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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 6d

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 6d

Older People’s Day at Oxford Town Hall yesterday was full of energy and insight. Our Research stand welcomed older adults to explore how their lived experience can shape better care.

Read more about the day on our website:
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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 13d

CRF staff, participants, visitors and people who came to our events have been working hard over the summer, to co-create a stunning mosaic. The design reflects the quiet, calm space of our courtyard garden where it will be installed.

Come back in November to see the finished piece of artwork!

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 15d

🏆 Huge congratulations to Clinical Research Nurse Abigail Stuart who has won an Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Exceptional People Award!

Abigail was nominated for consistently going above and beyond her role, demonstrating an unparalleled commitment to excellence.

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 20d

Want to make a difference in mental health research? Volunteer at the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility!

Support staff & participants, assist with admin, gain insight into clinical trials.

Apply here: oxford-health.goassemble.com/opportunitie...

#Volunteering #MentalHealth #Research

Research Support (Warneford Hospital- Clinical Research Facility)

Could you assist our research teams to support the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 22d

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 22d

🎊 Oxford Health CRF is making great strides in delivering high-quality #mentalhealth research, thanks to our amazing team!

Colleagues have been working hard to coordinate study visits in areas including dementia, depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia.

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 22d

#AskAboutDementia #AskAboutAlzheimers

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 22d

This World Alzheimer’s Month, we reflect on the progress of the OH CRF Cerebrospinal Fluid biomarker pilot, a national collaboration that’s reshaping early diagnosis of Alzheimer's, helping clinicians deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/ycvs2r3z

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 23d

Had a brilliant afternoon at the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Induction. Fantastic to meet so many new colleagues ready to make a difference, deliver outstanding care, and explore how research and innovation can shape the future.

Welcome to the Trust!

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · 29d

CRF Team Lead Debbie Moll has graduated with an MSc in Professional Practice (Physical Healthcare) from Oxford Brookes University. Her dissertation explored whether people with aphasia find slower speech easier to understand.

Filiz Bristow from Oxford Health NHS Trust graduated alongside Debbie.

A portrait photo of Debbie Moll, wearing her graduation gown and standing on a staircase, in front of a blank wall.

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Aug 27

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Oxford, has submitted plans for Warneford Park: a transformative mental health and medical research campus in Headington.

oxfordhealthcrf.nihr.ac.uk/planning-app...

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Aug 27

Yes! It was originally for the 75th birthday of the NHS in 2023.

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Aug 13

Members of the CRF team as well as R&D colleagues had a great day at Oxford Health NHS FT and Active Oxfordshire Have A Go Festival. The event invites people with learning disabilities to 'have a go' at a range of sports and activities.

The team spoke to people about 'having a go' at research too.

Friends enjoyed a day of exciting activities new and old at this year’s Have A Go Festival | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

The annual event was a chance for people with a Learning Disability to “Have a Go” at the Horspath Athletics Track in Oxford.

www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Aug 5

Deborah Moll, CRF Team Lead, co-authored a scoping review on economic evaluations in Speech & Language Therapy.

The evidence is growing, but we need a more coordinated research approach to understand SLT's economic value. Great collaboration with University of Lancashire, RCSLT, and fellow SLTs.

Economic Evaluations of Speech and Language Therapy Interventions: A Scoping Review

Background With constrained funding and increasing demand, the pressures on health and care services globally continue to grow. Given the challenges faced, it is imperative that services and interve...

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jul 29

🎥Recently, our Clinical Research Facility has opened its doors to facilitate filming for local and national news outlets.

We have been able to highlight a selection of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust studies into #depression and #dementia that the Facility supports.

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jul 23

Some of our staff have spent the morning at Rose Hill Community Centre. These events help us connect with local communities, to discuss mental health, learn about their priorities and showcase some of our research.

We also got lots of help with the new mosaic for our courtyard!

A little girl stands in front of a table covered in leaflets, with her back to the camera. Behind the table are two members of staff. There is a large banner advertising the Genes and Health study. It says "One of the world's largest community-based genetics studies, aiming to improve the health among people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage by analysing the genes and health of 100,000 volunteers"

Three woman hold up leaflets advertising various pieces of research, including Be Part Of Research. One lady is holding up her hand, which is intricately painted with a band of henna

Some children are gathered around a large wooden board, onto which they are gluing small coloured tiles which are stored in plastic boxes sorted by colour. The artist helping them is laughing and holding a box of pink petal-shaped tiles. The board has a nearly completed frame of different shades and shapes of green tiles.

A wooden board with piles of different coloured green tiles. A young boy is being helped by a woman. They are gluing the tiles into a wide band around the board, which forms a mosaic frame.

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NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social · Jul 21

📣ICYMI

Parkinson’s drug, #pramipexole, is showing real promise for treating treatment-resistant depression.
ITV Meridian covered the Pax-D story 18.07, featuring Phil Harvey, whose life changed after joining the trial.

Hopeful signs for mental health care.

Watch the segment: tinyurl.com/paxdTRD

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jul 17

Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) working in partnership with the University of Oxford is one of 18 centres supporting the national National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) BioResource facilities in England.

For more information email [email protected]

Oxford Health is supporting the NIHR BioResource in England

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jul 16

A thank you to Val, Senior Administrator at the CRF, from an ISAP participant who completed their final visit. She was given flowers and for her warmth and care which made every visit easier.

A reminder that research is about people: our amazing participants and our hard-working, caring staff!

Val stands by a sign reading "NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility". She is wearing her dark blue CRF uniform and holding a large bunch of yellow flowers.

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jul 14

Several members of the OH CRF team are in Birmingham for the next couple of days at the Joint CRF Network and BRC Conference We're excited about the next few days on achieving impact through collaboration #CRFBRC25

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Clinical Research Facility was well represented at the 2025 Celebrating NMAHPPs in Research conference. Team Lead Debbie Moll presented her Masters Dissertation research, and Amanda Colston, CRF Matron, co-chaired the morning.

Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility Staff Share Research at NMAHPPs Conference 2025

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jul 9

It was a great event. We met some fantastic people, including some very enthusiastic dancers, who have hopefully found new activities and sports to take part in. We had lots of useful conversations about our research too.

Put it in your diary for next time!

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣Have a Go Festival is back!

Join us today, 10am–2pm at Horspath Athletics Track, Oxford.

A free, fun day of sport & activities for adults with learning disabilities.

Meet research teams from our CRF and @nihr.bsky.social r.bsky.social ready to chat, share & inspire.

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NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility @oxhealthcrf.bsky.social · Jun 20

With today marking #Red4Research, our Clinical Research Facility Manager Claudia Hurducas is showing her support for people who take part in health care research and deliver clinical trials.

Read more about the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility: oxfordhealthcrf.nihr.ac.uk

#BePartofResearch

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