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'ACT NOW' in a Sickle Cell crisis - pilot launch

Patients' Choice Award 2024 - nominations window now open!

OUH Consultant Nurse wins 'Bone Idols' Clinician of the Year

Patient Gives Back to Brodey Cancer Centre at Horton General Hospital

OUH expanding use of DrDoctor to improve appointment management

CQC national maternity survey results released

BRC interns take first step on their research pathway

New treatment for rare and aggressive cancer improves survival rates in breakthrough trial

Patient Safety Commissioner visits John Radcliffe Hospital

OUH to run new Radiotherapy centre in Milton Keynes

OUH staff share their stories as part of 'No Excuses' campaign

Groundbreaking radiotherapy trial for UK brain cancer patients

An update on industrial action at OUH

Oxford mum backs research after daughter joins study into rare genetic diseases

Patients' Choice Award 2024 - last chance to nominate

Online maternity notes app launched

Stunning mural transforms patient waiting area

Unsung Hero Awards 2024 – meet your nominees from OUH

‘Breakthrough’ heart procedure gives hope for patients in UK first

OUH working globally to tackle antimicrobial resistance

NHS Staff Survey results published

Statement on CQC inspection of Horton Midwifery-led Unit

Oxford wins funding to set up UK's first registry of those at risk of type 1 diabetes

Third phase of palliative care project now live

Update on Council of Governors election

Get tested for Hepatitis C

Removal of incorrect penicillin allergy labels by non-specialist healthcare professional feasible

New study looks at new MRI technique to detect liver cancer

OUH winners at Unsung Hero Awards 2024

NHS chiefs witness progress in stroke care on JR visit

Enhanced pre-op assessment at OUH wins national prize

Recipients of BRC doctoral funding present PhD projects

Think which service you need this bank holiday weekend

Goodbye and thank you, Sarah!

Blood tests for diagnosing dementia a step closer

Can antidepressant prevent depression following a traumatic brain injury?

Banbury residents to be invited for lung health checks

Prestigious medal presented to OUH surgeon

Risk-reducing treatment study for melanoma opens in Oxford

Refurbishment project at Katharine House Hospice completed

More efficient ways to monitor patient vital signs developed in NHS hospitals

OUH nurses chosen for national research leadership programme

Appointment of Deputy Chief Executive Officer announced

New Maternity Early Warning Score to be implemented across the NHS

Reducing the risk of ‘thunderstorm asthma’ during summer

OUH responds to the Infected Blood Inquiry report

Horton project to reduce carbon emissions completed

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer announced

Upcoming changes to blood test bookings at Horton

Staff Recognition Awards finalists announced

The Flying Nightingales' commemoration

Special visitors to the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Industrial action at OUH

CNO fellows' research projects to improve staff wellbeing and patient care

New facilities at Rectory Centre for Florence Park Midwives

Happy 76th Birthday to the NHS – a thank you from our Chair and Chief Executive Officer

A fond farewell to Sara Randall

‘If you care about people, you invariably care about the environment’

From pipes to cylinders: reducing nitrous oxide at the Horton

OUH safety innovation shortlisted for prestigious national awards

AI assistant shows great promise in cataract care pathway

Radio Horton celebrates 60 years

Have a conversation with Oxfordshire's health and social care leaders this summer

Drop-in lung health checks for people in Banbury next week

Charity hub opens at the John Radcliffe Hospital

Trial studies two-in-one vaccine to prevent RSV and hMPV

Award-winning project for Chief Registrar

New resource room at the Churchill Hospital now open

OUH Palliative Care team winners at national awards

New implantable defibrillator to protect against cardiac arrest

Evaluation of AI software for diagnosing prostate cancer expanded

Increases in ‘slapped cheek’ infections – important information for pregnant women

OUH staff member saved by I.M.P.S. trainer

OUH Maternity Services perform well in national report

More than 41,000 took part in health research in Oxfordshire in 2023-24

New Donation Secures Future of Emergency Medicine Research at Oxford

Cancer Patient Experience Survey results released

Patient experience: Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit

Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit working with Holding Hearts to support bereaved families

