NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF): Oxford Health has joined more than thirty national health organisations in pledging to improve public involvement in health and social care research. Recently, CRF: Oxford Health signed the Health Research Authority’s (HRA) Shared Commitment to Public ... Read More
Archives for 2026
Trial finds that AI tool could transform antidepressant prescribing
An AI-driven tool that tailors antidepressant treatment to individual patients was shown to improve outcomes for people with depression, compared to standard treatment, in a major international trial. It is the first time ever a mental health clinical prediction tool has been demonstrated as ... Read More
From classroom to clinic: nursing student explores clinical research at NIHR Clinical Research Facility: Oxford Health
A nursing student from Oxford Brookes University has completed a rewarding 12 week placement with the NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF): Oxford Health, gaining valuable experience across a range of clinical research activities. Amy Dunstall, a second year Mental ... Read More
Join the world’s largest study of anxiety and depression
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) are recruiting participants for the world’s largest study of anxiety and depression. The Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression (GLAD) Study, led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Mental Health BioResource is a project set up ... Read More
Oxford Health and Oxford Clinical Research Facility win HSJ Partnership of the Year 2025 alongside their collaborative partners
This article has been written by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (Oxford Health) and reviewed by Eli Lilly and Company Limited (Lilly) as part of the Collaborative Working Agreement between Lilly and four NHS Trusts: Greater Manchester Mental Health, Oxford Health, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals ... Read More
Unlocking opportunities at the Research Careers Showcase
The high number of registrations from across the UK (registrations from Dundee to Exeter) for the recent Research Careers Showcase event for Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals, Healthcare Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists (NMAHP’s) was encouraging and demonstrated the appetite for ... Read More
New BioResource to drive progress in severe mental illness research
The Severe Mental Illness Longitudinal Evaluation (SMILE) BioResource is a new, national initiative aiming to accelerate research to improve outcomes and quality of life for people living with severe mental illness (SMI). The SMILE BioResource is a collaboration led by the NIHR Mental Health ... Read More
From insight to impact at Oxford Health R&D 2025
Introduction Across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust’s research infrastructures, the Trust’s Research and Delivery teams, the NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF): Oxford Health, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Oxford Health and the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research ... Read More
