An investigation has been launched at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where children’s heart surgery has been suspended following four deaths in the past three months.

The hospital has put all paediatric operations on hold while it looks into the deaths, which it said involved some “very sick children”, and it has contacted the families of all its young patient’s, with urgent cases set to be transferred to other hospitals.

In a statement, the John Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust...

Oxford-based celebrity chef Raymond Blanc broke his leg in a fall at his home on Monday.

The TV star of BBC2’s The Restaurant was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital after falling down the stairs and breaking his leg and ankle in five places.

The 60-year-old cook, who owns a chain of brasseries and patisseries across the country as well as his flagship Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons restaurant in Great Milton, was expected to go under the surgeon’s knife for a minor operation to set...

Rough plans of how a redeveloped Bicester Community Hospital could look have been shown to a group working with NHS Oxfordshire on the rebuild.

The health authority has produced a framework to help potential developers bidding to work on the project come up with designs for the facility.

Members of the Bicester Community Hospital Engagement Forum (CHEF), which is working with the NHS, have been shown the early stage plans.  CHEF chairman, retired Bicester GP, Dr. Michael Curry, said...

A mobile Chlamydia testing unit is to travel around Oxfordshire as part of a 10-day roadshow aimed at helping young people avoid the ‘love bug’.

Operated by NHS Oxfordshire, the unit will speak to 15 to 24-year-olds about local sexual health services, and provide free Chlamydia testing kits.

Angela Baker, a consultant in Public Health - Health Improvement at NHS Oxfordshire, said: “We were looking for a fresh approach to target young people who fall into the ‘high-risk’ category...