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ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY

  • For life threatening conditions, call 999 – Accident & Emergency (A&E).
  • Emergency services are very busy. You should only attend Emergency Departments (A&E) if you are very badly hurt or if you become very seriously ill (life-threatening). This would include:
    • Life threatening choking
    • Chest pain
    • Blacking out
    • Severe blood loss
    • Severe breathing difficulty.

You will find Emergency Departments at:

Dial 111 for urgent advice on what to do or who to see.

 

URGENT CARE

Oxfordshire’s minor injury units
Urgent Care Centre
Abingdon Community Hospital, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AG
Tel: 01865 903476
This service is available seven days a week, 10am to 10.30pm.
X-ray opening times at this MIU are as follows: Monday to Saturday 10.00am – 6.30pm; Sunday – 11.00am to 5.00pm. These times are for the MIU patients only.
If you are attending as a referral from your GP for an X-ray, please use the following times: Monday to Friday 10.00am – 1.30pm and 2.30pm – 5pm; Saturday 11.00am – 1.30pm and 2.30pm – 5pm; Sunday 12pm – 4pm.


OUT OF HOURS DOCTOR 

Telephone: 111
Call NHS 111 available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 111 if you need health advice at the evening or weekend or if you are not sure which service can help you best.
The out-of-hours service provides urgent medical care from 6.30pm to 8.00am on weekdays and around the clock at weekends and bank holidays. It can help you if, for example, you have a fever or sickness but do not need to go to a hospital Emergency Department.
Remember to call first before going to an urgent care centre.
Patients do not need to register for urgent care services.


MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS

If you experience mental health crisis at the weekend, you can get support with Oxford Safe Haven by calling 01865 903 037 or call the Samaritans 24/7 on 116 123 www.samaritans.org
Oxford Safe Haven is an out-of-hours, non-clinical space offering crisis support, signposting, safety planning and listening support over the weekend.
The Oxford Safe Haven is open on Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday from  6pm until 10pm.
The referral line is open from 5pm on the day of the service and the last entry is at 9pm.
You must call first. We may not have a space if people arrive at the venue without calling ahead.
For more details about this service please visit www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/service_description/oxford-safe-haven


URGENT DENTAL SERVICES 

For emergency advice or treatment please call: 111
Between 6.30pm to 9.30pm Monday to Thursday, 9.00am to 6.00pm at weekends, 9.00am to 5.00pm and 6.00pm to 9.00pm on bank holiday weekends and bank holidays.
This service is available to all Oxfordshire residents (including temporary residents and visitors). Callers will be phoned back for triage and provided with either advice or offered appointments for emergency treatment. This service is for people with urgent or emergency needs only and therefore does not provide routine care or repeat appointments.
You can also call 111 for details of NHS dental practices offering emergency appointments.
If you need to urgent dental advice or treatment in the evening or during the weekend, call the Out of Hours dental helpline on 0845 345 8995 from 6.30 to 9.30pm, Monday to Thursday, 6.30-10pm on Friday’s, 9am to 1pm and 2-6pm at the weekend and 9am to 5pm and 6-9pm on Bank Holidays

 

EYE EMERGENCIES

The Eye Emergency Department is open between the hours of 8am and 6pm (last appointment at 5pm) Monday to Friday. During the weekend an emergency clinic is held from 8.30am to 4pm on both days. This department operates a booking system whereby patients are assessed either by phone or in person and offered an appointment.
The emergency eye clinic at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is open between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, 10am until 4pm on Saturday and 10am until 2pm at the weekend.
For more information see www.oxfordeyehospital.nhs.uk/about/eyeemergencies.asp

 

24 HOUR PHARMACY

Chemist – You can drop in and ask for confidential advice at pharmacies across the county. Some are also open during the evening and weekends. For information on opening hours at your local pharmacy search using your postcode on NHS Choices at http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Pharmacy/LocationSearch/10


EMERGENCY VET

Medivet 
Address: 62 Hensington Rd, Woodstock OX20 1JL, United Kingdom
Open 24 hours
+44 1993 811355

Cloud9 Vets
https://cloud9vets.co.uk/contact-us/
08000 354 999
Open 24 hours

Cogges Vet
01993 772627
petcare@coggesvet.com
The Neighbourhood Centre, Cogges Hill Road, Witney, OX28 3XY
Mon-Fri: 08:00-19:00
Sat: 08:00-14:00
Sun: 10:00-12:00
 

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