BLOG: Natriuretic peptide testing and heart failure survival
28 June 2021
General Long-term conditions Publication
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.
COVID-19: Online Medical Device Regulation Tool Goes Live
20 April 2020
Clinical General Industry NIHR Community Healthcare Cooperative Research Technologies
A digital tool to make it easier to understand how medical device regulations apply to your product in the current climate.
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17 May 2018
General NIHR Community Healthcare Cooperative
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General Practice of the Future: New primary care/general practice-centred Innovate UK SBRI call
3 October 2016
The latest call from Innovate SBRI has three main focus areas: 1. General practice workload and demand management 2, General practice - diagnostics and earlier triage 3. General practice - self-care Please contact Philip Turner at DEC Oxford if you are developing technology which might address any of these areas and would like to discuss a colllaborative application.
Rapid bacterial infection test reduces antibiotic use
4 August 2016
Researchers from the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam have shown that using a rapid (5-minute) test can reduce antibiotic misuse for respiratory infections. Cutting the number of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions is a key way to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections.
DECisions board game wins a prize!
15 June 2016
DECisions, the boardgame which illustrates the evidence gathering and regulatory pathway that diagnostic test must follow in order for the device to be implemented in clinical practice, won first prize in the category 'Most innovative research poster' at this year's OxTalent awards.
DEC Oxford attends Biomedical Research Centre's public open day
25 April 2016
As part of the NIHR infrastructure, DEC Oxford were invited to host a stand at the BRC's public open day, held at the John Radcliffe Hospital on Thursday 21st April.
New Diagnostic Tools Emerge in War Against Superbugs
20 November 2015
Professor Carl Heneghan is quoted in this Wall Street Journal article.