News archive
Warneford 200: Mental Health Through the Ages
21 January 2026
With plans for the future of the Warneford Hospital site under consideration, this year also marks 200 years since the hospital opened in Headington.
Warneford Park planning application: an update
16 January 2026
Improvements to road safety proposals and additional environmental data submitted to Oxford City Council.
A new dawn for mental health inpatient care in Oxfordshire
4 December 2025
Britta Klinck, Chief Nurse for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, discusses how the new mental health hospital will have an enormously positive impact on the quality of mental health care for people living in Oxfordshire.
Building a new mental health hospital with patient experience at its heart
4 December 2025
Warneford Park’s Clinical Lead (Nursing), Samantha Robinson, explains how the design of the new hospital can enhance patient experience and support recovery.
Warneford Park ‘a critical turning point’ for brain and mental health research – Professor Belinda Lennox
4 December 2025
Head of the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Oxford, Professor Belinda Lennox, has described Warneford Park as a ‘critical turning point’ for brain and mental health research.
Inspiring experiences: using the patient voice to help shape our plans
24 October 2025
Aideen-Niamh O’Neill, who is the Experience and Involvement Facilitator and Expert By Experience for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, reflects on her personal experience of Warneford Hospital and how she and others have been helping to shape plans for the proposed new hospital.
Warneford Park will be a game-changer for mental health care in Oxfordshire and beyond
24 September 2025
Dr Karl Marlowe, Consultant Psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust writes about the Warneford Park programme.
Our plans for traffic and transport
24 September 2025
An overview of our approach to on-site car parking and travel for Warneford Park.
Planning application submitted for a major mental health and medical research campus in Oxford
23 August 2025
Plans to transform the Warneford Hospital site in Headington into a major mental health and medical research campus have been submitted to Oxford City Council by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Second pre-planning application consultation launched
29 October 2024
On behalf of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Oxford and a partner, we would like to invite you to our second phase of pre-planning application, public consultation events for Warneford Park.