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Public involvement is central to high-quality, ethical research. So, what happens when a pandemic hits and life is turned upside down? We reached out to three experienced PPI contributors – Una Rennard, Julia Hamer-Hunt and Bernard Gudgin – to ask how COVID-19 had affected their personal lives and their PPI work.
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New online tool that empowers parents to treat child anxiety could expand access to child mental health services
Continuing impact In the news Research
7 February 2024
New ARC OxTV supported research shows an online program empowering parents to use cognitive behavioral therapy to treat child anxiety is as effective as in-person therapy but more accessible and scalable.
New NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows named
General Partner Research
16 January 2024
Researchers from a wide range of disciplines have been appointed to be the next cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows – seven mid-career researchers identified as having the potential to become future translational research leaders.
Bridging Data and Action: The OxWell Initiative's Journey into England's Youth Mental Health
COVID-19 Continuing impact Research
2 October 2023
OxWell Survey reveals youth mental health trends in COVID-19 era, driving impactful changes in policy and practice across England. Read on to learn more.
Study Sheds Light on the Long-Term Impacts of Childhood Anxiety
General NIHR Publication Research
27 July 2023
Childhood anxiety doesn't just affect the present; its ripples extend into adulthood and society at large. Dive into this latest research to understand the long-term consequences and economic implications of this prevalent issue
NIHR ARC OxTV supported Incubator Targets Racial Equity and Diversity in Health and Care Research
In the news NIHR Partner Research
8 June 2023
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has announced the awarding of the ‘Race Equity and Diversity in Careers Incubator’, one of 10 prestigious Incubator awards announced today.
Online arts and culture for young people’s mental health – new research programme announced
General Partner Research
3 April 2023
Young people will help create an ‘online museum’ as a way of improving their mental health, as part of a new and ground-breaking £2.61m research project.
Pharmaceutical companies reduce own greenhouse gas emissions, but action on supply chains needed
In the news Partner Publication Research
3 March 2023
Pharmaceutical companies are reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, but can only meet their targets with support from their suppliers, shows first study of commitments and progress by the sector.
Research from NIHR ARC OxTV supported researchers key in new all-party government report evaluating government commitments on the digitisation of the NHS.
General In the news Research
20 February 2023
The report, authored by a panel of independent experts, gave the government's progress an "inadequate" rating, raising questions about the Government's capacity to guarantee that the health and social care systems have the digital underpinnings they require to meet the challenges they face.
NICE recommends NIHR ARC OxTV and Oxford Health BRC supported digital mental health technologies for children and young people for use in the NHS.
Continuing impact General Research
8 February 2023
Two technologies from the University of Oxford, Online Support and Intervention for Child Anxiety (OSI) and Online Social anxiety Cognitive therapy for Adolescents (OSCA) were among four digital tools recommended for use in the NHS that can help children and young people with mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety or low mood.
OxWell Student survey annual report published
Continuing impact General Research
24 October 2022
In 2021, more than 30,000 students from 180 schools in four English counties participated in the OxWell student survey, offering localised insights into the experiences of young people.
More children aged 8-17 trying to lose weight than a decade ago, including children of a healthy weight
In the news Research
19 July 2022
New research from NIHR ARC OxTV supported researchers, including DPhil student Melissa Little, found that the number of children aged 8-17 reporting weight loss attempts has increased over the last decade. The researchers also identified key characteristics linked to an increases likelihood of weight loss attempts.
Self-monitoring of blood pressure does not result in the earlier detection of high blood pressure in pregnancy nor does it improve blood pressure control in those with pregnancy hypertension
In the news NIHR Partner Publication Research
10 May 2022
Self-monitoring of blood pressure during pregnancy neither results in earlier detection of high blood pressure, nor helps with blood pressure control in those who are pregnant, suggest the results of two new papers based on research from researchers supported by the NIHR ARC OxTV at the University of Oxford and King’s College London.
Excess weight in childhood has significant short- and long-term economic costs
General Publication Research
4 April 2022
Researchers from Oxford Population Health’s Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) and supported by the NIHR ARC OxTV, have recently published a comprehensive review of the evidence on the economic impacts of childhood excess weight. The results, published in the journal Children, highlight both the significant economic impacts of overweight and obesity in children, and the priority areas for future research.
New study: can a pioneering online programme help parents reduce anxiety in young children?
Partner Research
17 February 2022
Oxford Population Health researchers, in part supported by the ARC OxTV, are leading a cost-effectiveness analysis of a new online, parent-led intervention for young children at risk of anxiety disorders.
Arm and shoulder disability and pain after breast cancer surgery reduced by exercise
In the news Partner Publication Research
15 November 2021
The debilitating arm and shoulder disability and pain that some women who have had breast cancer surgery experience as a side effect of their surgery can be reduced by following a physiotherapy-led exercise programme after their operation, a new study has found.
Willingness of Children and Adolescents to have COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19 General In the news Research
4 October 2021
The OxWell School Survey 2021 highlights that younger children and adolescents are the least willing to have the COVID-19 vaccination. These young people come from the most socioeconomically deprived backgrounds, feel less belonging to their school community and think they have probably had COVID-19 already.
Cancer-risk research featured in special edition of PLOS Medicine focussed on advances in early cancer detection
General Partner Publication Research
6 September 2021
The research is highlighted in a special collection of studies that focus on early cancer detection, hailed by the Editors as “cutting edge, and potentially scalable, innovations that have the potential to inform research, policy, and clinical cancer management.”
The legacy of the CLAHRCs 2014-19 – 5 years of NIHR-funded applied health research
General NIHR Research
28 July 2021
This publication compiles key research projects from the NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs).
NIHR ARC OxTV supported PRINCIPLE trial 'highly commended' for innovative use of health data
COVID-19 General Partner Research
5 July 2021
The PRINCIPLE trial, which the NIHR ARC OxTV was a fundamental part of setting up in the early days of the pandemic, has been highly commended at the Health Data Research UK Awards for the way in which patient data is utilised so participants are contacted about the trial soon after receiving a positive test result.
Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health: One Year On
COVID-19 NIHR Partner Research
5 May 2021
The ARC OxTV supported 'COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemic (CO-SPACE) study, reports that behavioural, emotional and attentional difficulties in children changed considerably throughout the past year, increasing in times of national lockdown and decreasing as restrictions eased and schools reopened.
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Professor Mina Fazel appointed Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
18 April 2024
NIHR ARC OxTV researcher Professor Mina Fazel appointed as new Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Oxford, focusing on improving access to mental health interventions for youth.
Ray Fitzpatrick FMedSci, 1950-2024
11 April 2024
NIHR ARC OxTV saddened by the loss of Ray Fitzpatrick, a visionary researcher who led the 'Improving Health and Social Care' theme and made significant contributions to the field of health research.
Unique research collaboration highlights innovative approaches for post-pandemic healthcare
19 March 2024
Exploring groundbreaking NHS projects that enhance post-pandemic healthcare through innovative approaches and collaborative research, focusing on remote healthcare, service delivery improvements, and workforce innovation.
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Professor Mina Fazel appointed Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
18 April 2024
NIHR ARC OxTV researcher Professor Mina Fazel appointed as new Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Oxford, focusing on improving access to mental health interventions for youth.