MEntal Health Student Hybrid Placement Project (MESH) is a national National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Nursing and Midwifery led multisite pilot which aims to provide nursing students with research exposure and learning whilst they are undertaking their clinical placements. The initiative offers student nurses the opportunity to achieve tailored research objectives… Source ..read more

The OVAAT study currently being run by the CAMHS NDC pathway, is still looking for participants to help assess a new diagnostic tool. The diagnostic tool was developed during lockdown so that autism assessments for children and young people could continue. The diagnostic tool includes aspects not covered in other autism assessment tools such as children and young people’s inner world and… Source ..read more

Up to 50% of people who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) go on to develop some form of depression in the 10 years following the injury, impairing their physical and mental recovery and quality of life. People with depression following a traumatic brain injury tend to die earlier than the rest of the population and are more likely to commit suicide. The study, known as STOP-D will recruit… Source ..read more

World-class research teams at Dementias Platform UK based at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, and University College London will capitalise on recent breakthroughs in potential dementia blood tests, and generate the evidence needed for them to be used in the NHS within the next five years. The teams make up the Blood Biomarker Challenge – a multi-million pound award given by… Source ..read more

This was supported and scrutinised by the Oxfordshire County Council Joint Health Overview Scrutiny Committee. (JHOSC) The current mix of clinical services provided through the hospital’s ground floor are a mix of existing and ones that have been piloted since November 2021. The maternity unit on the hospital’s first floor, which is run by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH)… Source ..read more

In this talk, Professor Eva Morris will explain how harnessing data appropriately can inform NHS cancer services – and prevent hundreds of deaths every year. Professor Andrea Cipriani will discuss how clinical data can help deliver personalised care for patients with mental health disorders, improving their outcomes and reducing NHS costs. Eva Morris is Professor of Health Data Epidemiology and… Source ..read more

Who will you nominate? We invited nominations from patients, carers, staff, and members of the public to nominate themselves to become a Governor. Governors represent the members of their community and can directly influence the strategic direction of the Trust and NHS care in their community. Receive all our newsletters and invitations – give us your email address at FT. Source ..read more

The DAISY Awards is an international recognition programme that honours and celebrates the skilful and compassionate care provided by nurses and midwives each day. Emma, a registered children’s nurse, was surprised by Chief Nurse Britta Klink at a team meeting at Raglan House, Oxford. She explained: “At our regular Tuesday meeting we were told we had a guest later and, towards the end… Source ..read more

Nominate yourself online at www.cesvotes.com/oxfordhealth2024 Our governors bring the views, interests and concerns of their constituencies to the heart of the Trust’s decision making. With the range of services Oxford Health provides – in the community, in our hospitals, in people’s homes, at schools – almost everyone in our regions will have a involvement in our future and developing our… Source ..read more

Anneliese met with the ward team, and the artists who decorated the building with such originality, with the support of the Oxford Health Charity and Oxford Arts Partnership. She toured the building, and was very complimentary about the high standards of care we can offer from the modern, therapeutic facility. The psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) is for young people experiencing the most… Source ..read more