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The @TOAST_Study Chief Investigator gives a 90-second overview of the study, including motivations and hopes for neonatal surgical trials in the future @NEWSFORTOFS
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@TOAST_Study looks at whether antacid medication is useful for babies born with a rare condition, oesophageal atresia. It is one of only a few clinical trials in neonatal surgery. Prof. Nigel Hall shares the motivation for the study. npeu.ox.ac.uk/toast @NPEU_Oxford @Ox_wrh
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Today on #IDM2026 we celebrate midwives. At @NPEU_CTU, we’re proud to support their work through research to improve neonatal outcomes. Our research nurse, Pip, shares her views on building a research centric neonatal unit. Read more 👉bit.ly/4tZbB4o @NPEU_Oxford
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Today on #InternationalNursesDay, we’re celebrating nurses – not only in delivering outstanding care but also in fostering and leading research. Pip, our research nurse @NPEU_CTU, shares her EMPOWER framework on creating a research centric unit. Read more bit.ly/4tZbB4o
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More🍞TOAST 🍞Document boxes are queued up ready to send to our next recruiting sites - keep an eye 👀for news of more recruitment locations, coming soon! @NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU @Ox_wrh @NEWSFORTOFS
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The 🥇st baby has been recruited to TOAST Study! 🍞 Our heartfelt thanks to the family for taking part, and to the team at University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff @CV_UHB @CAV_Research @NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU @Ox_wrh @NEWSFORTOFS
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We have now opened our second 🍞TOAST 🍞recruiting site - Noah's Ark Childrens Hospital, University Hospital of Wales! Welcome to TOAST Study! @CV_UHB @CAV_Research @NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU @Ox_wrh @NEWSFORTOFS
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Welcome to our first 🍞TOAST 🍞recruiting site - Southampton Children's Hospital! It's great to have you on board! 👋 @SotonChildHosp @UHSFT @NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU @Ox_wrh @NEWSFORTOFS

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🍞TOAST Study is now open to recruitment🍞 See the news article on our website for more information 👀 npeu.ox.ac.uk/toast/whats-ne… @NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU @Ox_wrh @NEWSFORTOFS
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🎉🍞TOAST Study is open to recruitment! 🍞🎉 For more information see npeu.ox.ac.uk/toast @NPEU_Oxford @NPEU_CTU @Ox_wrh @nigel_j_hall @IainYardley @NEWSFORTOFS
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Today on #RareDiseaseDay2026 we’d like to raise awareness of those affected by rare conditions across the world. OA/TOF is more common than many people realise, the @TOAST_Study is opening to recruitment soon, and is aiming to improve care for these babies.
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Exciting news - we are hosting our first BOBBi Webinar tomorrow! We have sent the Teams link to all sites who have expressed interest, please email us at bobbi@npeu.ox.ac.uk if you would like to join. @NPEU_CTU

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@TOAST_Study is opening to recruitment soon, aiming to improve care for OA/TOF babies 👶 Read more here: npeu.ox.ac.uk/toast/ @NPEU_Oxford @NEWSFORTOFS

It’s OA/TOF Awareness Week. Did you know a baby is born with Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (OA/TOF) in the UK roughly every other day? That’s around 180 babies a year, facing a condition with lifelong implications. 1/2
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It’s OA/TOF Awareness Week. Did you know a baby is born with Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (OA/TOF) in the UK roughly every other day? That’s around 180 babies a year, facing a condition with lifelong implications. 1/2
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! #February11 At the NPEU Clinical Trials Unit, 85% of our team are women. From statisticians to trial managers, we’re proud to celebrate the incredible women driving health research forward. @NPEU_Oxford #WomenInSTEM @Ox_wrh
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🍞TOAST Study 🍞has now received Study Greenlight from @NPEU_CTU @NPEU_Oxford 🚦Our systems are ready - watch this space - recruiting sites, coming soon! @nigel_j_hall @IainYardley For more information - npeu.ox.ac.uk/toast
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Exciting news! 📣The SurfON Protocol is now officially published in the Trials Journal! 📖✨ A huge shout-out to all the authors & collaborators who made this publication possible. Read the full publication here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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What is the BOBBi Trial? 🤔 Prof. Paul Heath introduces our study on steroids for babies with bacterial meningitis. 📢 We’re looking for UK recruitment sites! Scan the QR code in the video or contact the BOBBi team at @NPEU_CTU @DrCGale
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The TOFS Christmas Cards are back & every card you send helps us support those impacted by OA/TOF. For 1 donation, you can share your card with up to 100 people via email, WhatsApp, or Messenger. Support TOFS and send a card today: dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/c…
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Thank you to all who joined us for 🍞TOAST Collaborators' Day in Birmingham last week! We hope you enjoyed learning about the study rationale, protocol and logistics in preparation for recruitment (coming soon!) @nigel_j_hall @IainYardley @MarkJohnson800 @NPEU_CTU @NPEU_Oxford
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The TOAST Trial Manager is running the @NPEU_CTU stand at @Neonatal_Update today - do come and say hello👋 and have a chat about our NPEU trials! @NPEU_Oxford @BOBBi_Study @neogastric @BASEtrial @TheMAMAStudy
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