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Survey aims to better understand BRCs’ involved patients

23rd February 2022

The Oxford Health and Oxford Biomedical Research Centres (BRC) have developed a survey to better understand the demographic make-up of members of their various patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) groups.

Diversity in research group event

18th February 2022

The Oxford and Oxford Health BRCs Diversity in Research Group have met in person for the first time to celebrate the important contributions from the group to health research throughout the pandemic.

Review reports improved transparency in antidepressant drug trials

20th January 2022

A new review and meta-analysis, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, indicates that drug companies have increased disclosure of clinical trials of new antidepressants with negative outcomes, that is, trials that fail to show the drug is more effective than a placebo.

Preliminary findings show ‘count me in’ is making research more inclusive at Oxford Health

12th January 2022

Oxford Health’s innovative ‘count me in’ pilot project is having a positive effect on research recruitment according to a letter published in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health.

People with long COVID after hospitalisation face limited recovery after one year

16th December 2021

People who were hospitalised with COVID-19 and continued to experience symptoms five months later show limited further recovery one year after hospital discharge, according to the latest results of a major national study looking at the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients.

Mentoring young scientists at Oxford Health BRC

10th December 2021

In summer 2021 Oxford Health BRC took part in the In2Science programme. This is a scheme that gives young people from a range of backgrounds the opportunity to spend time with and learn from people working in research and to find out more about a career in science.

Oxfordshire young people involved in childline research project

4th November 2021

New research conducted by the Neuroscience, Ethics and Society group and NeurOX Young People’s Advisory Group in the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and Oxford Health BRC and the…

New collection of blogs from the Oxford Health BRC AIMday

19th October 2021

In July 2021 researchers from the Oxford Health BRC hosted an Academic Industry Meeting Day (AIMday) in Experimental Medicine in Psychiatry. The day was an opportunity for researchers and industry…

Over a third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with at least one Long-COVID symptom

29th September 2021

Study shows that 37% of people had at least one long-COVID symptom diagnosed in the 3-6 month period after COVID-19 infection with the commonest symptoms being breathing problems, abdominal symptoms, fatigue, pain and anxiety/depression.

Youngest children and young people are least willing to get COVID-19 Jab

28th September 2021

A new study has shown that only a third of 9-year-olds and half of 13-year-olds are willing to have a COVID-19 vaccination compared to more than three quarters of 17-year-olds

NIHR launches new race equality in health research framework

9th August 2021

The Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre and the Oxford cognitive health Clinical Research Facility are among 13 organisations to trial new race equality in research framework.

Oxford Health takes pioneering step to make research more inclusive

5th August 2021

As a result of research undertaken at the Oxford Health BRC, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is changing the way it contacts patients about research. From the beginning of August…

NeurOX YPAG Virtual Work Experience Week 26–30 July 2021

3rd August 2021

Vanessa Bennett, Lead Researcher for the NeurOX Young People Advisory Group, writes about putting together a rewarding virtual work experience programme.

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Eating Disorders

3rd August 2021

Using the electronic health records of over 5 million people aged under 30, researchers from the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre found that eating disorders were diagnosed significantly more commonly…

Ground-breaking treatment offers new hope for patients with persecutory delusions

9th July 2021

Feeling Safe is a new treatment programme for persecutory delusions, which promises a step change in the treatment of severe mental health problems. The clinical trial results show that the…

New Senior Research Fellows named

7th July 2021

The NIHR Oxford Health BRC has announced the appointment of this year’s Senior Research Fellows.

Academic-Industry Meeting day (AIMday) launches new experimental medicine industry hub

6th July 2021

Researchers at Oxford Health BRC have created a new hub to foster collaboration with industry in the field of experimental medicine, helping to accelerate the rate at which new treatments…

Oxford Health BRC wins government funding for its CHRONOS project

18th June 2021

A project using artificial intelligence to develop digital triage tools for mental health clinicians (CHRONOS) has been successful in the latest round of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award.

Treating needle fears may reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy rates by 10%

16th June 2021

A new large-scale study shows that a quarter of the UK adult population screens positive for a potential injection phobia. Strikingly, these individuals were twice as likely to report that they were COVID-19 vaccine hesitant – that is, they would put off getting vaccinated or indeed never get the jab. The study indicates that if all injection anxiety in the population was removed then just over 10% of instances of vaccine hesitancy might disappear too.

COVID-19 and mental health – evidence-based guidance

10th June 2021

Researchers from the Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab responded to COVID-19 by creating vital evidence-based guidance for patients and clinicians managing mental health conditions during the pandemic.

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