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UK’s first randomised controlled trial of AI-assisted fracture detection in ED launched

31 October 2025

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has received approval to begin the UK’s first multicentre randomised controlled trial of AI-assisted fracture detection in the Emergency Department (ED), in collaboration…

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AI study for dense breast cancer detection launched at OUH

27 October 2025

Researchers at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust have teamed up with a US artificial intelligence company on a clinical study designed to demonstrate that its imaging technology enables…

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New OUH committee aims to enhance research performance and governance

27 October 2025

Oxford University Hospitals’ (OUH) new Research and Development Committee has met for the first time, having been approved in August by Trust managers. The new R&D Committee aims to streamline…

Outstanding results for hip fracture care at Horton General Hospital

23 October 2025

The hip fracture team at the Horton General Hospital – part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – is once again celebrating national recognition for delivering some of the…

World's largest hip fracture research platform launched

22 October 2025

Taking an innovative approach to clinical research in hip fracture, the World Hip Trauma Evaluation (WHiTE) Platform Trial has been launched to test multiple new treatments for patients with fractures…

Hospital-based support service helps Oxfordshire residents facing domestic abuse

21 October 2025

A pioneering hospital-based service is helping Oxfordshire residents affected by domestic abuse get the support they need – when and where they need it most. Delivered in partnership by Oxfordshire…

Have your say on our new Patient Experience and Engagement Strategy!

20 October 2025

We are calling on all our patients, carers and families, our local communities and partners to help shape our new Patient Experience and Engagement Strategy. This will be the first…

Play Specialist honoured for helping children

16 October 2025

Laura Clay, a Health Play Specialist at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH), has been named runner-up in the Health Play Specialist of the Year category of Starlight charity’s Health Play Awards…

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'Team Oxfordshire' united in tackling winter pressures across health and social care services

14 October 2025

As the colder months approach, health and social care partners across Oxfordshire are once again coming together as ‘Team Oxfordshire’ to prepare for and respond to the growing pressures that…

Fifty years of play in healthcare: ‘Our role is so much better known now’

13 October 2025

This week (13–18 October) marks Play in Healthcare Week, celebrating 30 years of the awareness campaign and 50 years of play being used to support children and young people in…

Sheila wearing her red 'play' uniform and in front of children's hospital play resources

Commemorating Baby Loss Awareness Week 2025 at OUH

09 October 2025

Bereaved families are being invited to display commemorative messages on trees of remembrance in areas at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) as part of Baby Loss Awareness Week…

Designer and clinical photographers win national awards

08 October 2025

Four staff from Oxford Medical Illustration (OMI) – the in-house team which provides services including clinical photography, graphic design, printing, and video production at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) – have…

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Help us shape your hospital services for the future!

07 October 2025

Shaping our Future Trust Strategy 2026-2031 We are calling on all our patients, carers and families, our local communities and partners - we need your ideas on how we should develop…

Rejuvenating the Jane Ashley garden at the Churchill Hospital

06 October 2025

Patients, staff and charity supporters have come together to celebrate the official opening of the Jane Ashley Garden at the Churchill Hospital, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the…

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Journey of discovery begins for Oxfordshire's future medics

03 October 2025

On the evening of Thursday 2 October 2025, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust held an event at the John Radcliffe Hospital entitled 'Discover routes into medicine'. The in-person talk…

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Inaugural Violence Prevention and Reduction Summit a huge success

03 October 2025

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) has hosted its first Violence Prevention and Reduction Summit – bringing together NHS colleagues, police, mental health professionals, and partners from across the…

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Pregnant women encouraged to get vaccinated

02 October 2025

Oxford University Hospitals is marking the first anniversary of its drop-in maternity immunisation hubs by encouraging more pregnant women to get vaccinated and better protect themselves and their babies ahead…

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Work starts on Horton maternity outpatient clinic redevelopment

29 September 2025

Work has begun to redevelop the maternity outpatient clinic at the Horton General Hospital, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). The project, which will take approximately 10…

Staff accommodation at the Horton General Hospital now open

26 September 2025

Newly refurbished key worker accommodation is now available at the Horton General Hospital, part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). Tenants have recently moved into the Westway and…

Westway and Magnolia staff accommodation

Paracetamol in pregnancy: no evidence of a link to autism

25 September 2025

Recent claims from US President Donald Trump have suggested that taking paracetamol in pregnancy may cause autism. These comments have caused understandable concern, but health experts and autism charities are…