Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
Rethinking community healthcare through research, education, and innovation. The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, is a world-renowned centre for academic primary care.
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- We’re proud Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences will soon be home to the Besrour Centre for Global Primary Care and a new Professorship in the field. Thanks to a major gift from Dr Sadok Besrour, this new Centre will strengthen primary care worldwide 🌍 #GlobalHealth bit.ly/3YM8Ndc
- Too many healthcare staff leave jobs in areas that need them most - primary care & maternity services in remote and deprived areas. New @nihr.bsky.social-funded project, including @sophiepark.bsky.social's team, will work with staff & communities to improve systems & support workforce stability.
- Translational Health Sciences short courses open for applications: 🧑🤝🧑 Patients, Citizens & the Politics of Evidence ⚖️ Ethics & Justice of Translational Science 🌍 Sustainable Health Care 💸 Economics and Regulation in Translational Science 🩺 Health Organisations and Policy Learn more: bit.ly/4iRASqz
- Happy #NursesDay! "When nurses are equipped with the tools to lead, innovate & advocate, their contributions extend far beyond the bedside." - Monica Fletcher OBE @carriiuk.bsky.social www.phc.ox.ac.uk/blog/nurses-...
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- Congratulations to Dr Jienchi Dorward & Dr Kelly Birtwell on receiving an Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award from @rcgp.bsky.social & @sapc.ac.uk! 🎉 Find out more about their research and how this award will help their work:
- Last Friday @greentempleton.bsky.social hosted a hybrid event on decolonising global health with speakers from the Global South. Maju Brunette, Shashika Bandara and Neelika Malavige led a powerful dialogue on equity, allyship and leadership. 📰 Read more about the 'Beyond the Ivory Tower' event ⬇️
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- Does incentivising GPs to record smoking advice actually help heart patients quit? 🤔 New research by @angeladwu.bsky.social published in BMC Primary Care suggests maybe not as much as we'd hope: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/smoking...
- 📣The early bird booking discount for our Translational Health Sciences Summer Academy has been extended until 23 May! Taking place in August 2025, the event takes an interdisciplinary approach to translating healthcare innovations into practice globally. Find out more & sign up: lnkd.in/e6fVNp9A
- 🫁 #WorldAsthmaDay 2025 🫁 Today, we're sharing Monica Fletcher OBE's insights on nurses' vital role in asthma care "from bedside to boardroom." Monica is CEO of @carriiuk.bsky.social, hosted in our department. Read: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/blog/nurses-...
- 👩🍼 Maternal mental health affects many women - but not all have equal access to support. On #MaternalMentalHealthAwarenessDay find out more about our BEAMS project, co-created with women from underrepresented groups to make sure vital info reaches those who need it most.
- 🌍 Our third guest lecture focused on women’s health and global health, sharing thoughtful reflections on the realities, challenges and opportunities shaping care around the world. A big thanks to our speakers and everyone who joined the discussion. #WomensHealth #GlobalHealth
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- A truly illuminating inaugural lecture from our Head of Department, Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh OBE 🌟 'Catalysing the Data-enabled Transformation of Health - Globally' offered insights into Prof. Sheikh's journey from Karachi to Oxford, inspired always by family, community and equality.
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- In our latest Decolonising Global Health blog, MSc in Applied Digital Health student Aditi Kapadia reflects on what it means to decolonise health in a digital world - challenging Western dominance and calling for more inclusive, pluralistic approaches. Read more ⬇️ #IndigenousKnowledge
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- 🔬 New research shows that anaemia in early pregnancy may raise the risk of congenital heart disease in babies 👶🫀. The study found a 47% higher risk when anaemia was present in the first 100 days of pregnancy. Researchers are now looking into whether iron supplements could help prevent this.
- Our Decolonising Global Health blog series is expanding to an in-person and online event at Green Templeton College on 25 April! Join Maju Brunette, Shashika Bandara and Neelika Malavige to discuss structural injustice and health equity. 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3EbpcRs
- Don't miss this screening and the following panel discussion with our Head of Department, Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh, reflecting on 5 years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 🎬 Covid Century is part of the Festival of Global Health – sign up to get your free place.
