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Volunteers needed for new study for family carers of people living with dementia
News published on November 16, 2023
A new carers study, iACT4CRERS, has opened in the Oxford Health Memory & Cognition Research Delivery Team.
Virtual Reality technology to treat agoraphobia approved for use in the NHS
News published on November 15, 2023
Today, for the first time a virtual reality treatment (VR) has been recommended for use in NHS mental health services. The automated VR treatment enables patients who are largely housebound with agoraphobia to practise re-entering everyday situations.
Oxford City Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team win October’s Exceptional People Team Award
News published on November 15, 2023
The Oxford City Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team win October’s Exceptional People Team Award – a supportive and positive team delivering compassionate and professional care.
Treasured Tim wins October’s Exceptional People Individual Award
News published on November 15, 2023
Ward Clerk on Linfoot Ward at Witney Community Hospital Timothy Farr wins October’s Exceptional People Individual Award – a treasured team member who goes above and beyond every day.
Community Rehabilitation Patient Flow Lead Team win September’s Exceptional People Team Award
News published on November 15, 2023
The Community Rehabilitation Patient Flow Lead Team win September’s Exceptional People Team Award – providing outstanding care delivered by an outstanding, kind and approachable team.
Marvelous Margaret wins September’s Exceptional People Individual Award
News published on November 15, 2023
Perinatal Peer Support Worker for Oxfordshire Perinatal Mental Health Service Margaret Louch wins September’s Exceptional People Individual Award – Margaret provides exceptional care and is a real role model to service-users and colleagues.
University of Oxford Awarded £3 Million to Establish HealthTech Research Centre
News published on November 13, 2023
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust wins NIHR award for new HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) to explore innovative Health Technology to enhance community and primary care.
Evaluation of image analysis technology supporting dementia diagnosis
News published on November 13, 2023
Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley have published a case study on their involvement in the development of a dementia diagnostic called FSL, a software platform which can extract metrics from brain scans.
Oxford grandfather takes part in study testing if weight loss drug can help Alzheimer’s disease
News published on November 8, 2023
An Oxford grandfather taking part in a research trial into whether a new weight loss drug can help Alzheimer’s patients has urged others to consider joining studies.
A new approach to recruiting for clinical trials
News published on November 7, 2023
‘Count Me In’: Transforming research practice in mental healthcare through a novel recruitment approach that offers access to a large and diverse patient cohort.