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University of Oxford Awarded £3 Million to Establish HealthTech Research Centre
General
13 November 2023
NDPCHS wins NIHR award for new HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) to explore innovative Health Technology to enhance community and primary care.
NIHR launches new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
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.
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 Long-term conditions Publication Research
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.
BLOG: Natriuretic peptide testing and heart failure survival
General Long-term conditions Publication
28 June 2021
NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer and GP Dr Clare Taylor gives a breakdown of the findings and their importance of a recent publication on heart failure and natriuretic peptide testing by herself and colleagues.
New way to measure complexity in primary care
18 January 2021
A new measure of complexity in primary care, which could help with allocating resources based on the practice population’s level of need, has been developed by NIHR Community Healthcare MedTech and In Vitro Diagnostics Cooperative supported researchers.
Comparing infrared thermometers with more traditional methods for measuring children's body temperature
Acute paediatrics Clinical General NIHR Community Healthcare Cooperative
8 December 2020
General practitioners commonly measure children’s temperature using a thermometer placed in the armpit or ear canal. New ’non-contact’ thermometers use infrared light to measure temperature without touching the child. They are easy to use and there is no risk of passing on infections. However, we do not know how well they measure temperature compared with thermometers that use the armpit or the ear.
Community Healthcare MIC co-leads platform to accelerate COVID-19 tests into real-world community and hospital use
Clinical General Industry NIHR Community Healthcare Cooperative Research Technologies
24 June 2020
COVID-19: Online Medical Device Regulation Tool Goes Live
Clinical General Industry NIHR Community Healthcare Cooperative Research Technologies
20 April 2020
A digital tool to make it easier to understand how medical device regulations apply to your product in the current climate.
The NIHR's Response to COVID-19
NIHR Community Healthcare Cooperative Research
20 April 2020
The NIHR has established a single, national prioritisation process for COVID-19 research to prevent duplication of effort and ensure that the resources and capacity of the healthcare system are not exceeded.
Determining the clinical course in patients with viral or bacterial infection for acute cough
Antimicrobial prescribing Clinical NIHR Community Healthcare Cooperative
5 March 2020
Are there differences in symptoms between viral and bacterial respiratory tract infections that doctors could use to distinguish between the two types of infection and thus reduce antibiotic over prescribing?
Chris Butler named Wales GP of the Year
Antimicrobial prescribing NIHR Community Healthcare Cooperative
4 December 2019
Oxford AIMday on Antimicrobial resistance
11 October 2019
In July 2019, the University of Oxford hosted an AIMday focused on Antimicrobial Resistance, in collaboration with the NIHR Community Healthcare MIC.
C-reactive protein testing in general practice reduces antibiotic use for COPD flare-ups
Antimicrobial prescribing Technologies
2 October 2019
Finger-prick blood test at GP surgery could safely reduce antibiotic use in some patients
Antimicrobial prescribing
11 July 2019
Scope for inflammatory marker laboratory tests to move into community settings
Antimicrobial prescribing Industry Technologies
30 April 2019
Call for industry's challenges in tackling antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial prescribing Industry Technologies
4 February 2019
Host a roundtable discussion with leading academics to discuss your challenges in developing vaccines, antimicrobials or AMR-relevant point-of-care diagnostics and medical technologies