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Rethinking community healthcare through research, education, and innovation. The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, is a world-renowned centre for academic primary care.

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👀 WATCH NOW: our latest Guest Lecture with Professor Sir Richard Peto & our OxTAG team.

'Tobacco deaths: the past 75 years and the next 75' explores decades long research into tobacco addiction & public health, plus future priorities to reduce the burden of smoking-related disease world-wide 👇
Guest Lecture Series: Professor Sir Richard Peto - Tobacco deaths: the past 75 years and the next 75
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NDPCHS contributes to UK–China health reform discussions at Chevening forum.

Dr Stuart Faulkner represented Oxford at the inaugural CHERF in China, strengthening UK–China collaboration on health reform.

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Oxford contributes to UK–China health reform discussions at Chevening forum
Dr Stuart Faulkner represented the Chevening Health Reform Fellowship at the inaugural Chevening Health Research Forum (CHERF) in China, an event jointly hosted by the UK government, the University of...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Congratulations to Rosamund Snow Scholar Jeremy Leslie-Spinks on passing his DPhil viva. His work bridges the communication gap between dancers and clinicians, improving care for injured dancers. 👏🎓

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December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
60 years in ballet. DPhil viva passed at 78.

Congratulations to Rosamund Snow Scholar Jeremy Leslie-Spinks, whose research tackles why clinician-patient communication fails elite dancers facing career-ending injury.

🩰 www.phc.ox.ac.uk/blog/ballet-...
From ballet to DPhil: completing a doctorate at 78
After a 60-year career in professional ballet, a Rosamund Snow Scholar shares their experience of completing an Oxford DPhil at 78, researching how clinicians communicate with elite dancers facing car...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Congrats to MSc Applied Digital Health alumnus & DPhil candidate James Leigh on publishing his dissertation in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology! 🎉

His work explores the cost-effectiveness of AI-enabled diabetic retinopathy screening and was selected as a key paper for the journal.

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MSc in Applied Digital Health alumnus Dr James Leigh publishes dissertation in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, advancing research on AI-enabled diabetic retinopathy screening
MSc in Applied Digital Health alumnus James Leigh, now a DPhil candidate in Translational Health Sciences, has published his MSc dissertation in Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, offering importa...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
New fully funded DPhil opportunity! 🎉

The King’s Foundation DPhil Scholarships support research at the intersection of nature, community health and wellbeing.

✔️ Full home fees & stipend

✔️ Provision for research expenses

✔️ Mentoring and career support

Learn more: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/kings-f...
King's Foundation Scholarships announced
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is offering fully funded DPhil scholarships in partnership with The King's Foundation to support groundbreaking research at the intersection of ...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Two weeks until our second online info session on our Evidence-Based Health Care courses!

📅 Mon 15 Dec 5-6pm GMT

Meet the course directors and explore MSc, PGDip and PGCert options, including the new Medical Statistics for Big Data short course.

Register: bit.ly/47PAEOH

#EvidenceBasedMedicine
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Have you signed up for our online postgraduate info sessions yet?

The first event is coming up next Thursday, 11 December 10:30-11:30 GMT 📅

Hear from our fantastic course directors and bring your questions for a live Q&A.

Register here: bit.ly/3LLy3fX
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
What can palliative care teach global health? Debbie 'Dada' & Anne Neumann explore accompaniment, walking alongside communities, listening deeply & committing to shared struggle, to reimagine decolonisation as co-liberation. Read more: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/blog/lessons...
Lessons on accompaniment: November edition of the Decolonising Global Health series
Drawing on parallels between palliative care and global health practice, MSc in Translational Health Sciences alumnae Debbie Dada and Anne Neumann reflect on the concept of ‘accompaniment’ - walking a...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our second MSc Translational Health Sciences online open event is nearly here!

Join Course Director Dr Anne Ferrey and our teaching team to learn about the programme’s interdisciplinary approach, modules and real-world impact.

📅 Thu 4 Dec

🕔 5-6pm (UK time)

Register: bit.ly/49p3vuf
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🫁 “When I have a shower I'll probably have to stop and get my breath."

Living with COPD can be limiting but technology-enabled remote monitoring (TERM) may help patients manage their condition at home.

A new review from our @decidecentre.bsky.social team evaluates how this works in practice 👇
Can technology help people with COPD stay well at home? Lessons from a UK rapid evaluation
As the NHS expands digital support for long-term conditions, our rapid evaluation examines how technology-enabled remote monitoring is working for people with COPD. By exploring patient and staff expe...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Huge news: The OpenSAFELY team has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education! 🏆

The prize recognises the platform's revolutionary approach to secure NHS data analysis, protecting privacy while unlocking life-saving research.

Read more: www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/opensaf...
OpenSAFELY team awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education
Oxford’s OpenSAFELY team wins the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for revolutionising secure NHS data research, protecting patient privacy while unlocking life-saving health insights.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚨 Available now: a new visual guide to help patients navigate appointment booking at their GP surgery🎯

The guide is based on findings from our ModCons study which examined everyday decision making about the format, urgency and staffing of patient care.

