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People in Oxfordshire encouraged to confirm their decision to save lives this Organ Donation Week

23 September 2024

This Organ Donation Week (Monday 23 - Sunday 29 September), Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) and NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) are celebrating 30 years of helping to improve and save lives…

New major development for OUH moves ahead as plans approved by Oxford City Council

19 September 2024

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) recently received planning permission for a new Surgical Elective Centre on the John Radcliffe site. On completion, the building will provide additional operating…

Potential new treatment for chronic kidney disease trialled

16 September 2024

The first participants in a new multinational clinical trial investigating whether a novel treatment can help slow the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been recruited at Oxford University…

'ACT NOW' in a Sickle Cell crisis - pilot launch

13 September 2024

Oxford University Hospitals is honoured to be one of 18 pilot sites across the country, launching this September, to improve patient experience and clinical outcomes for adults and children experiencing…

OUH Annual Public Meeting - 26 September

12 September 2024

Members of the public, patients and staff at Oxford University Hospitals are invited to attend the Annual Public Meeting of Oxford University Hospitals, incorporating the Annual Members' Meeting, which will take place on Thursday…

Patients receiving steroids more than twice as likely to develop diabetes

10 September 2024

Patients who are being treated with systemic glucocorticoids are more than twice as likely to develop diabetes as those not receiving the treatment, a new study by researchers in Oxford…

Trust celebrates 11th annual Staff Recognition Awards

06 September 2024

Members of staff, volunteers, and their nominators came together at Oxford Town Hall to celebrate excellence at the Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) Staff Recognition Awards on Thursday 5 September 2024.…

‘Know your numbers’ this blood pressure awareness week

28 August 2024

Patients and staff at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) are being encouraged to get their blood pressure checked as part of this year's 'Know Your Numbers' blood pressure testing and…

OUH Staff Recognition Awards 2024 – meet some of your finalists

28 August 2024

More than 2,800 nominations were received for the OUH Staff Recognition Awards 2024 - congratulations to all teams, individual members of staff, volunteers and fundraisers who were nominated, and thank…

Transplant Team Oxford victorious at British Transplant Games 2024

22 August 2024

Congratulations to Transplant Team Oxford, which have recently returned from the 2024 British Transplant Games with an impressive haul of 36 medals – including 14 gold, 11 silver, and 11…

Adult inpatient survey: patients have their say on care at OUH

21 August 2024

Patients continue to rate their experience of care at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) following the publication of the Adult Inpatient Survey 2023. A total of 521 adults…

BBC Radio presenter Bridgitte Tetteh to host OUH Staff Recognition Awards

20 August 2024

Bridgitte Tetteh, BBC Radio Berkshire and BBC Radio Oxford afternoon show presenter, will host this year's Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) Staff Recognition Awards on Thursday 5 September. The awards are…

Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit working with Holding Hearts to support bereaved families

19 August 2024

Staff at Oxford University Hospitals’ (OUH) Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU) have been working together with a charity to help support families going through early pregnancy loss. Holding Hearts Baby Loss…

Pregnant women urged to get RSV vaccine

19 August 2024

An adult nurse at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has told of the terrifying experience when her baby son was hospitalised due to RSV and is urging pregnant women…

Patient experience: Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit

15 August 2024

Nell Frizzell was eight weeks pregnant when she started to bleed. Four days later she would visit the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit (EPAU), located at Rose Hill Community Centre in Oxford,…

Cancer Patient Experience Survey results released

09 August 2024

The 2023 National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) results have been published, with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) performing well in comparison to other NHS Trusts in England.…

New Donation Secures Future of Emergency Medicine Research at Oxford

07 August 2024

A new research programme in emergency medicine begins today at the University of Oxford following a donation from the Kadoorie Foundation. Emergency medicine is the medical specialty that oversees the…

More than 41,000 took part in health research in Oxfordshire in 2023-24

06 August 2024

People in Oxfordshire are being encouraged to sign up to learn about health research studies they can take part in after new figures show that 41,000 participated in countywide trials…

OUH Maternity Services perform well in national report

29 July 2024

Maternity Services at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) have shown positive performance in perinatal care, according to the latest data from the MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and…

Party held for children with facial palsy

25 July 2024

Children with facial palsy met with others who share their condition at a special party held for them by clinicians from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH). Hosted at…