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Welcome to Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care
Trauma and emergencies are huge issues for patients, the NHS and society more broadly. Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care seeks to improve patient care by designing and testing new treatments and new treatment pathways. We aim to deliver better outcomes for patients and more efficient care within the NHS and other healthcare system worldwide.
We run a number of clinical trials and related studies in trauma and emergency care to guide best practice in the field. Our work informs practice and policy in the NHS and internationally through bodies such as the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines.
Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care is based in the Kadoorie Centre located at the John Radcliffe Hospital, but has collaborations across the University and outside.
Our research focuses on the clinical and cost effectiveness of orthopaedic surgery.
January 2026 TRIAL STATS
Participants recruited during January
370
Sites with the most recruits in January
John Radcliffe Hospital (20 recruits), Countess of Chester Hospital (18 recruits), Kettering General Hospital (16 recruits)
New recruiting sites starting in January
King's Mill Hospital (WHiTE 11 FRUITI)
Royal Victoria Infirmary, University Hospital of Wales, Addenbrooke's Hospital (OPNON-STOP)
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Public trust in health data sharing for AI is conditional
9 February 2026
Public support for sharing health data for artificial intelligence (AI) research depends on clear public benefit, strong safeguards, and meaningful consent, according to a new NDORMS study based on in-depth focus groups with members of the UK public.
A step forward for ankle fracture management
29 January 2026
In an editorial piece published in The BMJ, NDORMS Professors David Keene and Matthew Costa commend a new clinical trial that advances the understanding of ankle fracture treatment.
NDORMS and NDCN collaborate with Oxford University Hospitals to form the Kadoorie Institute for Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care
23 January 2026
Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), along with the Critical Care Research Team at Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) have formally become a new Institute within the University of Oxford: the Kadoorie Institute for Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care.
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