- We're thrilled that proposed plans for the future home of the Oxford Institute of Digital Health (OIDH) have won a WAN Gold Award for Adaptive Reuse! 🏆 Thanks to NBBJ Design for reimagining our historic Gibson and Harkness Buildings. Congratulations to everyone involved! 🎉
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- 'The DPhil in Translational Health Sciences deepened my academic knowledge, enhanced my research capabilities,& expanded my perspective on creating meaningful change in healthcare systems.’ Researcher, tutor & first student to complete the DPhil in THS, Laiba Husain shares her story: bit.ly/4lsGrOY
- 📰 Fantastic to see this trial of the new REMEDY machine, following research by @oohgpwales.bsky.social during her DPhil in our department. The REMEDY machine will provide urgent prescriptions to patients with no access to an out-of-hours pharmacy following a 111 call 💊
- It was great to welcome MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership alumni back for the Inaugural MGHL Alumni Retreat! 🎓 Highlights included discussions on global health challenges and a powerful Arts & Medicine session with Renée Fleming, Daisy Fancourt and Anne Ferrey. Thanks to all who made it happen!
- Marisha Boyd moved from Canada to Oxford for the MSc in Applied Digital Health, combining her interests in neuroscience, mental health and technology. 🏥💻 So far, she’s explored AI in healthcare, evaluated health startups and connected with a diverse cohort. Read about her experience ⬇️
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- The climate crisis is reshaping every aspect of our world. Health systems, designed to protect & improve lives are contributing to environmental degradation through emissions, waste & pollution. Prof Sara Shaw & Dr Amy Booth Booth are co-authoring a book exploring these issues: bit.ly/4l6bVdj
- 💭 Is tuberculosis a disease of poverty? On #WorldTBDay, MSc Global Healthcare Leadership student Maju Brunette reflects on the deep links between poverty, power and TB — still the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Read the latest post in our Decolonising Global Health series: bit.ly/3XCKzl7
- Are the trials that test our medicines really designed to match how we live our lives? 🤔 Writing in @lancetgh.bsky.social, an international team, led @christophercbutler.bsky.social, is calling for a fundamental shift in how we conduct health research to better serve real-world health & care needs.
- CEBM and OxTAG members (l to r) Monserrat Conde, Annika Theodoulou, Nicola Lindson, Andrea Leinberger-Jabari and Ailsa Butler shared their smoking/vaping cessation research work at the annual Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco conference in New Orleans earlier this month: bit.ly/3DWvxzT
- Interested in the implementation of health innovations into healthcare practice globally? Oxford Summer Academy for the Social Science of Health Innovation features Prof Trisha Greenhalgh, Dr Anne Ferrey & Dr Rachna Begh. St Hilda's College, 18 - 20 August, in partnership with AfOX: bit.ly/41ZmRkn
- Applications close this Friday for this fully funded #DPhil opportunity! Learn more and apply ⬇️
- Are you interested in pursuing a DPhil? Check out this fully funded DPhil opportunity on advancing stewardship approaches! 💡 Mixed-methods approach tailored to your experience 💲 4-year funding with annual stipend 🌎 Open to UK & international applicants Apply by 28 March: bit.ly/4blMIad
- We're excited to share that Australia's next Chief Medical Officer will be Michael Kidd, Professor of Global Primary Care and Future Health Systems in our department 🌏 Huge congratulations to Professor Kidd! 🙌
- 💡 Second up in our Guest Lecture series, this week Prof. Chuck Friedman from Michigan Medical School, shared an insightful talk on 'Why learning health systems will outperform other approaches to improve health at scale'. Lively discussion chaired by Prof. @bengoldacre.bsky.social followed!
- 🩺 Can digital technology solve modern healthcare challenges? MSc Applied Digital Health student Aditi explores nuanced answers to this question in her blog, emphasising the need for a people-centred approach, considering space, place and context. Read more: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/blog/reflect...
- Social prescribing helps people connect with their communities for better health and wellbeing 🤝 Our Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network brings together 250 members from across the world to share innovations and research findings💡 On #SocialPrescribingDay, find out more about their work 👇
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- Exciting news! 👏 Professor Susan Jebb OBE has been named one of The House Magazine’s ‘Women in Westminster: The 100’ for her role as Chair of the Food Standards Agency 🥦 Professor Jebb is Professor of Diet and Population Health in our department and leads our Health Behaviours team. #WiW100
- The Oxford alumni network is more than a professional community – it’s a catalyst for real-world healthcare impact. 🌍🏥 MGHL alumni James Castro and Ryan Donnelly are reshaping US healthcare, recruiting fellow Oxford alumna Rebecca Springer along the way. Learn more: bit.ly/3DveDYS
- Congratulations to recent MSc in Translational Health Sciences graduates Nadia Swann (left) and Lisa Thom (right) who’ve won this year’s awards for ‘Outstanding MSc Dissertation in Translational Health Sciences’. Read more about their dissertations here: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/nadia-s...
