Surveillance and Study support:
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National community COVID-19 surveillance |
The Oxford Royal College of General Practice (RCGP) Sentinel Surveillance Network are conducting viral swabbing of symptomatic people and random antibody sampling, via an extra serology sample with routine bloods, in asymptomatic individuals. Initially provided through 100 practices, this has been rapidly scaled up to 300 and aims to reach 1000 practices. This work is a partnership with Public Health England. Further epidemiological data will be available from a wider number of practices (2-3000) who are not sampling but will collect COVID-19 codes. |
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National COVID-19 Clinical Informatics hub |
To support a number of major COVID-19 research programmes the ARC, through its Digital Health theme, supported the rapid engineering of a new national primary care digital platform – the Oxford RCGP Clinical Informatics Digital Hub (ORCHID). This is to provide a secure, scalable, and resilient digital database capable of supporting the PRINICPLE trial, RAPTOR COVID-19 and community surveillance projects, and providing a clinical informatics hub. |
Recent ARC OxTV news
Women with obesity seeking IVF 47% more likely to conceive naturally after weight loss, Oxford review finds
12 August 2025
ARC-supported Oxford research finds women with obesity are 47% more likely to conceive naturally after weight loss programmes before IVF. Study of nearly 2,000 women suggests structured support could improve access to fertility treatment.
ARC OxTV theme lead receives £27 million to establish new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research
8 August 2025
ARC OxTV's Professor Cathy Creswell receives transformational £27 million from The Paul Foundation to establish Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research, building on successful child mental health innovations including the NICE-recommended OSI anxiety platform.