Archive
“£80 million for research into mental illness”
News published on November 9, 2016
A guest blog in ‘Mental Health Today’ celebrates the boost in funding to mental health research, which places Oxford Health at the heart of an exciting new era of treatment discovery for mental health disorders.
Study suggests way of cutting re-offending in prisoners
News published on November 3, 2016
A study led by a forensic psychiatrist at Oxford Health suggests that psychotropic medications might help in re-integrate people into society, who may otherwise become trapped in a cycle of re-offending.
‘Bridging the gap between research and clinical practice’
News published on November 1, 2016
Oxford Health is pioneering a new way to integrate research into clinical practice. Read about how they’re doing that, why, and what benefits it’s starting to bring.
Study questions the severity indicator used for bulimia nervosa
News published on November 1, 2016
Dr. Paul Jenkins, Clinical Psychologist and Community Team Manager at the Cotswold House Eating Disorders Service, Oxford Health NHS FT, has led a study to assess the severity indicator published in the most recent ‘Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ (DSM-5).
Study finds that early intervention services can save NHS millions
News published on October 26, 2016
A study led by a consultant psychiatrist in our early intervention services has shown how early community intervention to tackle psychosis paves the way to shave £63 million off the societal costs of the illness.
Oxford scientists discuss mental health treatments of the future
News published on October 10, 2016
Professors Elizabeth Tunbridge and Daniel Freeman will be discussing the latest developments in mental healthcare on Thursday 13th October at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford.
NIHR Oxford Health BRC brings latest lab science to NHS patients
News published on October 10, 2016
Find out more about what scientists at our new research centre are planning to do to bring psychological therapies to many more people, find new treatments for mental health conditions, and stave off dementia.
Oxford Health researchers shortlisted for prestigious Health Service Journal Award
News published on October 5, 2016
The team of researchers based at Oxford Health are being recognised for enabling more patients to take part in vital research into mental health, an area which has until now seen fewer take this opportunity.
Stopping dementia in its tracks
News published on September 21, 2016
Personalised interventions that keep the brain healthy and stave off dementia may be around the corner, thanks to an Oxford Health and University of Oxford initiative to foster better collaboration between NHS patients and lab scientists.
Coping with Self-Harm: A Guide for Parents and Carers – Highly Commended by the BMA
News published on September 20, 2016
A team of academics and clinicians at the University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust have collaborated to produce a guide which was ‘Highly Commended’ at the recent BMA Patient Information Awards.