GP practices urged to join COVID-19 research
30 March 2020
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have joined forces with clinical system supplier EMIS Health to urgently recruit as many GP practices as possible for COVID-19 research.
National priority COVID-19 trial recruits first patients
17 April 2020
Researchers from Oxford University are now enrolling participants into PRINCIPLE, the first clinical trial of potential COVID-19 treatments to take place in GP practices.
PRINCIPLE Trial calls on UK primary care to support patient recruitment
22 June 2020
The Co-Chief Investigators of the PRINCIPLE Trial, Professor Chris Butler and Professor Richard Hobbs, write an open letter to health professionals across UK primary care calling on their support, so those who are still contracting COVID-19 are given the opportunity to join the trial.
Probiotics do not reduce antibiotic prescribing in care home residents, shows study
7 July 2020
There is no evidence to suggest a daily combination of probiotics reduces the need for antibiotics to treat acute infections in care home residents, finds a study led by Oxford University researchers published in JAMA.