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Out of Hours Care
Outside surgery hours your call will be diverted to the Oxfordshire Primary Care
Service.
A message will ask you to call your GP between 8.00 am and 6.30 pm Monday to
Friday, or to contact NHS Direct (0845 46 47). Alternatively, you may hold on to
be put through to one of the out of hours team.
Health advice and information is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year from www.nhs.uk or you can call NHS Direct on 0845 4647.
EMERGENCY PRESCRIPTIONS
Emergency prescriptions may also be obtained from the out of hours service. Sainsbury's Pharmacy in Banbury is open until 9.00pm Monday to Friday and has a rota at weekends. Information is available from their website www.sainsburys.co.uk
ONLINE APPOINTMENT BOOKING
If you would like to be able to book appointments online when the surgery is closed, see our EMIS Access page.
NHS Walk-in Centres
Banbury is your nearest NHS Walk-in Centre
The address is:
- An appointment is not always needed
- It is open seven days a week from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm
Coventry Walk-in Centre
Coventry walk in centre is open from 7.00 am until 7.00 pm 7 days a week and no appointment is required. It is run by experienced NHS nurses.
The address is:
- Coventry NHS Walk-in Centre, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry, CV1 4FH
Telephone 024 7624 6789
Milton Keynes Walk-in Centre
Milton Keynes walk in centre is open from 7.00 am until 10.00 pm 365 days a year and no appointment is required. Patients will be asked about their medical
condition on arrival to ensure that those requiring urgent medical attention are
seen without delay.
The address is:
- Hospital Campus, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5NG
Telephone 01908 303030
TREATING MINOR AILMENTS AT HOME
You can treat minor ailments, such as, colds, coughs and indigestion at home if you have a well stocked medicine/first aid cabinet.
Some suggestions of things to keep are
- Painkillers such as paracetamol (or infant paracetamol for children), aspirin (not to be given to children under 16), or ibuprofen.
- Cream or spray for insect bites or stings
- Mild laxatives
- Anti-diarrhoeal medicines
- Rehydration mixture
- Indigestion remedy
- Cough syrup for dry coughs
- Travel sickness tablets
- Sunscreen – SPF 15 or higher
- Sunburn treatment (e.g. calamine)
- A thermometer
- Measuring spoon or oral syringe
- A selection of plasters, non-absorbent cotton wool, elastic bandages and dressings, safety pins and sticky tape
- Tweezers and sharp scissors
- Antiseptic cream
Remember!
Keep all medicines in a secure place out of the reach of children. Always read the instructions or directions and use the4 suggested dose. Watch expiry dates – don’t use or keep medicines past their ‘best before’ date.
Return all unwanted and out of date medicines to the pharmacy or the Surgery Dispensary for disposal.
For more information try NHS.uk at the following address
http://www.nhs.uk/livewell/pharmacy/pages/yourmedicinecabinet.aspx
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