16 April 2019 Please pass this message onto staff who do not have access to email. I wrote earlier today to all staff at the Churchill Hospital to tell them the news that the Board of OUH have agreed to sell 10 acres of land on the east side of the Churchill Hospital site to […]
Good luck to two teams from Oxford University Hospitals which are in the running for awards at this year’s prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards being held on Wednesday 24 April. The Translational Gastroenterology Team has been shortlisted in the ‘Digital Innovation Team’ category, and the Oxford Sepsis Strategy has been named as a finalist in […]
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised by Muscular Dystrophy UK for providing outstanding care for people with muscle-wasting conditions. The Trust was awarded Centre of Clinical Excellence status by the charity, alongside 16 other centres across the UK, for the second time. The awards recognise excellence across a range of criteria, including […]
Leading Oxford Neurosurgeon is honoured. Professor Tipu Aziz from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDSS) has been awarded the Medal of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) for his lifetime achievement in neurosurgery. – read more here
A new approach to tackling Ebola and other diseases has been determined. (This links into the Immunity and Infection Theme of the AHSC). More information can be found here
Novartis and the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute to establish world-leading research alliance using artificial intelligence to understand complex diseases and improve drug development Jan 18, 2019 Unique five-year alliance established between industry and academia to advance the analysis and interpretation of ultra large and multiple datasets, using cutting edge technology including artificial intelligence […]
An initiative bringing together the Oxford AHSN, NHS and industry to improve patient care has won a national prize. The collaboration with Roche Diagnostics to introduce a new test for pre-eclampsia into maternity units was the winner of the ‘Best Healthcare Provider Partnership’ category of the HSJ Partnership Awards. The judges said: “This project showed […]
In light of significant public and media interest in this issue at present, this statement clarifies the current position. Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust currently provides the Thames Valley regional Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (PET-CT) service in the Cancer Centre at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford. This service is commissioned by […]
High levels of cholesterol are a major risk factor for stroke according to new research published today in Nature Medicine by researchers in Nuffield Department of Population Health. High levels of cholesterol are a major risk factor for stroke according to new research published today in Nature Medicine. The study suggests that more widespread use of statin […]