A project to replace bedside paper charts with tablet computers in Oxfordshire’s NHS hospitals reduced the typical time taken to input patients’ vital signs by up to 30 percent, a study has found. The System for Electronic Notification and Documentation (SEND) was developed by the University of Oxford for recording patient vital signs. For the […]
A multi-disciplinary team led by the Transplantation Research Immunology Group (TRIG) in the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has been awarded a grant of c£2.5m from the Medical Research Council to undertake a pioneering clinical trial of cellular therapy in renal transplantation. For the full story on Nuffield department of surgical sciences […]
Professor Alison Woollard, Department of Biochemistry and Fellow of Hertford College, has been appointed as the University of Oxford’s next Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research. Professor Woollard will provide academic leadership for the implementation of the University’s Public Engagement with Research strategic plan that was approved by the University’s Research Committee in May 2016. The […]
A new partnership has been formed between European and African researchers to develop an AIDS vaccine that can be used to prevent infection with different strains of HIV worldwide. For the full story on University of Oxford website
Researchers from the University of Oxford are collaborating with the Japanese pharmaceutical company, SBI Pharmaceuticals, to minimise deterioration of heart function outcomes after cardiac surgery. The Trial of δ–Aminolevulinic Acid to Enhance Myocardial Protection (TALEN) will take place across the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. For the full story on […]
A lineage of multidrug resistant P. falciparum malaria has widely spread and is now established in parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, causing high treatment failure rates for the main falciparum malaria medicines, artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. For the full story on University of Oxford […]
The University of Oxford and Novo Nordisk has announced a landmark research collaboration focused on type 2 diabetes. The partnership will enable scientists from Novo Nordisk and the University of Oxford to collaborate to discover innovative approaches for treating type 2 diabetes. As part of the collaboration, Novo Nordisk is also investing in a new […]
A 10-year programme of research funding at Oxfordshire’s hospitals has had a positive impact on patient care, a new paper has reported. Interviews with clinical leaders on the work of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) found ‘numerous’ examples of positive impact on patient care. For the full story on Oxford Biomedical Research Centre […]
Restricting the use of a common antibiotic was more important than a high profile “deep clean” of hospitals in massively reducing UK antibiotic resistant Clostridium difficile (C. diff) cases, a major new study has found. The study included data from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hospitals and funding from the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, a […]
Oxford’s digital healthcare ideas lab, The Hill, is collaborating with Architecture students from Oxford Brookes University to design a new innovation hub. The Hill, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital and supported by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, encourages and supports innovation in healthcare, particularly in digital health. For the full story on Oxford […]