Pregnant women urged to get RSV vaccine

BBC Radio presenter Bridgitte Tetteh to host OUH Staff Recognition Awards

Adult inpatient survey: patients have their say on care at OUH

Transplant Team Oxford victorious at British Transplant Games 2024

‘Know your numbers’ this blood pressure awareness week

OUH Staff Recognition Awards 2024 – meet some of your finalists

Trust celebrates 11th annual Staff Recognition Awards

Patients receiving steroids more than twice as likely to develop diabetes

OUH Annual Public Meeting - 26 September

Potential new treatment for chronic kidney disease trialled

New major development for OUH moves ahead as plans approved by Oxford City Council

People in Oxfordshire encouraged to confirm their decision to save lives this Organ Donation Week

Pregnant women urged to get vaccinations

Appointment of Chief Digital and Information Officer announced

Research stories: Pharmacy in research

Commemorating Baby Loss Awareness Week 2024 at OUH

Research at OUH gets £1m funding boost

RSV vaccines now available this winter

‘To say I’m smokefree is amazing’: pregnant women urged to quit smoking

'Team Oxfordshire' working together once more to tackle winter pressures

Play in Healthcare Week: Author Adam Kay visits Oxford Children’s Hospital

OUH volunteers transform Churchill garden

Renal nurse with special Ro subtype encourages others to donate blood

Mental health support offered to young patients with brain tumours at Oxford Children's Hospital

OUH working to tackle bullying and harassment

Horton hip fracture team one of the best for twelfth year running

Promoting Cycling to Work at OUH

Specialist Nurses advancing Lung Nodule management

Parent education workshops available for Oxfordshire families

Oxford Kidney Unit expands use of shared haemodialysis care

Respiratory Syncytial Virus cases increase in children

Patient Experience: Limb-saving reconstruction surgery

Patients give their views on urgent and emergency care

One year on - positive impact of innovative hospital discharge programme revealed

First new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years

CQC national maternity survey results released

Shining stars celebrated at first Quarterly Staff Recognition event

Award-winning physiotherapist celebrated for ‘outstanding’ care

Surgical hub at NOC wins recognition for meeting top clinical and operational standards

Oxford parents to take part in national newborn genetic screening trial

Christmas joy came early with Santa’s hospital visit

Dedicated room for bereaved families opened at John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group celebrates a decade of support

Superhero Sylvie is the face of fundraising appeal

Two OUH hospitals awarded by the National Joint Registry for commitment to patient safety

OUH Healthcare Support Worker receives NHS England Chief Nursing Officer Award

From preterm birth to thriving baby!

Make sure you have your prescriptions ahead of Christmas

Maternity scheme tackling digital exclusion

Oxford professor named among world's top 100 ophthalmologists

How Oxfordshire's Transfer of Care Hub is helping people home from hospital

Support our hospitals by helping get loved ones home for Christmas

U’s spread Christmas joy in Oxford Children’s Hospital visit

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

OUH Maternity Support Workers receive NHS England Chief Midwifery Officer Award

Oxford Rheumatologist receives prestigious NIHR professorship

Keeping well this winter

Patients’ Choice Award 2025 – nominations window now open!

Stand for election to our Council of Governors

Staff profile: Valerie Whitlow

Staff profile: Nadine Purdy and Clare Morris

New service for long-term radiotherapy side effects

Radio Horton installs first WiFi Radios

Divisional appointments consolidate research partnership with Brookes University

Treatment starts at Oxford University Hospitals Radiotherapy Centre at Milton Keynes

OUH Ivy Lane staff accommodation officially opened

Net zero works at Oxford University Hospitals set to create a green future

Oxfordshire bucks national trend as improvements to hospital discharge continue

Patients’ Choice Award 2025 – last week to nominate!

Sobell House nurse wins Open University award for research

New scheme aims to give boost to NMAHPPs’ research careers

How Sharon and the team are working to get people home from hospital

Success for first hernia 'super clinics'

Shared stories and smiles at Trust's second Quarterly Recognition Event

One-stop respiratory diagnostic service at OUH improving patient experience

Network for rare immune condition set up

Reducing nitrous oxide at the NOC

Sean Woodcock, MP for Banbury, visits the Horton General Hospital

First NHS patient receives life-saving treatments from home-grown blood plasma at JR

