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OxSTaR (Oxford Simulation, Teaching and Research) is the University of Oxford’s purpose built, state-of-the-art medical simulation teaching and research facility in the Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Simulated learning scenarios provide invaluable opportunities to observe, develop and test how healthcare professionals work together and interact with their environment and equipment.
Latest news
Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management released
5 January 2021
This textbook is available on open access and contains a section on Human Error and Patient Safety written by the director of OxSTaR Prof Helen Higham and Prof Charles Vincent.
OxSTaR partnership wins Patient Safety Innovation of the Year award at 2020 Patient Safety Awards
17 November 2020
The award was won in partnership with Oxford AHSN, Oxford University Hospitals FT, Royal Berkshire FT and Health Education England e-Learning.
OxSTaR are finalists in three categories of the Patient Safety Awards 2020
12 October 2020
The project "Listening with Intelligence: An Evaluative Training Initiative to improve safety for low risk mothers and babies in labour" was undertaken in partnership with Oxford AHSN, Oxford University Hospitals FT Royal Berkshire FT and Health Education England e-Learning.
Founded in 2008
Trains healthcare practitioners
Based at John Radcliffe Hospital