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OUH nurse researcher gets award for further study

06 September 2022

A Clinical Academic Nurse Researcher at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) has been given an award by the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG) to continue her research exploring how to…

Horton awarded for commitment to patient safety by National Joint Registry

01 September 2022

Horton General Hospital in Banbury, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been named as a National Joint Registry (NJR) Quality Data Provider after successfully completing a national…

Annual Public Meeting - Thursday 22 September

30 August 2022

OUH Annual Public Meeting, incorporating the Annual Members Meeting Members of the public, patients and staff at Oxford University Hospitals are invited to attend the Oxford University Hospitals Annual Public…

Keeping well over the Bank Holiday weekend

25 August 2022

There is a range of local health services available over this August bank holiday weekend across Oxfordshire for anyone who needs them. Lily O'Connor, Director of Urgent Care for Oxfordshire,…

A special thank you for our 'excellent' Switchboard Team

23 August 2022

Oxford University Hospitals' Chief Executive Officer, Professor Meghana Pandit, took time out of her busy day on Tuesday 23 August 2022 to visit the Trust's hard-working Switchboard Team. These are…

Ukrainian athlete living in Abingdon to participate in 2022 European Transplant and Dialysis Games

22 August 2022

Maksym Shuhla, a Ukrainian from Kiev, who arrived in the UK in April 2022 after fleeing the conflict in Ukraine will be participating in the European Transplant and Dialysis Games.…

Order repeat prescriptions in time for holiday weekend

17 August 2022

Patients across Oxfordshire are reminded to order repeat prescriptions in plenty of time for the August Bank Holiday weekend. Over the bank holiday, many community pharmacies and all GP surgeries…

Help us to help you by staying safe in hot weather

10 August 2022

People in Oxfordshire are urged to take care as temperatures increase again across the UK following a heatwave a few weeks ago. The main risks posed by hot weather are:…

OUH shortlisted for the HSJ Awards 2022

08 August 2022

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) is in the running for a prestigious HSJ Award after being named as a finalist for the Freedom to Speak Up Award. Efforts…

OUH welcomes Kenyan recruits

04 August 2022

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) has become the first NHS Trust to welcome Kenyan nurses as part of a bilateral agreement between the UK and Kenya governments. Thirteen nurses joined OUH…

£1.2M award to improve diagnosis of emergency spinal condition

04 August 2022

The National Institute for Health and Care Research has awarded an Advanced Fellowship to Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) Emergency Medicine doctor David Metcalfe to study the diagnosis of the spinal condition cauda…

More than 29,500 volunteer for Oxfordshire research

02 August 2022

New figures show that more than 29,500 participants volunteered for health research studies supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network in Oxfordshire last…

President of Malta visits Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

02 August 2022

President of Malta, His Excellency Dr George Vella, visited the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford on Friday 29 July 2022 to see first-hand the excellent surgery and treatment Maltese citizens…

Oxford University Hospitals Women's Centre celebrates its Golden Jubilee

28 July 2022

"The last minute rushes are over… so are the trial runs…the detailed planning…and the worries of the 11th hour problems. At 8am on July 3, the John Radcliffe Hospital maternity block…

Chief Executive Officer update

21 July 2022

Professor Meghana Pandit (OUH Chief Medical Officer) took up her role as Interim Chief Executive Officer on Friday 1 July after Professor Bruno Holthof stepped down from his post as CEO for…

Celebrating 80 special years of the Churchill Hospital

21 July 2022

Staff enjoyed cakes and ice cream as they celebrated the 80th anniversary of the much-loved Churchill Hospital in Oxford on Wednesday 20 July. Oxford Hospitals Charity provided the goodies, including an…

Horton General Hospital celebrates 150th anniversary

17 July 2022

The Horton General Hospital, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), celebrated its 150th birthday on Sunday 17 July. The Banbury hospital had only two wards when it…

OUH dietitian accepted onto NIHR pre-doctoral fellowship

15 July 2022

An Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) dietitian specialising in adult cystic fibrosis has been awarded a national pre-doctoral fellowship, following career support from the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). Joanna Snowball,…

Families continue to save and improve lives through organ donation at OUH

14 July 2022

New figures reveal that 26 patients donated their organs after death at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) last year, helping save or improve the lives of 63 people in need of…

Help us to help you by staying safe in the heat

13 July 2022

People in Oxfordshire are urged to take care as hot temperatures continue across the UK. The main risks posed by hot weather are: Dehydration from not drinking enough water Overheating,…