Party held for children with facial palsy

NHS Staff Survey results published

3D tour of Newborn Care Unit launched

New pre-eclampsia screening test for pregnant women

Maternity team celebrated for workforce initiatives

OUH working to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace

Update on Council of Governors election

OUH Chief Executive Officer appointed to national NHS leadership role

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

'Incredible' maternity care earns regional award

New Pharmacy Clinical Trials Unit paves way for trialling new therapies

Nearly £40m of energy saving upgrades to benefit OUH

National transplant award for Coventry-Oxford Network for Transplantation

Prostate cancer AI diagnosis tool begins evaluation in Oxford

Joint project scoops two places on HSJ Awards shortlist

New palliative care project to improve end of life care for patients

Update on Industrial Action at OUH

Oxford University Hospitals gets validated as a VTE Exemplar Centre for the third consecutive time

Neuromuscular centre recognised for outstanding care

Designer and clinical photographers win national awards

Horton General Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre celebrated for national data audit

Better patient care as Oxford stroke centre offers life-changing treatment 24 hours a day

Federated learning system safeguards patient data

Whitehouse Dialysis Unit officially opened in Milton Keynes

OUH physios obtain national research award

An update on doctor industrial action at OUH

An update on car parking at the John Radcliffe Hospital

BOB Draft Strategy aims to transform primary care

Second cohort of CNO fellows begin research projects

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

Stand for election to our Council of Governors

Patients helped to recover at home after hospital stay

Oxford Critical Care performs highly in national review

NOC reaccredited for excellence in digital healthcare

New NOC x-ray rooms unveiled

Study finds no benefit of routine use of cerebral embolic protection devices on TAVI stroke risk

BRC interns complete first stage of their research journey

New trial investigates if taking iron during pregnancy can prevent anaemia

Heart attack risk decreased in new mothers by self-monitoring blood pressure at home

