and improve prevention. In the latest Oxford Biomedical Research Centre public talk, clinical neurologist Professor Peter Rothwell outlines leading stroke and related dementia ... READ MORE
Personalised brain stimulation could improve life for Parkinson’s sufferers
Researchers in Oxford have made a landmark breakthrough towards improving the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease. The Oxford University team based at the John Radcliffe Hospital has successfully trialled an advanced deep brain stimulation system that actively detects and responds to a ... READ MORE
First IVF baby with new embryo screening technique
A baby boy has been born to a couple in the USA by IVF involving the use of a new embryo screening approach. The method uses the latest DNA sequencing techniques and aims to increase IVF success rates while being more affordable for more couples. The work was a collaborative effort. It ... READ MORE
Oxford heart research centre gets £6m boost
Ground-breaking heart research in Oxford has been given a multi-million pound boost thanks to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The Oxford BHF Centre of Research Excellence, one of only six in the UK, has been awarded a further £6m by the charity to continue its work. The Oxford Centre ... READ MORE
Research on the rise
Clinical research at Oxford University Hospitals increased last year making it one of the highest recruiting Trusts in England. According to a new league table of research supported by National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network, OUH recruited 16,368 patients in 321 studies ... READ MORE
WATCH: Research open day highlights
Hundreds visited last month's research open day, but if you missed out you can now catch up on the highlights here. Interactive exhibitions showcased the breadth and importance of the centre’s research and the public had the chance to tour would-class research facilities including the £13m ... READ MORE
Research proves a hit as hundreds visit open day
OLYMPIC gold medallist Andrew Triggs Hodge was among hundreds of visitors to our research open day at the John Radcliffe Hospital yesterday. Teams from the National Institute for Health (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre demonstrated pioneering science and its impact on healthcare to ... READ MORE
Gold standard set for open day
Double Olympic gold medallist Andrew Triggs Hodge has lent his support to our annual open day. Teams from the National Institute for Health (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre will be demonstrating world-class research tackling conditions including stroke, dementia, diabetes and heart disease ... READ MORE
Centre expansion strengthens musculoskeletal research
NEW state-of-the-art research facilities in Oxford will enhance the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, strengthen the fight against bone cancer and improve arthritis care. Research teams have now moved into the £6m “phase 2” of the Botnar Research Centre, based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic ... READ MORE
WATCH: New approaches to heart disease
In the latest Oxford Biomedical Research Centre public talk, consultant cardiologist Prof Robin Choudhury describes the research undertaken in Oxford and how it might influence future care. Treatment of heart disease has improved markedly over the past decades. It has become clear that ... READ MORE
Patient involvement support for the research community
Find out about some of our patient partnerships at the NIHR's involvement4access website. Involvement4Access is a resource for the research community and contains guidance and examples of best practice on how to engage and empower patients. The "research community" includes everyone involved ... READ MORE
Gene sequencing test for cancer patients on the NHS
The first multi-gene DNA sequencing test that can help predict cancer patients’ responses to treatment has been launched in the National Health Service (NHS), thanks to a partnership between scientists at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The test uses the latest ... READ MORE