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Oxford Health R&D staff talk about studies at Dementia Oxfordshire event

13th September 2024

Research staff at Oxford Health recently attended the Autumn Information Fayre at the Windmill Centre in Deddington to provide information on dementia and opportunities to take part in dementia research….

Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) to present at mental health research conference

27th August 2024

Colleagues from Oxford Health Research & Development team are attending the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference, a knowledge sharing event dedicated to research in mental health nursing. Debbie Moll,…

New drug to treat patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s

23rd August 2024

This week, a product licence for the medicine lecanemab (Leqembi) was approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to treat adult patients in the early stages of…

Oxford Health R&D team represented at Dementia Oxfordshire event

22nd August 2024

Oxford Health research staff will be attending the Autumn Information Fayre on Wednesday 4 September at the Windmill Centre in Deddington to provide information on dementia research taking place in…

Open Day at Westgate Centre showcases Oxford’s groundbreaking research

17th July 2024

Recently, visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre were able to learn about the world-class healthcare research taking place in the city. The annual Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Open Day, hosted by…

Oxford Health’s Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) attend the 2024 UKCRF Network conference

10th July 2024

Staff from Oxford Health’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF) spent two engaging days at the UK CRF Network conference in Leicester from 4-5 July 2024. Although the event took place during…

New web pages for Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF)

25th June 2024

The Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) web presence has been redeveloped and relaunched to better reflect the important work carried out. The OH CRF hosted by Oxford Health NHS…

Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility joins Oxford Pride 2024 celebrations

21st June 2024

What is Pride and why did we attend? The Oxford Pride 2024 celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community and its 21st anniversary of the event with the theme “One City – One Pride: Embrace…

AI to help personalise treatment for depression in Oxfordshire as part of major trial

13th May 2024

People with depression are being invited to be part of a clinical trial testing a new evidence-based AI treatment tool to personalise antidepressant treatment. The revolutionary digital tool, called PETRUSHKA,…

Joint Oxford Health and Oxford BRC Open Day: Shaping the Future of Healthcare

26th April 2024

Come and join us for our BRC Open Day at the Westgate Centre in Oxford between 10am and 3.30pm on Thursday 30 May. The event – held jointly with Oxford…

Watch now: Joint Oxford BRC public talk. How patient data can transform diagnosis, treatment and care in the NHS

22nd April 2024

Recently, both Oxford BRCs hosted a joint public talk at the University of Oxford’s Department for Continuing Education in Oxford. Professors Andrea Cipriani and Eva Morris discussed how patient data…

Blood tests for diagnosing dementia a step closer

4th April 2024

The University of Oxford and Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility is part of country-wide trials to identify accurate and quick blood tests that can diagnose dementia. World-class research teams at Dementias…

Would you like to run a Sleep Study at Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility?

22nd March 2024

Good quality sleep is essential for good brain health and sleep studies are vital to improve our understanding of how quality sleep can be achieved for everyone. Oxford Health Clinical…

Professor Rachel Upthegrove appointed Director Designate of the Oxford Health BRC

14th March 2024

We are delighted to announce that Professor Rachel Upthegrove has been appointed as the new director designate and Senior Clinical Researcher of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC)…

Research and Development staff host public coffee morning

13th March 2024

Last month, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) research team ran a coffee morning at the Warneford Hospital. The aim of the event was to thank and recognise people who…

Women who enable research at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

8th March 2024

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality….

Bill Wells, Head of Research & Development at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to retire.

28th February 2024

Our colleague and Head of Research and Development Bill Wells is retiring after more than ten successful years with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT). Bill joined the NHS as…

Recruitment for Alzheimer’s Disease study now open at Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF)

22nd February 2024

Alzheimer’s Disease is a type of dementia in which abnormal proteins, called beta-amyloid and tau, accumulate in the brain and damage nerve cells. People with Alzheimer’s Disease often have trouble…

An interview with Amanda Colston – Senior Research Nurse and Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility Team Lead

21st February 2024

Amanda Colston, Senior Research Nurse and Team Lead at the NIHR Oxford Cognitive Health Clinical Research Facility (CRF) spoke recently with the Oxford Academic Health Partners(OAHP) about her recent success…

Could you participate in the COBALT Trial?

6th February 2024

COmBining memantine And cholinesterase inhibitors in Lewy body dementia Treatment trial (COBALT) The Memory & Cognition Research Delivery Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are looking for participants for…

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