Events

Public talks

Behind the blue lights: what really happens in an emergency

Monday 17 November 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Lecture Theatre 1, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU

Join South Central Ambulance Service and Oxford University Hospitals at our next in-person public talk for an informative session.

Discover how to stay safe on the roads, what to do when blue lights appear in your mirror, how emergency crews respond at the scene, and what happens next if a patient needs to be taken to Accident and Emergency (A&E).

Basic life support advice
CPR demonstrations
Informative talks
Q&A

Free to attend, please register.

Email: ouhmembers@ouh.nhs.uk

Tel: 01865 231472

Free talk: World Firsts in Oxford Myeloma Care

Dr Sarah Gooding
Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist, Haematology

Monday 24 November 2025 7.00pm - 8.00pm, refreshments from 6.30pm
Kidlington Baptist Church, High Street, Kidlington OX5 2DS

The Oxford Translational Myeloma Centre (OTMC) was established in 2023 as a patient-focused research organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for people living with multiple myeloma - an incurable form of blood cancer.

The Centre aims to personalise myeloma treatment by implementing new methods to predict and monitor responses to therapy, person by person. These include cutting-edge molecular diagnostics, innovative imaging techniques, and highly sensitive tools to detect residual cancer cells. By integrating these approaches into clinical trials, OTMC aims to accelerate the testing and delivery of more effective therapies.

Dr Sarah Gooding will share insights and stories from some of OTMC's research - exploring how the team is trialling novel therapies and diagnostic tests, implementing personalised treatments, and ultimately working to extend and improve the lives of myeloma patients across the UK.

Free to attend, please register.

Email: ouhmembers@ouh.nhs.uk

Tel: 01865 231472

Quality Conversation

Public and staff engagement event

Monday 15 December 2025 3.30pm - 6.30pm
Tingewick Hall, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital

This event will include progress on the current 2025-26 Quality Priorities, and you will have an opportunity to influence the choice and direction of the Trust Quality Priorities for 2026-27.

We are inviting Public Governors, Community Group members, staff and Foundation Trust members. Members of the Trust Board will also be in attendance.

Tea, coffee, biscuits and water will be provided.

Registration is essential as there are a maximum number of people we can accommodate.

If you would like to come, please register your attendance by 1 December 2025 by email:

patient.experience@ouh.nhs.uk

Christmas concerts

NHS Power Choir

17 and 18 December 2025
St Mary's Church, Banbury

Christmas favourites and a few songs from the West End stage.

For your free ticket, please email your name, address, how many tickets you need and for which night.

Email: thepowerchoir@gmail.com

Radio Cherwell Christmas Concert

Sunday 21 December 2.00pm - 4.00pm
Atrium, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital

Radio Cherwell will be joined by the Rock Choir, Oxford Operatic Society (OXOPS), Kennington Oxford Brass Band and Choir of Holy Trinity Church Headington Quarry.

This festive concert will also feature recorded Christmas messages from the OUH Interim CEO, the Lord Mayor of Oxford and the Lord Bishop of Oxford.

Broadcast on Radio Cherwell and streamed on radiocherwell.com and on the app.

All are also welcome to come along in person.

Carers' Café

Thursdays - 2025 dates will be listed below, 12 noon - 1.30pm
Level 3 Restaurant, John Radcliffe Hospital

Rest | Share | Learn

Take time out for coffee and a chat with fellow carers, hospital staff and local carers' groups - a chance to relax and discover what support may be available.

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