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- 🧵 1/11 📚 Our new rapid systematic review, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social in @bmj.com examines the role of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthetic associates (AAs) in the UK. This is a crucially important question in light of the Leng Review
- NEW: Study finds little evidence supporting the safety & efficacy of Physician & Anaesthetic Associates in the NHS. From @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & @martinmckee.bsky.social, the largest ever UK review raises critical questions about the rapid expansion of these roles. #NHS #WorkForce @bmj.com
- Kicking off our department Guest Lecture Series 🙌 We were honoured today to welcome Professor Ulfat Shaikh, University of California Davis School of Medicine, to discuss 'Improving diagnostic safety for children in primary care'. Lively discussion followed from members across our department!
- Are you interested in pursuing a DPhil? Check out this fully funded DPhil opportunity on advancing stewardship approaches! 💡 Mixed-methods approach tailored to your experience 💲 4-year funding with annual stipend 🌎 Open to UK & international applicants Apply by 28 March: bit.ly/4blMIad
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- This #WorldObesityDay, a new tool to help healthcare professionals talk about weight loss with patients living with obesity is now live 🗣️ Built by @charlottealbury.bsky.social & @rachaeldrewery.bsky.social, the interactive tool was co-designed with HCP & people living with obesity.
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- Super excited to announce the launch of THRIVING Food Futures - our new policy research hub funded by @ukri.org and @nihr.bsky.social. Over the next five years we will focus on policies that align UK diets with #NetZero targets and maximise health co-benefits. More details on our website below.
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- 📢 Launching today, the new #THRIVINGFoodFutures research hub will design and evaluate food policies to support healthy, sustainable diets across the UK. 🥦🌍 Led by @petescarbs.bsky.social and funded by @ukri.org & @nihr.bsky.social, the hub will help to accelerate the UK’s journey to #netzero.
- 🔍 How do power dynamics shape global health? In part 2 of our Decolonising Global Health blog series, MGHL student Maju Brunette examines ‘manufacturing consent’ in global health—who controls knowledge, and whose voices are heard? Read now: bit.ly/4kfaZTp #HealthEquity #GlobalHealth
- For #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek, we're sharing important research by @elenatso.bsky.social, challenging concerns about the impact of formal weight management programmes on disordered eating for people living with obesity. Learn more about the recent findings: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/weight-...
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- 📢 Children & young people are bombarded with junk food ads on social media – up to 200 times a week - but current rules do little to protect kids 🍔📱 Read more in the new research from @jesselafontaine.bsky.social, @cervanteewild.bsky.social & @isabelhanson.bsky.social 👇 #Healthcare #FoodMarketing
- Last chance to apply for our MSc in Translational Health Sciences! ⏳ Ideal for: ✅ Healthcare professionals ✅ Researchers ✅ Entrepreneurs ✅ Policymakers ✅ Anyone eager to drive research uptake and improve patient care ⚠️ Only ONE WEEK left to apply for 2025! Apply by Tues 4 March: bit.ly/42cxnGN
- 🔬 Launching today: A major new UK-wide respiratory research centre led by our Head of Department, Prof Sir Aziz Sheikh & Prof Chris Griffiths of @qmul.ac.uk . CARRii aims to tackle the UK's urgent respiratory health crisis & reduce inequalities. Learn more ⬇️
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- Department researchers awarded £17 million from @wellcometrust.bsky.social to analyse NHS talking therapy outcomes and enhance secure data research. Project will enable unprecedented mental health treatment research through the OpenSAFELY platform, led by @bennettoxford.bsky.social
- 🚨 Registration EXTENDED to 24th Feb for the South West @sapc.ac.uk 2025 Conference at @kebleoxford! 🎓 Join us in Oxford to explore the latest in primary care research. Register now: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/events/socie... #SWSAPC2025 #PrimaryCareResearch
- Just one day left to apply for this amazing opportunity! ⬇️
- The Rosamund Snow Scholarship deadline is extended to 14 Feb 2025! This unique #DPhil scholarship empowers patients to lead research that transforms healthcare using their lived experiences. Learn more: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/rosamun... #Scholarships #PatientLedResearch
