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New state of the art equipment will boost cancer treatment

28 February 2023

A new radiotherapy treatment machine has been installed in order to provide state-of-the-art care for cancer patients at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH). The Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerator (linac) with HyperArc…

Nominate OUH staff for Patients' Choice Award

27 February 2023

Members of the public and patients are invited to nominate a member of staff or a team who has gone the extra mile to provide outstanding care at Oxford University…

Health Minister visits OUH

16 February 2023

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) welcomed Minister for Health and Secondary Care Will Quince MP to the Trust on Tuesday 14 February. The Minister met with members of…

Chief Executive Officer appointed

16 February 2023

The Council of Governors of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has approved the appointment of Professor Meghana Pandit as the Trust's permanent Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1…

Time to check your blood pressure?

15 February 2023

The NHS is raising awareness of the dangers of unchecked high blood pressure which can increase the risk of stroke, heart attacks, and kidney disease among at risk adults.  The…

Update on industrial action

03 February 2023

This article is from Friday 3 February 2023 - the situation may change with time. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced that industrial action will take place at…

OUH Consultant awarded Emergency Medicine Professorship

27 January 2023

An Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) Emergency Department Consultant has been honoured by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). Prof Alex Novak, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Ambulatory Care, was…

Oxford BRC to be given Freedom of Oxford

25 January 2023

The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is to be given the Freedom of the City of Oxford. The award is the highest honour Oxford City Council can bestow and…

Our Quality Priorities - Trust community gathers for a conversation

24 January 2023

Partners and stakeholders of Oxford University Hospitals gathered at the John Radcliffe Hospital on Monday 23 January 2023 for a Quality Conversation Event - a chance to meet with 2022-23…

BBC Panorama: innovation at OUH

16 January 2023

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) has featured in a BBC Panorama episode highlighting examples of innovation and new ways of working in the NHS. Our Hospital at Home and Ambulatory Assessment Unit (AAU) teams, both…

New imaging centre officially opened

13 January 2023

A new Acute Multidisciplinary Imaging and Interventional Centre (AMIIC), based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, has been officially opened. AMIIC, part of the University of Oxford’s Radcliffe Department of Medicine,…

OUH improves performance in 2022 maternity survey

11 January 2023

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today (Wednesday 11 January) published the results of the 2022 Maternity survey. Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) was identified as performing ‘Better than average’ in…

Wantage and Chipping Norton Midwifery-led Units reopen

09 January 2023

Two Midwifery-led Units (MLUs) run by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) have reopened after a period of temporary closure. The Wantage and Chipping Norton (Cotswold Birth Centre) MLUs…

OUH Newborn Intensive Care Unit rated “outstanding” in national audit programme

05 January 2023

The National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) has identified the Newborn Intensive Care Unit of the John Radcliffe Hospital as outstanding for the “Deferred cord clamping” audit measure. Delaying clamping of…

Expect long waits at A&E

03 January 2023

This article is from 3 January 2023 Expect long waits at Emergency Departments (A&E) at all hospitals in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West area. This includes our Emergency Departments at the John Radcliffe Hospital in…

Our Chair and CEO's Christmas message to OneTeamOneOUH

22 December 2022

Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery and Professor Meghana Pandit, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford University Hospitals (OUH), have sent a personal message to staff this Christmas after a turbulent…

Genetic 'marker' linked to side-effects from skin cancer treatment found

19 December 2022

New research has identified a genetic marker that could be used to predict a patient's risk of developing serious side-effects when undergoing immunotherapy treatment for one of the most common…

OUH Chief Nursing Officer appointed to national role

19 December 2022

Sam Foster, Chief Nursing Officer at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH), has been appointed as Executive Director of Professional Practice with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) - she will take…

Update on industrial action

19 December 2022

This article is from Monday 19 December 2022 - the situation may change with time. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced that industrial action will take place at…

No benefit found in switching to citrate anticoagulation for ICU kidney injury treatment

16 December 2022

New research has found no added benefit of using citrate-based drugs in the treatment of acute kidney disease in intensive care, when compared to the anticoagulation drug heparin, despite their…