Support & Advice
Non-urgent advice: Support Groups
Interpreting Services
Oxfordshire CCG has a Direct Dial Service to speed up access to Language and Deaf interpreting services. We are able to offer this service at the Surgery.
South Central Veterans Service
SCVS is a specialist and dedicated mental health service with experience of working with people who have served in the British armed forces (regular or reserves).
We cover Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
For more information about self-referring or GP referrals see: http://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ServiceCatInfo.asp?id=119
Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC)
OSARCC offers practical & emotional support for women who are considering reporting or who have reported to the police .
Therapeutic services include support groups and counselling.
www.osarcc.org.uk or telephone 01865 726 295 or 0800 783 6294
Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Thames Valley
Provides a discreet and confidential service, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for survivors of sexual assault and abuse living in the Thames Valley, or those who have been sexually assaulted and abused while in the area. Clients can access health & forensic medical services, as well as crisis support.
Solace Centre
Police House
Queens Avenue
Bicester
OX26 2NT
www.solacesarc.org.uk
Telephone: 0300 130 3036
Dementia Oxfordshire
Age UK Oxfordshire’s dementia support service provides advice and support along your dementia journey. Whether you’re a carer, family, a friend, or living with dementia yourself, they can help you access the support you need.
Contact: 01865 410 210
info@dementiaoxfordshire.org.uk
www.dementiaoxfordshire.org.uk
Samaritans
Samaritans listen, it's confidential, they won't judge callers, they respect callers' decisions.
If you would like a confidential chat phone 01295 270000 or 08457 909090.
Email: jo@samaritans.org text 07725 909090 or drop in to:
33 Albert Street, Banbury, OX16 5DG (open most days 10:00–16:00 and 18:00–22:00 however, do call 08457 909090 before you set out).
Do you have a few hours to spare each month?
Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers (RCV) aims to give people with a physical disability the opportunity to pursue a leisure, learning or sporting activity of their own choice. They have many different activities but in particular are looking for the following.
For more information call Susan Linnett on 07518 300387 or email: susan.linnett@rcv.org.uk
PAWS – Parents Autism Workshops & Support
PAWS workshops are designed to provide parents with the information and long–term support for sourcing, choosing, handling and training a pet dog specifically to benefit a child with an autism spectrum condition, and the family as a whole.
For more information contact: PAWS@dogsforthedisabled.org call 01295 759836 or go to the website: http://paws.dogsforthedisabled.org
Restore - Mental Health Charity
Restore is a Mental Health Charity that is part of the Oxfordshire Recovery Service, commissioned by the Oxfordshire PCT and Oxfordshire County Council under Keeping People Well. They offer a range of structured interventions including gardening, woodwork and crafts.
The Orchard, North Oxfordshire's Recovery Service, Calthorpe Street, Banbury. Telephone 01295 709414.
The centre will be open Monday to Friday 9am–5pm. Wednesday is women only day.
Go Active Oxfordshire!
Go Active offers high quality, fun and affordable activities, for people getting back into exercise or those wanting to try something new.
Activities include
- Nordic walking – social walking (poles provided)
- Seated exercise for those with limited mobility
- Social cycling – two hours including a refeshment break
- Post–natal exercise at Britannia Road Children's Centre
- Just jog – jog leaders to help you get started
For more information go to www.getoxfordshireactive.org or email hazel.field@cherwell-dc.cgov.uk call 01295 221715 (Tuesday–Thursday).
Control Your Condition, Don't Let It Control You
The Expert Patient Programme offers free courses for people living with long–term health conditions where you can
- Learn new skills to manage your health condition
- Develop confidence in the daily management of your specific condition(s)
- Meet others and share similar experiences
- Learn about developing more effective relationships with healthcare professionals
For more information call Freephone 0800 988 5520 or email: enquiries@eppcic.co.uk
Cancer Care Choices for Young People
If you are aged between 19 and 24 and have been diagnosed with cancer you may have a choice about where you receive your care. The Cancer Care Choices website aims to guide you through some of the decisions you're able to make.
For more information: http://www.nhs.uk/young-cancer-care/Pages/index.aspx
Patients Wanted for Oxfordshire Link
From doing outreach around Oxfordshire this summer, Oxfordshire Link has found that making appointments at the GP Surgery is a major talking point. We would like to invite members of the public with an interest in this topic to take part in a focus group to talk about GP surgeries and access to appointments.
We will look at questions like:
- How easy is it for you to make an appointment?
- What do you think of your surgery's opening times?
At the end we'll look at how best to present this information to surgeries. With our help what would you do next?
Oxfordshire Link is an independent organisation. This is a voluntary role butall travel expenses will be reimbursed and lunch provided.
Please email the Link at oxfordshirelink@makesachange.org.uk if you wish to take part. We look forward to hearing from you!
Help During a Power Cut for Priority Users
If you depend on electricity for home medical care, you could register with the Priority Service Register. This service means that your electricity supplier will do everything possible to help during an emergency power cut.
You should register if you are using any medical equipment, particularly any of the following
- Nebuliser
- Heart and lung machine
- Kidney dialysis machine
- Oxygen machine
- Ventilator
- Apnoea monitor
- Any other medical dependencies
To register you can collect a leaflet from the Surgery waiting room or, if you would just like to know more call the general enquiry line on 0800 096 3080.
Oxfordshire MIND
Oxfordshire MIND provides vital help and support to people across the county who are experiencing mental and emotional health problems such as anxiety, bereavement, depression, life crisis, loneliness, recovery from breakdowns, panic attacks, post-natal depression, stress and schizophrenia.
MIND relies on donations and support from the public to develop their work and have lots of events that are fun as well as important fundraisers.
For the latest information see www.oxfordshire-mind.org.uk or https://www.facebook.com/mind.gigsevents
ADHD Oxfordshire
ADHD Oxfordshire offers information and support for anyone affected by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. There is also a monthly support group in Eynsham on the last Tuesday of every month (except December) from 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm at St Leonard’s Church Hall, Thames Street, Eynsham OX29 4HF.
There are also training sessions and other meetings as well as coaching. For more information email adhd.oxfordshire@virgin.net, phone 01865 731378 or visit www.adhdoxfordshire.co.uk
Age UK Oxfordshire
Age UK Oxfordshire is a local independent charity which helps enable all older people in Oxfordshire to live life to the full. They provide free local information, advice, and a wide range of support services, from exercise classes and digital support to telephone befriending and bereavement support – with much more in between.
0345 450 1276
contactus@ageukoxfordshire.org.uk
www.ageuk.org.uk/oxfordshire/
Oxfordshire Sexual Health Service (OSHS)
Oxfordshire Sexual Health Service (OSHS), provide free sexual health screening (tests), treatment, contraception and advice and provide care and treatment for people living with HIV.
They are committed to providing sexual health services to everybody – whatever age, gender or sexuality. For more information, see confidentiality & safeguarding and inclusion. Remember, most infections ARE curable, don’t delay getting tested.