Find out more about the study & new guide 👇
Navigating GP access and triage: Resources to support patients
For patients, understanding how decisions are made about the format, urgency and staffing of the care they receive in their GP practice can feel complicated. By examining everyday interactions, our Mo...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Just over a week to go until our MSc Translational Health Sciences online open event!

📅 Tue 2 Dec, 9:30–10:30am GMT

Hear from Deputy Course Director Dr Rachna Begh and our teaching team about the programme and get your questions answered in a live Q & A session.

Register here: bit.ly/3JXQQUP
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
While hospital superbugs grab headlines, the fight against #AMR will be won or lost in the community. 💊🔬

From rapid diagnostics to behavioural science, discover how our researchers are stopping the ‘silent pandemic’ at the surgery door.

#WAAW #AntimicrobialResistance
Stopping the silent pandemic at the surgery door: The vital role of primary care
Department researchers are leading the fight against antimicrobial resistance through rapid diagnostics, behavioural science and international collaboration. From new UTI tests to pandemic preparednes...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Thinking about applying to the MSc in Translational Health Sciences? Join us 4 Dec, 5-6pm (UK Time) for an online open event with Course Director Dr Anne Ferrey and our outstanding teaching team.

Learn more about the course and get your questions answered in real time.

🔗 Register: bit.ly/49p3vuf
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Health systems need evidence, not intuition.

MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership student Dr Cosmas Mugambi shares why low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) must turn data into action through evidence synthesis in order to build fairer, more resilient health systems.

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Prescription without diagnosis: Why LMICs must lead with evidence in healthcare
In this blog, MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership student Dr Cosmas Mugambi reflects on concepts from the ‘Leading with evidence-based healthcare’ module of the programme, specifically how it may be applied to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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November 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Considering a Master’s or postgraduate programme in Evidence-Based Health Care?

Join an online info session to hear from course directors, explore your study options and join a live Q&A!

👉11 Dec, 10:30-11:30am: bit.ly/3LLy3fX

👉15 Dec, 5-6pm: bit.ly/47PAEOH

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November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Is a DPhil in Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) right for you? 💭
Co-directors of the programme Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Anne-Marie Boylan offer insights on the ‘ideal student’ and who should apply (hint: it’s not just for practicing clinicians).

Learn more: buff.ly/XPdJdJj

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November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Are you interested in pursuing an MSc in Translational Health Sciences?

Join us for two online open events to meet course tutors and participate in a live Q&A session:

👉 Tuesday 2 December, 9:30-10:30am UK Time: bit.ly/3JXQQUP

👉 Thursday 4 December, 5-6pm UK Time: bit.ly/49p3vuf
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
👀 WATCH NOW: our latest Guest Lecture with Professor Sir Richard Peto & our OxTAG team.

'Tobacco deaths: the past 75 years and the next 75' explores decades long research into tobacco addiction & public health, plus future priorities to reduce the burden of smoking-related disease world-wide 👇
Guest Lecture Series: Professor Sir Richard Peto - Tobacco deaths: the past 75 years and the next 75
YouTube video by Oxford Primary Care
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November 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
For #WorldDiabetesDay, Dr Eleanor Barry (@eleanorbarry.bsky.social) shares insights from her DPhil in Primary Health Care research, exploring how to build more equitable and digitally inclusive approaches to type 2 diabetes prevention and management. 🩺

Read more at the link below ⬇️
Reimagining Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management: From Lived Experience to Digital Equity
For World Diabetes Day, Dr Eleanor Barry shares insights from her DPhil in Primary Health Care, exploring how to build more equitable and digitally inclusive approaches to type 2 diabetes prevention a...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
FREE EVENT: New research on #menopause healthcare + Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley) on Riot Women + free evidence-based support programme.

Free event, 29 Nov, Oxford – for anyone experiencing or supporting others through menopause.

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November 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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A new study funded by the SPCR by the University of Oxford has found key factors that help sustain general practitioners (GPs) in their roles, ultimately supporting more effective and equitable patient care: www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-spc...

#PrimaryCare #Research
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Prospective EBHC Master's student from Africa?

We're launching our new EBHC Africa Scholarship to fund a student's fees for up to 3 years of their studies. Applicants offered a place on any MSc in EBHC starting in 2026 who meet the country criteria will be invited to apply .
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Introducing our new Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) Africa Scholarship
A first step in promoting equity in accessibility to our EBHC master's programmes.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Tropical medicine. International health. Development. Global health. Different names, but how much has changed?

In our latest Decolonising Global Health blog, Sarah Alkandari & Sridhar Venkatapuram share their views on how the field can address unhelpful patterns and power dynamics.

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The Ouroboros of global health: October edition of the Decolonising Global Health blog series
In the October edition of our 12-part Decolonising Global Health series, we welcome back Sarah Alkandari, DPhil student at the University of Oxford, and Sridhar Venkatapuram, Associate Professor in Gl...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM