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COVID-19 ‘matching service’ increased public involvement in research, HRA finds

20 January 2021 · Listed under COVID-19, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

The Health Research Authority (HRA) has found that levels of public involvement in COVID-19 research increased following the introduction of a public involvement matching service, in a report published last week. A group of public contributors from the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre took part in the matching service and two of the contributors have … Read more

Possible predictors of COVID-19 severity identified

13 November 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

A study by researchers at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London have developed a checklist of potential predictors that someone may go on to develop a severe form of COVID-19. The paper, produced as part of the RECAP study, was published in the online open-access journal BMJ Open. Doctors and other clinicians who … Read more

Challenges around recruitment and retention in surgical trials highlighted

14 October 2020 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Surgical Innovation and Evaluation

A study by Oxford BRC-supported researchers has identified the main challenges associated with the recruitment and retention of participants in surgical trials in the UK. The study was part of the PIRRIST project, which aims to enhance recruitment and retention in surgical trials by involving patients and the public in developing the trials. It was published … Read more

Paper outlines management of post-acute COVID-19 in primary care

11 August 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

A new article published in the BMJ has mapped out what is known and what is still unknown about ‘long COVID’, where patients COVID-19 patients continue to experience symptoms many weeks after contracting the virus. The article, co-authored by the NIHR Oxford BRC’s Theme Lead for Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Prof Trish Greenhalgh, … Read more

BRC theme lead to study ‘remote-by-default’ care in COVID-19 pandemic

12 May 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

A senior Oxford BRC investigator has received major government funding for a new study to support general practitioners to deliver effective remote care to their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Trisha Greenhalgh (pictured right), of the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, was awarded £750,000 from the Economic and Social … Read more

Article addresses remote assessment of COVID-19 in primary care

25 March 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

An article by a leading Oxford researcher has outlined the guiding principles on how general practitioners should conduct remote consultations with patients who are suspected of having COVID-19. The article, published in the BMJ, is by Prof Trish Greenhalgh (pictured), the Oxford BRC Theme Lead for Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, and a Professor … Read more

Oxford researchers to play key role in fight-back against COVID-19

20 March 2020 · Listed under Antimicrobial Resistance and Modernising Microbiology, Clinical Informatics and Big Data, COVID-19, Gastroenterology and Mucosal Immunity, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Respiratory, Vaccines for Emerging and Endemic Diseases

Researchers supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre will play a crucial role in tackling the current COVID-19 pandemic, ranging from the development of a new vaccine to developing the most effective drug treatments for people who have contracted the virus. A team from the Oxford Vaccine Group and the University of Oxford’s Jenner … Read more

Study probes effectiveness of efforts to involve patients and public in changing research agenda

25 September 2019 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

Projects that involve patients and the public as a way of determining health research priorities vary considerably in the extent to which they influence what research is actually done, according to research supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. The research aimed to assess the impact of James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships. Read … Read more

Study advises against ‘one-size-fits-all’ PPI framework

26 April 2019 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

A single, one-size‐fits‐all framework for patient and public involvement may be less useful than a range of resources that can be adapted and used locally, a study supported by the NIHR Oxford BRC has concluded. The study, ‘Frameworks for supporting patient and public involvement in research: Systematic review and co‐design pilot’, was published in the … Read more

Event explores social challenges of personalised medicine

21 March 2019 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

Better healthcare, data ownership, ethical and legal considerations and economic impact – the move towards personalised medicine has thrown up a whole range of potentially contentious issues that need to be considered. These challenges were the focus of an event at St Anne’s College in Oxford, the first of a series of workshops and seminars … Read more

Patient involvement partnership sets priorities for rare inherited anaemias

28 February 2019 · Listed under Haematology and Stem Cells, Oxford Blood Group, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

On the occasion of Rare Diseases Day, marked every year on the last day of February, we are sharing this article about how patients, carers, clinicians and researchers are collaborating to decide key questions to shape future research into rare forms of anaemia. Patients with anaemia lack red blood cells, or haemoglobin, which means that … Read more

Blog looks at Oxford BRC Health Impact symposium

12 February 2019 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

In November 2018, the NIHR Oxford BRC jointly organised an international symposium to discuss how to maximise the impact of medical research. Some 87 delegates from eight countries took part in the symposium, ‘In the Trenches: Research Translation for Health Impact’, at Jesus College, Oxford. Now, two of the delegates, Alex Rushforth, of the Nuffield … Read more

Does general practice get a bad press?

15 January 2019 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

Newspaper articles in the UK about general practice are currently very negative, and efforts should be stepped up to influence the media to provide a more balanced perspective, according to an Oxford BRC-supported study. The study by Eleanor Barry and Prof Trish Greenhalgh, of the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, … Read more

Concerns raised as opioid prescriptions rise across UK

21 December 2018 · Listed under Clinical Informatics and Big Data, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

Researchers supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre(BRC) have recommended greater action to promote best practice, as a new study revealed a rise in prescriptions of opioids for treating chronic pain over thepast 20 years. The research reviewing opioid prescribing, published in the Lancet Psychiatry, showed that UK doctors are prescribing more and stronger … Read more

BRC-supported symposium builds engagement platform for research impact assessment

7 December 2018 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

An international symposium, jointly organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC, –has brought together delegates from around the world to discuss how to maximise the impact of medical research. Some 87 delegates from eight countries assembled at Jesus College in Oxford on 16 November for the interactive symposium, entitled ‘In the Trenches: Research Translation for Health … Read more

Students go in2science to get invaluable lab experience

2 August 2018 · Listed under Diabetes and Metabolism, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

Six A-level students have been getting first-hand experience of working in a top research laboratory during their summer holidays. The students, from different schools across Oxfordshire, have been getting valuable work experience at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) as part of the in2science scheme, which aims to help students from disadvantaged … Read more

Oxford Impact 2018 workshop

6 July 2018 · Listed under Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

Last month, the NIHR Oxford BRC and the UK Cochrane Collaboration organised the Oxford Impact 2018 workshop, which brought together people from a wide range of fields to “think differently about research impact”. The event sought to tackle one of the central challenges of what has become known as the ‘impact agenda’ in healthcare research: … Read more

New haematology patient group launched

1 June 2018 · Listed under Haematology and Stem Cells, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

The launch of a new patient engagement group for those with blood conditions has brought together patients, clinicians and researchers to discuss how to get patient involved in research. A screening of the film People are Messy at the Ultimate Picture Palace followed by a group discussion marked the launch of the Oxford Blood Group, a new local … Read more

Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards

23 February 2018 · Listed under Antimicrobial Resistance and Modernising Microbiology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Gastroenterology and Mucosal Immunity, Haematology and Stem Cells, Obesity, Diet and Lifestyle, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation, Stroke and Vascular Dementia, Surgical Innovation and Evaluation, Vaccines for Emerging and Endemic Diseases

Leading health researchers in Oxford have been recognised in a prestigious national competition. Eight professors have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of their “outstanding contribution to clinical and applied health and social care research”. The successful candidates are all prominent researchers in the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre … Read more

Seminar explores how we measure research impact

4 December 2017 · Listed under Other News, Partnerships for Health, Wealth and Innovation

What impact do we want our research to have beyond academia – and how do we measure that impact? These were among the questions that were discussed at a seminar in Oxford last week organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC. The seminar, organised by Prof Trish Greenhalgh, the lead for the BRC’s Partnerships for Health, … Read more

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