New programme helps patients leave hospital on time

AI tool could help thousands avoid fatal heart attacks

Members of the public invited to Quality Conversation

Join the 'Primary Care Conversation' to help transform services

Getting ready for Christmas across our hospitals

New app to reduce risk of clots and provide vital information

Sally celebrates 50 years at the Horton General Hospital

Have a winter plan to keep yourself well

New phlebotomy service now live at Horton General Hospital

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

OUH launches new mRNA cancer vaccine trial

Santa spreads Christmas joy with hospital visit

New video explains how people can receive urgent care at home

Chief Nursing Officer appointed

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

An update on industrial action at OUH

OUH staff selected for key roles in Digital Health Networks

OUH shortlisted for two HSJ Awards

Butterfly Garden to support grieving families

Chief Medical Officer appointed

First womb transplant performed in the UK

Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson's disease

An update on industrial action by consultants at OUH

Transitional Care Unit opened at the John Radcliffe Hospital

OUH Annual Public Meeting and Members' Meeting

People urged to stay safe and well in September heat

Adult inpatient survey: what adults say about their time in our hospitals

An update on industrial action at OUH

New equipment and facilities at A&E to improve patient experience

Sharing the gift of life this Organ Donation Week

Study highlights key role of primary care in women's health

Success for OUH staff at local research awards

Organ donor memorial unveiled at OUH

Oxford Stroke Unit among first in England to hit key target

Topping out ceremony at Ivy Lane flats

91 new homes for hospital key workers now open in Oxford

Update on industrial action at OUH

Oxford named Focused Ultrasound Centre of Excellence

‘Shining star’ recognised with charity award

'Team Oxfordshire' ready to tackle winter pressures

BBC Panorama: innovation at OUH

OUH Radiotherapy Centre @ Swindon: One year on

First patients treated at OUH Radiotherapy Centre @ Swindon

Oxford University Hospitals Radiotherapy Centre officially opens in Swindon

CQC Inspection of Maternity Services at the Horton today, Monday 23 October

MDS World Awareness Day - 25 October

First patient has new cutting-edge therapy for cancer patients

Horton hip fracture team one of the best for eleventh year running

Update on industrial action at OUH

Help us help you - choose healthcare services wisely this week

Rising star Megan shortlisted for NHS Parliamentary Awards 2023

2 OUH teams shortlisted for national patient safety awards

Top broadcaster Simon Thomas to host OUH Staff Recognition Awards

Staff Recognition Awards finalists announced

OUH staff share their stories as part of ‘No Excuses’ campaign

3 OUH staff shortlisted in ‘Our NHS at 75’ photography competition

Council of Governors Appoint Two New Non-Executive Directors

OUH receives £3.4m for cutting-edge research equipment

OUH staff set to join NHS 75th birthday celebration at Westminster Abbey

More than 37,000 volunteer in Oxford health research studies

New Critical Care building and Education Centre officially opened

Drug shows promise for stroke patients with bleeding in brain

New home for OUH service to improve patient experience

Chief Estates and Facilities Officer appointed

NHS 75th birthday celebrations start with launch of OUH Poem

Four-legged nominee shortlisted for Staff Recognition Awards

Research networking event explores potential collaborations

OUH staff in focus as NHS 75 photo exhibition launched

Compassionate care wins physiotherapist an award nomination

Trust celebrates 10th annual Staff Recognition Awards

Research profile: Clinical nurses helping to shape our medical knowledge

Changes to parking charges at Oxford University Hospitals

John Radcliffe among top UK hospitals for organ donation

Lead Plastic Surgeon performs limb operations in Ukraine

Mother praises staff at Newborn Intensive Care Unit

An update on industrial action by consultants at OUH

Mihir receives Young Engineer of the Year accolade

Oxfordshire Hospital School praised in Ofsted report

Patients give their views on urgent and emergency care at OUH

AMIIC performs its first stroke thrombectomy

BRC receives Freedom of the City of Oxford

Trust marks International Clinical Trials Day

This week, 1 - 7 June 2023, is Volunteers' Week

New Ophthalmology Day Case Unit for patients in Banbury

NHS England visit shines light on innovation in care

Free confidential home tests for hepatitis C

Final approval sought on plan to better support unpaid carers in Oxfordshire

New equipment boosts wellbeing of OUH staff

Work starts on new dialysis unit in Milton Keynes

Rain doesn't dampen Children's Hospital fun run

Paula Gardner joins OUH as Interim Chief Nursing Officer

Make sure to order repeat prescriptions before Easter holiday

Personal safety devices provided to lone workers at OUH

Update on industrial action at OUH

Spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign across Oxfordshire

CQC report on the Adult Critical Care Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital published

NHS prepares for industrial action by junior doctors

Landmark antibody study to test immune responses against COVID-19

Speeding up treatment for gallstones and a UK first for Oxford University Hospitals

Face mask guidance changes at OUH

Update on industrial action at OUH

Study shows need for greater screening for frailty in emergency hospital admissions

Gold Medal awarded to Dr Raman Uberoi

OUH achieves NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award

Open Day to showcase ground-breaking Oxford research

Horton General Hospital acquires second CT scanner

OUH prepares to mark Coronation of Charles III

New Fluoroscopy Suite for OUH MSK Radiology at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

OUH transplant patients win big at World Transplant Games

Westgate Centre visitors learn about Oxford's research

Oxford Heart Centre unit opened in memory of Dr Oliver Ormerod

First Chief Nursing Officer fellows unveil their research projects

An update on visiting rules at OUH

Patients' Choice Award - last chance to nominate!

Crohn's and colitis event to take place in Oxford

Sonia Apankar wins CNO Health Care Support Worker Award

Society and College of Radiographers celebrates Radiographer from OUH

Oxfordshire couple remember their marriage at the JR 40 years after

OUH a specialist centre for women during pregnancy

First UK birth following womb transplant

Our Quality Priorities - Trust community gathers for a conversation

Oxford BRC to be given Freedom of Oxford

OUH Consultant awarded Emergency Medicine Professorship

Update on industrial action

Time to check your blood pressure?

Chief Executive Officer appointed

Health Minister visits OUH

New state of the art equipment will boost cancer treatment

Nominate OUH staff for Patients' Choice Award

NHS England Chief Executive Officer visits NHS services in Oxfordshire

Partnership offers new route into a nursing careers

OUH Nursing and Midwifery Research Lead appointed to national programme

OUH completes team to support nurse, midwife and AHP research

Free sanitary products launched for OUH staff on International Women’s Day

New way of conducting autism assessments for children

Update on industrial action at Oxford University Hospitals

NHS Staff Survey results published

OUH Under 16 cancer patient experience survey results released

Senior OUH anaesthetist wins top award

Still time for adults at risk from flu and COVID-19 to have their jabs

Advice for parents about scarlet fever and Strep A

Study makes important finding on lumbar punctures in newborns

Update on industrial action

Oxford team aims to detect lung cancer early via a simple blood test

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

OUH Chief Nursing Officer appointed to national role

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

Our Chair and CEO's Christmas message to OneTeamOneOUH

Expect long waits at A&E

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

Wantage and Chipping Norton Midwifery-led Units reopen

OUH improves performance in 2022 maternity survey

New imaging centre officially opened

New hospital charity-supported research fellowship launched

OUH Celebrates all Administrative Staff with an Administrative and Clerical Appreciation Week

