NHS Photography Exhibition

SEPTEMBER 2020

In this edition:

Issue #2 Mayor Eleanor Hards opening the
photography exhibition (above) ands two
photographs from the exhibition (left)

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PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION ON NHS RESEARCH COMES TO DIDCOT

Tuesday 1st September 2020

A PHOTOGRAPHY Didcot Civic Hall is open Mayor Eleanor Hards and Mayor’s Escort Nick Hards at the
exhibition showcasing from 8.30am to 9pm opening of the photography exhibition. (above)
ground-breaking NHS Monday to Friday and
research taking place Saturday mornings. Other responsible for “We have taken every
across the Thames Valley weekend opening hours controlling blood sugar opportunity to ensure that
has opened at Didcot will vary, visitors are and a virtual reality this exhibition is socially
Civic Hall. encouraged to check with headset to treat mental distanced and is safe for
the venue beforehand but illnesses. people to come and enjoy
‘The Body Unlocked: are welcome to visit the this amazing and
How Research is exhibition. The exhibition was informative exhibition.
Changing Lives’ features opened at the newly
life-sized photographs of The studies highlighted in reopened Didcot Civic “From the development
people who have taken the exhibition are taking Hall on Friday 28 August of penicillin to the link
part in studies, place in Berkshire, by Mayor of Didcot between smoking and
researchers at work and Buckinghamshire, Milton Councillor Eleanor Hards. lung cancer, this essential
microscopic images of Keynes, and Oxfordshire research is helping to
cells and bacteria. with support from the She said: “I’m delighted transform people’s lives.
National Institute for to open this exhibition This topic is especially
The exhibition will be at Health Research (NIHR). along with the opening of relevant today in the
Didcot Civic Hall, the civic hall in these battle against COVID-19.
Britwell Road until Images include surgeons difficult times. It is crucial that people
Thursday 29th October preparing a pioneering put themselves forward to
and will visit other gene therapy injection for aid research.”
venues in the county and vision loss, dogs smelling
Thames Valley in future. urine to detect cancer, a
close-up of cells

The NHS photography exhibition at Didcot Civic Hall (above).

Research studies are an treatments in the NHS, “This exhibition the exhibition while
integral part of improving improving the quality of highlights the ground Mayor Councillor
treatments in the NHS, the care that we provide breaking research taking Eleanor Hards gave a
public health, and social and learning more about place across the Thames speech to open the
care for conditions such various conditions. We Valley and we hope that it display and reopen Didcot
as cancer, diabetes, and rely on the public to take encourages the public to Civic Hall after weeks of
psychosis. part in this research, volunteer for studies in lockdown due to COVID-
which can include the NHS.” 19.
More than 2,800 anything from filling out
participants have already surveys or giving a blood On Friday 28th August To learn more about
been involved in COVID- sample to trialling a new 2020 a small number of the exhibition visit
19 research at Oxford medication or treatment. Didcot Town Councillors thebodyunlocked.info.
University Hospitals NHS visited the hall to view
Foundation Trust
including studies into
drug treatment and DNA
analysis of those with the
infection. Learn more at
bepartofresearch.uk.

Prof Belinda Lennox,
Clinical Director for the
NIHR Clinical Research
Network Thames Valley
and South Midlands, one
of the NIHR partners
behind the exhibition,
said: “Health research is
vital for developing new

Didcot Town Councillors visited the photography exhibition on Friday 28th August 2020

The photography with more details so that One example of when dreaming, and
exhibition will be at residents that cannot photographs featured in Parkinson’s, which leads
Didcot Civic Hall until make the journey to the the exhibition is the to involuntary tremors or
Thursday 29th October Civic Hall can still enjoy Parkinson’s/sleep study slow movement due to
2020 and residents are the exhibition. (see left photograph). The problems in the brain.
encouraged to take a visit photograph caption can Researchers are
to the hall to view the be seen here: monitoring people with
photography and have a RBD and those with
look at the information Parkinson’s / sleep study healthy sleep patterns
available at the exhibition - Sleep disorders can be using electronic devices
regarding being part of an early indicator of worn at home, so the two
studies in Oxfordshire problems with the can be compared. This
and surrounding areas. nervous system. could lead to computer
Researchers in Oxford are algorithms that analyse
Each week Didcot Civic studying the link between sleep data to support
Hall will be posting on Rapid Eye Movement faster diagnosis of RBD
their Facebook and Sleep Behaviour Disorder and detect changes in
Instagram page a different (RBD), which causes sleep over time.
piece from the exhibition people to move or shout

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