The Oxford Academic Health Science Network supported a major event which focused on how world-class work at Harwell and the wider life sciences cluster can lead to improvements in healthcare. Major Tim Peake, pictured right, spoke about his time on the International Space Station during the event at Harwell Campus on 21 September. He said: “Keeping […]
A new campaign is under way to help patients make best use of their prescription medicines. Hundreds of GPs and community pharmacists across Berkshire and Oxfordshire are backing the ‘Open up about medicines’ initiative. Campaign coordinator Lindsey Roberts said: “There are two main messages for patients. Firstly, we want them to open up their medicines […]
The University of Oxford and local NHS partners have won £126.5 million to support medical research. The money, from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), includes £113.7 million for the existing University of Oxford/Oxford University Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and £12.8 million for a new Biomedical Research Centre specialising in mental health and dementia, […]
The vast majority of Oxford Academic Health Science Network stakeholders believe it is having a positive impact in the region. Four in five (80%) of the 563 respondents in an independent survey of Oxford AHSN partners, carried out by the leading research consultancy ComRes, agreed that the network is building a culture of collaboration and […]
The Oxford Academic Health Science Network has a strong presence at the Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester this week. The Oxford AHSN is taking part in workshops and discussions with a focus on spreading innovation at pace and scale. Highlights include: ‘What can cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) do for patient consultations?’ led by […]
Partners of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network are being encouraged to have their say in an independent national survey. The feedback will help paint a picture of how well the Oxford AHSN is doing in bringing together the NHS, universities and industry to spread innovation, improve patient outcomes and encourage economic growth. The survey […]
Three initiatives have been shortlisted for the third annual Oxford Academic Health Science Network Public-Private Collaboration Award. The prize aims to acknowledge innovative partnerships between universities, industry and the NHS which will ultimately benefit patients. The shortlist (in alphabetical order) is: Abbott Point of Care with the University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation […]
The vast majority of people who know the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (Oxford AHSN) and its work believe it is having a positive impact in the region. Almost all respondents (95%) to an independent survey of Oxford AHSN partners across the NHS, patient groups, universities and industry said collaboration in the region was important. […]
George Freeman MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary and Minister for Life Sciences, launched a report which assesses the progress Oxfordshire has made over the last few years in realising the growth potential of its high technology business cluster to produce greater economic benefits for the county and the UK. Entitled The Oxfordshire Innovation Update – realising the […]
A report will be launched at the Patient Safety Congress on 5 July 2016 highlighting the achievements of the AHSN Patient Safety Collaboratives (PSCs). ‘Patient Safety Collaboratives: Making care safer for all’ shows how the Oxford PSC and the 14 other PSCs in England are spreading improvements and influencing system leadership, two years after they […]