Services Provided

We offer the following services:

Core services (essential services)

Care and management of the chronically ill and terminally ill patients Management of patients who are ill or believe themselves to be ill, with conditions from which recovery is expected, for the duration of that condition, including relevant health promotion advice and referral as appropriate, reflecting patient choice where practicable.

Enhanced services

Access to general medical services	Towards practice-based commissioning (PBC)
Childhood immunisations
Minor surgery	Influenza immunisations
Choice and Booking	Neo-natal checks
Anti-coagulation monitoring Minor injury services	Intra-uterine contraceptive device fittings Near patient testing
Opportunistic MMR (16-24 year olds) