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Latest updates from Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC)
News published on January 15, 2026
January’s newsletter bring you a fresh roundup of updates, research highlights, and news from our partners at Oxford Health BRC.
Warneford Hospital’s 200th anniversary kicks off with Museum of Oxford exhibition
News published on January 15, 2026
A special exhibition tracing the story of the mental health care at the Warneford Hospital in Headington has launched at the Museum of Oxford’s ‘Old Cloakroom’ today (15 January 2026).
Grant Macdonald to Retire as Chief Executive of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust later this year
News published on January 14, 2026
Grant Macdonald, Chief Executive of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, has announced his intention to retire from the NHS later this year.
From insight to impact at Oxford Health R&D 2025
News published on January 6, 2026
Across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust’s research infrastructures, 2025 was a year of momentum, partnership, and benefits for patients and communities.
60 seconds with… Inga Farafontova, Community Psychiatric Nurse and Research Assistant
News published on December 23, 2025
In the latest of our 60 second interview series, we spoke with Inga Farafontova, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Older Adult Community Mental Health Team at the Trust.
Teenage participants needed for depression and anxiety trial
News published on December 19, 2025
The ATTEND study team are inviting young people with a history of depression or anxiety, together with their parents/carers, to join their study investigating a mindfulness therapy.
2025 highlights from Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre
News published on December 18, 2025
Welcome to the Oxford Health BRC Top 10 of 2025
Oxford Health appoints new Chair
News published on December 18, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Andrea Young will become Chair of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust from 1 April 2026, following the completion of David Walker’s term at the end of March
Industrial Action at Oxford Health
News published on December 16, 2025
Please attend your appointment as planned. We will contact you if your appointment needs to be rescheduled due to strike action.
Simple scoring system could help clinicians identify possible cases of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis
News published on December 12, 2025
Scientists have identified a key set of symptoms and developed a scoring system to help clinicians in frontline medical and mental health services consider the possibility of a rare form of encephalitis, which can sometimes be mistaken for psychosis.