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Join the 'Primary Care Conversation' to help transform services

20 November 2023

The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) is working with health and care partners and local people to transform primary care services across BOB. These services…

AI tool could help thousands avoid fatal heart attacks

16 November 2023

An AI tool that can predict 10-year risk of deadly heart attacks could transform treatment for patients who undergo CT scans to investigate chest pain, according to research supported by…

New programme helps patients leave hospital on time

13 November 2023

Patients who are ready to leave hospital will be supported to return directly home, more quickly, following the launch of a new programme. A 'Discharge to Assess' programme in Oxfordshire…

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

13 November 2023

Self-monitoring blood pressure after giving birth could help to cut new mothers' risk of future heart disease and strokes, according to new research by Oxford researchers. The study, funded by…

Designer and clinical photographers win national awards

13 November 2023

Four members of staff from Oxford Medical Illustration (OMI) - the in-house team which provides services including clinical photography, videography, printing and graphic design at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) - have been…

'Incredible' maternity care earns regional award

03 November 2023

Maternity staff at Oxford University Hospitals have won an award in recognition of exceptional care delivered to a woman who gave birth having previously experienced loss. The Women's Centre team,…

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

25 October 2023

Patients attending the Horton General Hospital for hip fracture treatment can rest assured they're getting some of the best care as the Hip Fracture Team has once again been named…

MDS World Awareness Day - 25 October

25 October 2023

Wednesday 25 October 2023 is MDS World Awareness Day. Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) are an often unrecognised, rare group of blood cancers caused by the failure of the bone marrow to…

First patient has new cutting-edge therapy for cancer patients

24 October 2023

Oxford University Hospitals is now a highly specialised NHS centre offering CAR-T therapies to people with cancer, after NHS England expanded access to the potentially life-saving treatment. The cutting-edge therapy,…

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

23 October 2023

A team of inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are conducting a planned inspection of our Horton maternity services starting today. At their request, we have also contacted all…