Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social

Rethinking community healthcare through research, education, and innovation. The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, is a world-renowned centre for academic primary care.

https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 10:56 AM

We're going to be exhibiting at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting - Equitable Partnerships in Global Health.

Join us to learn more about our MGHL programme. 🌍✨

📅 15-16 October
📍 Wellcome Collection – come and speak with our team.

More info: f.mtr.cool/7qm18mnwqh

Winnie, MGHL student, smiling in a graduation gown, standing with fellow graduates outside a campus building

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:07 AM

A warm welcome to our new MSc in Applied Digital Health cohort! 👋

This induction week, Cohort 5 has been busy meeting tutors, Module Leads and alumni, getting to know each other and preparing for the year ahead. We’re delighted to have you with us!

Learn more about the MSc: bit.ly/4hE14GG

Cohort 5 of the MSc in Applied Digital Health pictured in front of the Radcliffe Primary Care Building in Oxford

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 10:16 AM

Welcome to the MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership Class of 2026! 🎓🎉 We recently welcomed our new Cohort 5 to Oxford for a week of learning, connection and the beginning of their MGHL journey.

Find out more about the MGHL: bit.ly/4y2ifIa

The new MSc in Global Health Care Leadership, cohort 5, posing in front of the Said Business School building.

@cebmoxford.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 10:03 AMReposted by @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

📢 New short course: Applied Open Science & Research Integrity in Health Research

Build practical skills to make health research more transparent, reproducible and trustworthy.

📅 22-26 Nov 2027
📍 Oxford + online
📝 Applications now open

Find out more: https://bit.ly/47p8lW0

#HealthResearch

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 7:58 AM

From 10 hospitals to 89 NHS sites: Ian Jackson shared at our latest Guest Lecture how opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing grew from an innovative pilot into a nationally recognised programme — and the lessons for evidence, equity and population health.

🎥 youtu.be/G_OZlQJ1b4E

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:03 AM

📢 Applications are now open for an Academic Clinical Fellowship in General Practice at Oxford.

Combine GP specialty training with protected academic time and develop your research skills as part of our Department’s research community.

Find out more and apply: https://f.mtr.cool/rpthbxjm41

View of the Sheldonian Theatre from red autumn leaves on broad street. ©OUImages /Brianna Cornock

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 3:07 PM

Applications are open for the DPhil in Translational Health Sciences at Oxford, including a new fully funded Oxford PharmaGenesis DPhil Scholarship.

Have a research idea, or know the area you want to explore?

Find out more and apply by 1 Dec 2026: bit.ly/4AA5EOO

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 7:22 AM

What #HealthTech do people with lung disease actually need? 🫁

A new Oxford-led study identified 20 priorities, shaped by patients, carers & clinicians - now informing an @nihr.bsky.social i4i FAST funding call.

🔗 www.phc.ox.ac.uk/news/health-...

#PatientCentredCare #HealthInnovation

A range of inhalers and respiratory health tech sit on a table.

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:30 AM

Hear from Maria Miracle, in the next of our health innovation blog series, as she shares her insights from Module 5 of the MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership. 🎓🌍

Read her blog and learn how the MGHL programme has impacted work: https://f.mtr.cool/jv5760ab3z

@cebmoxford.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 8:51 AMReposted by @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

How can evidence from clinical interactions improve communication training?

Join Xinxin Yang for a free talk exploring communication evidence, using the example of offering e-cigarettes in a smoking reduction trial.

📅 12 Oct, 5:30-6:30pm | Rewley House
🎟️ Register: https://bit.ly/4xGOpIU

Oxford skyline with banner: "Using Communication Evidence to Train Clinicians" — 12 Oct 5:30pm, circular speaker portrait.

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 3:45 PM

How can primary care better meet the mental health needs of patients? From mindfulness-based interventions to older-adult multimorbidity, we explored the role of public mental health in primary care at our first 2026-2027 event thanks to Prof Samuel Wong and Dr Faraz Mughal. youtu.be/o4E8G26F6ik

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 10:22 AM

Congratulations to incoming MSc in Applied Digital Health student Sam Chanenson on receiving a Clarendon Scholarship and the Jepson Scholars Award to support his studies at ox.ac.uk. We look forward to welcoming Sam to Oxford and the programme this October! 🎉

🔗 Read more: f.mtr.cool/8d9zz8fq93

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 10:02 AM

England hasn't had a dementia strategy since 2020. Yet ~1 million people in the UK live with dementia.

This World Alzheimer's Day, we're putting carers' voices at the heart of the debate to ask: What does a national dementia action plan look like?

https://f.mtr.cool/t779kqaqju

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 11:15 AM

New research by @cec-ilia.bsky.social shows how virology dashboards pinpoint which bugs 🦠 are circulating, giving useful insights for primary care, public health and supporting the most vulnerable 👇

Blog: https://f.mtr.cool/53wen3tvi3

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 2:10 PM

📣 Applications are now open for the majority of our postgraduate programmes for 2027 entry!

Explore DPhil and Master’s programmes in primary health care, digital health, translational health sciences and evidence-based health care.

Learn more about NDPCHS programmes: https://f.mtr.cool/s8yy4pes3t

Collage of students, staff and campus scenes with overlay text: 'Postgraduate courses now open for 2027/28 applications'

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 10:01 AM

50 years after the launch of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation, what can it teach us about resilient health systems?

MGHL alumni Olukayode Fasominu and Edmon Obat reflect on systems in Nigeria and Kenya – and consider the future of immunisation.

Read here: https://f.mtr.cool/fze9nuhp0k

Olukayode Fasominu (left) and Edmon Obat (right)

@medsci.ox.ac.uk Sep 14, 2026, 8:02 AMReposted by @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

NEWS: Vapes help more people quit smoking than other methods, Oxford-led Cochrane review finds

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social review finds nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum.

https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/vapes-help-more-people-quit-smoking-cochrane-review

Hand holding a slim purple vape device outdoors, blurred buildings in the background.

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 12:50 PM

Students on our MSc in Applied Digital Health have been putting creativity at the heart of their learning this year – from a ‘Love is Blind’-inspired take on large language models to a musical parody about small language models.

Read more about their creative projects: https://f.mtr.cool/3o4x1tzln1

A group of MSc in Applied Digital Health students posing for a photo outside on a sunny day.

@medsci.ox.ac.uk Sep 1, 2026, 12:02 PMReposted by @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

NEWS: Study of 3,400 children links London's Ultra Low Emission Zone with improved lung growth Learn more about this joint research study @oxprimarycare.bsky.social

@oxprimarycare.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 10:08 AM

⏰ Last chance to register!

Join us this Thursday to learn more about our MSc in Translational Health Sciences and MSc in Applied Digital Health, alongside other healthcare improvement programmes at @ox.ac.uk.

🎟️ 09:00–10:30 UTC: f.mtr.cool/6d8sngb6bk
🎟️ 16:00–17:30 UTC: f.mtr.cool/wcvcjslccx

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