Jason Dorsett has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer at Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley (HIOTV), succeeding Professor Gary Ford. Jason is currently Chief Finance Officer at Oxford University Hospitals, a post he has held since 2016. He will join HIOTV in spring 2027. Peter Ellingworth, Chair of HIOTV, said: “I am […]
Dedicated and exceptional research support staff have been celebrated in the inaugural Oxford Joint Research Office (JRO) Staff Recognition Awards. The awards were created to highlight the importance of the unsung heroes in research support whose tireless efforts help make health research happen across Oxford’s NHS and academic research partners. Nominated by colleagues, the winners […]
Ryan Kerstein, an NHS surgeon with a track record of supporting innovation, is the new Chief Medical Officer at Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley (HIOTV) from 1 September 2026. Ryan is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and he will continue his clinical practice at the trust while working three days […]
Plans to create a £750m mental health and medical research campus in Oxford have been given the go-ahead by Oxford City Council. In collaboration with the University of Oxford and a local benefactor, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust submitted a planning application last summer to build a brand-new mental health hospital to replace the current 200-year-old Warneford […]
Dr Catherine Lenihan has joined Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) as Transformation Lead for the Oxford Joint Research Office (JRO). Catherine comes on secondment from the MHRA, where she works as Head of Regulatory Strategy and EU. The new role has been created by the OAHP, with support from the NIHR RRDN Strategic Fund, to […]
Sir Andrew Morris OBE has been appointed as the new Chair of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). The Trust’s Council of Governors, which includes elected representatives of the public and staff, made the appointment on 27 May. Sir Andrew is due to start in post on 1 August. Sir Andrew is currently Deputy […]
Andrea Young has been appointed Chair began on 1 April 2026, following the completion of David Walker’s term at the end of March. Andrea has been a valued non-executive director on the Oxford Health board since 2022 and brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the role of Chair. She began her NHS career […]
A new partnership will unite expertise, infrastructure and data across borders to accelerate diagnosis, treatment and ultimately prevention of major diseases – starting with women’s health, infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness. The partnership, signed by the University of Oxford, Université Paris Cité, the Institut Pasteur, Diamond Light Source and Synchrotron SOLEIL, comes at a time […]
Oxford’s annual Health Research Showcase, which brings researchers from many disciplines together with members of the public, attracted hundreds of half-term visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre on 28 May. The event is jointly organised by Oxford’s two NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (BRC), and brings together the broad range of health and care research teams from […]
29 organisations across the Thames Valley have joined a five-year research collaboration to develop and test practical solutions to improve health and care services for communities across the region and beyond. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC): Thames Valley aims to make health and care better, faster and […]