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
National collaboration sets the course for the future of adult social care
13 May 2025
Leading voices from adult social care, social work and communities gathered at the NPP Showcase Event to shape innovative, person-centred approaches for the future of UK social care. The NIHR ARC-led event highlighted lived experience, digital inclusion, and collaborative research that puts people at the heart of care services.
Schools encouraged to join major wellbeing survey for 9-18 Year Olds
6 March 2025
OxWell Student Survey opens for schools in Oxfordshire and Liverpool. ARC OxTV-supported research helping authorities respond to youth mental health needs.