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Community nurses from across the nation are launching a new project to give patients, carers and healthcare professionals the opportunity to have their say about the future of community nursing research. The James Lind Alliance (JLA) Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) aims to gather, rank and prioritise views from all people involved in or affected by community nursing.
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.
Number of non-COVID-19 deaths among people with diabetes soared during pandemic: ARC EM and OxTV supported study
COVID-19 In the news Partner
24 January 2024
New research reveals concerning pandemic-related increases in non-COVID deaths and diabetes complications, disproportionately impacting women, youth and minorities.
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.
Measuring health-related quality of life during pandemics
COVID-19 General In the news Publication
11 April 2023
Researchers at Oxford Population Health’s Health Economics Research Centre, supported by the NIHR ARC OxTV, have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a reduction in perceived health-related quality of life, especially related to incidences of anxiety and depression in younger people.
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.
Many adolescents game a lot without negative effects on their wellbeing
In the news Publication
21 November 2022
A new study published by University of Oxford researchers in an open-access journal, JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, shows that although many school-age adolescents are spending considerable time gaming, it is not having a negative impact on their wellbeing.
NIHR launches new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
General In the news NIHR
29 September 2022
The NIHR is comitted to ensuring that equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is embedded in everything it does. Launching today (28th September) the EDI it an important step in realising this commitment.
ARC OxTV represented at opening of the Largest Hindu temple in Europe opens new health hub
General In the news Partner
8 August 2022
Europe’s BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, with the Neasden Temple, one of the largest Hindu temples outside of India, has opened a new community health hub in west London. Following their continued support of the ARC OxTV supported PANORAMIC and PRINCIPLE trials, the temple’s interactive health hub will engage visitors around health awareness and wellbeing.
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.
Three out of four people with heart failure could be diagnosed sooner, potentially improving quality of life and reducing costs to the healthcare system
General In the news NIHR Publication
30 November 2021
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported that only 1 in 4 people diagnosed with heart failure received a simple, recommended blood test that could have resulted in an earlier diagnosis at a more treatable stage.
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.
Professor Susan Jebb appointed as Chair of the Food Standards Agency
General In the news
15 June 2021
Future-Proofing Mental Health
General In the news NIHR Partner
10 May 2021
ARC OxTV Mental Health across the Lifecourse theme lead, Professor Cathy Creswell is among a number of UK academics calling, in Journal of Mental Health, for targets for mental health research in order to meet the healthcare challenges of the next decade.
New study shows potential link between bodyweight and risk of severe COVID-19, especially for younger adults
COVID-19 In the news Publication
29 April 2021
The first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body mass index (BMI) is published today in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal.
Children’s Mental Health Worse in the New Lockdown
General In the news NIHR
1 March 2021
The proportion of secondary school aged girls with emotional problems in January 2021 was at the highest level reported since March 2020, highlights latest report from the ARC OxTV supported Co-SPACE study. It also shows parent and carer reported behavioural, emotional, and restless/attentional difficulties in their offspring have increased again since the latest national lockdown was introduced.
No link between blood pressure drugs and falls, finds study
General In the news Publication Research
10 February 2021
While treatment for high blood pressure is not associated with falls, there is some evidence to suggest patients who take blood pressure lowering medications may be more likely to faint or suffer kidney problems which lead to hospital admission, finds a study from ARC OxTV supported researchers.
Ben Goldacre to lead national review into use of health data for research and analysis
General In the news Partner Research
9 February 2021
A new review, launched by the Department for Health and Social Care and Led by NIHR ARC OxTV supported Dr Ben Goldacre, will focus on the more efficient and safe use of health data for research and analysis for the benefit of patients and the healthcare sector.