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Recently, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) hosted a webinar on the latest research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).  Steve Bond, who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and is parent to a neurodivergent ... Read More

In the latest of our 60 second interview series, we spoke with Samuel Agyapong, Clinical Research Nurse at the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF). Samuel is also one of seven Chief Nurse Fellows at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Chief Nurse Fellowships (CNF) are ... Read More

The public, students and staff and invited to join us for tea and cake to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day 2025. International Clinical Trails Day takes place annually on 20 May and is an opportunity to recognise those who take part in and deliver life-changing clinical trials. The ... Read More

Congratulations to the project team for winning the HSJ Award for ‘Best Pharmaceutical Partnership with the NHS. The HSJ Award for the ‘Best Pharmaceutical Partnership with the NHS was described by the organisers as ‘improving accurate, early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease’. The partnership ... Read More

The ReTain study at the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) is looking for volunteers aged 55-75 without a memory condition to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an immunotherapy treatment in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. Participation ... Read More

We are delighted to announce that Angela Conlan has joined us at the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (CRF) as the new Public and Patient Involvement, Engagement and Participation (PPIE+P) Lead. Angela brings a wealth of experience and passion to this role, having worked with various teams ... Read More

The public is invited to a webinar to ask questions of leading specialists about the latest research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), hosted by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network. Professor Samuele Cortese and Dr Edoardo ... Read More

Recently, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) staff spent the evening together at the Voco Spires Hotel in Oxford to celebrate their hard work and success. The event started with an inspiring presentation from OH CRF ... Read More

Recently, the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) has begun researching a new potential drug treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression. A significant number of people with depression are not helped by at least two antidepressant medications. This is known as ... Read More

Recently, Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) published a case study focusing on OH CRF's growing and diverse portfolio of studies and highly skilled staff, how we work across the National and Oxford research landscape and what our vision is for the future. The case study includes input and ... Read More

Recently, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) Director of Research and Development, Professor Vanessa Raymont featured on the BBC discussing the new READ-OUT dementia study, which opens at the Trust this month. The READ-OUT study is a national multi-site study in collaboration ... Read More

Professor Andrea Cipriani, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and Director of the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF), has led on a study which analysed treatments for tardive dyskinesia (TD) in people with schizophrenia or mood disorders. TD is a ... Read More

Dr. Katherine Smith, Clinical Lead for the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF), recently gave a talk at the first annual symposium of the Society of Digital Psychiatry. The talk is titled "Challenges/Solutions in Digital Mental Health for Schizophrenia", and you can watch it below. ... Read More

Recently Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon and Chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee visited the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF). The MP and her team were onsite at Warneford Hospital discussing plans for the Warneford Park ... Read More

Dementia is widely recognised as one of the largest global public health challenges and the most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). In 2022, dementia and Alzheimer's disease was the leading cause of death in the UK and with approximately 33% of the UK population aged fifty or ... Read More

Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BBRC) and Clinical Research Facility (BCRF) played host to the first Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Inclusion Conference at “The Exchange” in Birmingham on 17 October.   The event provided BRC and ... Read More