Researchers study combining antibody treatment with COVID-19 vaccination in immunocompromised patients

Advice on respiratory illnesses in children this winter

29 October 2022 is World Stroke Day

Oxford researcher receives funding to study genetic mechanisms of rare forms of asthma

Profiling entire cancer genome identifies new sub-groups of blood cancer

Second phase of palliative care project now live

OUH consultant to study earlier detection of relapse in people with multiple myeloma

OUH Stroke Unit scores high marks in national audit

Paediatric IBD BioResource opens to support vital research

OUH Staff Recognition Awards finalists announced

Preventing blood clots at OUH

OUH agrees long COVID research collaboration with Polarean

New service to help children and young people with debilitating conditions and long COVID

Dr Louise Strickland - profile of OUH’s first clinical academic nurse researcher

'Call Me' project at OUH to improve patient experience

Oxford's medical, health and life sciences research excellence recognised

Body cameras now at Horton General Hospital

Why nurses are vital to the NHS net zero goal

OAHP Research Development Award Scheme launched for NHS clinical staff

Getting your blood pressure checked for a healthier future

John finds his feet in time to collect his British Empire Medal

Monkeypox in the UK - update

Centre of Excellence Award for OUH and Brain Tumour Network

Patients to reap benefits of better care from closer NHS working

Celebrate with care this Jubilee weekend

Volunteers Week 2022 - Thank You

Face mask guidance updated at Oxford University Hospitals

Joyful scenes as Trust staff celebrated at Town Hall event

Young Stroke Study participant shares his experience

Q&A session with Jo Watts, Swindon Radiotherapy Operational Manager

Churchill Hospital receives top award for cancer care

Remember simple precautions after rise in COVID-19 cases

Outgoing CEO launches new OneTeamOneOUH - Past, Present, Future eBook

OUH Consultant Pharmacist honoured by Royal College of Radiologists

Interim Chief Executive Officer takes up post

Acute Multidisciplinary Imaging and Interventional Centre welcomes first patients

Happy 74th Birthday to the NHS – a thank you from our Chair and interim Chief Executive Officer

COVID-19 communications and engagement recognised at national awards event

Level three heat alert triggered in East and South of England

Help us to help you by staying safe in the heat

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

OUH dietitian accepted onto NIHR pre-doctoral fellowship

Horton General Hospital celebrates 150th anniversary

Chief Executive Officer update

Celebrating 80 special years of the Churchill Hospital

Oxford University Hospitals Women's Centre celebrates its Golden Jubilee

President of Malta visits Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

More than 29,500 volunteer for Oxfordshire research

£1.2M award to improve diagnosis of emergency spinal condition

OUH welcomes Kenyan recruits

OUH shortlisted for the HSJ Awards 2022

Help us to help you by staying safe in hot weather

Order repeat prescriptions in time for holiday weekend

A special thank you for our 'excellent' Switchboard Team

Keeping well over the Bank Holiday weekend

Annual Public Meeting - Thursday 22 September

Horton awarded for commitment to patient safety by National Joint Registry

Study raises hope of pre-school type 1 diabetes screening programme

OUH nurse researcher gets award for further study

OUH clinical staff awarded funding for research skills training

Trust saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen

Update from OUH on hospital services on Monday 19 September

NHS Staff Survey 2022 launched at OUH

Organ Donation Week 2022 - Sharing the Gift of Life

Adult Inpatient Survey: what adults say about their time in our hospitals

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Michael Sharpe retires as Psychological Medicine Lead

CEO’s video message launches Speak Up Month 2022 at OUH

Free nasal spray flu vaccine for children aged two and three

Oxford Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre officially opened

Head of Design and Clinical Photographer win national awards

National award for OUH doctor

Jo Buxton wins Stoma Care Nurse of the Year Award

Oxford BRC gets £86.6m funding for healthcare research

'Team Oxfordshire' ready to tackle winter pressures

Horton hip fracture team one of the best for tenth year running

Oxford team shines in #Miles4Radiotherapy challenge!

Children encouraged to get COVID-19 jab this half term

Dr Sumit Das voted full member of European Society of Craniofacial Surgery

CARe and Home Hospice Care Team get well-earned recognition

Choose your health services wisely this bank holiday

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