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Planning application submitted for a major mental health and medical research campus in Oxford
News published on August 21, 2025
Plans to transform an NHS site into a major mental health and medical research campus in Headington have been submitted to Oxford City Council by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
60 seconds with… Dr Howard Ryland, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist
News published on August 20, 2025
In the latest of our 60 seconds interview series, we spoke with Dr Howard Ryland, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Transforming Dementia Diagnosis: Oxford Health’s Leading Role in the READ-OUT Study
News published on August 18, 2025
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) was proud to be the first of 15 clinical sites actively recruiting participants for the national READ-OUT study, a major initiative under the Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Blood Biomarker Challenge.
Doctors call for improved physical health monitoring for people prescribed psychiatric medication
News published on August 14, 2025
A major new Lancet Commission has called for people taking psychiatric medications – such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilisers – to receive proactive, ongoing physical health monitoring and support.
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist recognised with NIHR Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award
News published on July 18, 2025
Congratulations to Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist Dr Howard Ryland who has received an award from the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR).
From practice to progress: Oxford’s NMAHPPs celebrate research that makes a difference
News published on July 17, 2025
More than 225 of Oxford’s health and care professionals came together on 2nd July to share and celebrate research led and delivered by the area’s nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, pharmacists and clinical psychologists (NMAHPPs).
Oxford Health Among Lead Sites in Groundbreaking Early Psychosis Research
News published on July 16, 2025
A significant number of people who experience psychosis face long-term challenges with their mental, physical, and social health.
60 seconds with… Chief Nurse Leadership Fellows
News published on July 10, 2025
In the latest of our 60 second interview series we spoke with Faustina AdinLarbi, Lama Halime and Dorothy Dan-Cooke, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Chief Nurse Fellows on the leadership pathway.
Award in memory of OHFT Dr Valeria Frighi given to psychology trainee Michael Barry
News published on July 3, 2025
The £1,000 fund was set up to support researchers with an interest in intellectual disabilities.
Oxford Health-supported trial finds Parkinson’s drug pramipexole effective for treatment-resistant depression
News published on June 30, 2025
A drug used for Parkinson’s disease has been shown to be effective in reducing the symptoms of difficult to treat depression, in a study led by the University of Oxford.