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Patients helped to recover at home after hospital stay

19 January 2024

An Oxfordshire-wide initiative, which is helping people to return home from hospital more quickly, has delivered significant improvements for Oxfordshire patients since it was launched in November 2023. The initiative…

Stand for election to our Council of Governors

18 January 2024

As a Foundation Trust, we have a Council of Governors made up of the public, our staff and partners, who help guide and advise us on how to meet the…

Lymph node research pioneers' new approach to vaccine design for the most vulnerable

18 January 2024

The Oxford Experimental Medicine Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF) has received its first volunteers as part of a clinical trial to improve vaccine design for different age groups. Vaccines are the…

Second cohort of CNO fellows begin research projects

17 January 2024

A group of six nurses and allied health professionals have begun a six-month fellowship to support research and practice improvement at Oxford University Hospitals. This is the second round of…

BOB Draft Strategy aims to transform primary care

16 January 2024

The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) has published its Draft Primary Care Strategy to transform general practice, community pharmacy, optometry (eye care) and dentistry. The strategy has been developed with…

An update on car parking at the John Radcliffe Hospital

09 January 2024

From Monday 15 January 2024 at 8.00am, Car Park 1 at the John Radcliffe Hospital (near the Trauma Building and Oxford Critical Care) will change to a staff car park. What is happening…

An update on doctor industrial action at OUH

02 January 2024

This article is from Tuesday 2 January 2024 - the situation may change with time. Junior doctors - including those at OUH - are taking industrial action from 7am on Wednesday 3 January to 7am on Tuesday…

OUH physios obtain national research award

19 December 2023

Two physiotherapists based at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre have been successful in obtaining an NIHR Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (DCAF). Lucy Dove and Simon Wood will begin their…

OUH staff from around the world wish you all a Merry Christmas

19 December 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, it's time for all of us here at OUH to reflect on the challenges we have faced and overcome, as well as looking to…

An update on industrial action at OUH

18 December 2023

This article is from Monday 18 December 2023 - the situation may change with time. Junior doctors - including those at OUH - are taking industrial action from 7am on 20 December to 7am on 23 December…

Blood collected through skin offers reliable testing method in children with type 1 diabetes

13 December 2023

Transdermal sampling - collecting blood through the skin - is a reliable alternative to taking blood samples from a vein with a needle in children with type 1 diabetes (T1D),…

Chief Nursing Officer appointed

13 December 2023

Yvonne Christley has been appointed as the Chief Nursing Officer of Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) and will take up her post on 1 May 2024. Yvonne is currently Chief Nursing…

New video explains how people can receive urgent care at home

11 December 2023

A new video by colleagues across the health and social care system shows how people can access urgent care at home - with the aim of preventing unnecessary admissions to…

Santa spreads Christmas joy with hospital visit

11 December 2023

Father Christmas made a flying visit to Oxford Children's Hospital on Friday 8 December 2023, trading his traditional sleigh and reindeer in favour of a Puma helicopter from RAF Benson…

OUH launches new mRNA cancer vaccine trial

08 December 2023

The first patient in Oxfordshire has been treated in an mRNA cancer vaccine trial at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). The trial, which is focused on patients with…

Blood test developed to identify those at risk of developing Parkinson's

07 December 2023

Research carried out at the University of Oxford has led to the development of a new blood-based test to identify the pathology that triggers Parkinson's disease before the main symptoms…

New phlebotomy service now live at Horton General Hospital

04 December 2023

A new Phlebotomy Service that offers routine blood tests at the Horton General Hospital is now live. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) has fully converted a bus, complete…

Have a winter plan to keep yourself well

30 November 2023

With temperatures taking a chilly turn this week, it’s an ideal time for people of all ages across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West to dust off their personal winter health…

Sally celebrates 50 years at the Horton General Hospital

27 November 2023

A ward clerk at the Horton General recently celebrated 50 years of working at the hospital. Sally Taylor started working at the Horton in the medical records department at the…

New app to reduce risk of clots and provide vital information

27 November 2023

A new app, called 'Let's Talk Clots', is now available free to download from the app store. Developed by staff from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with…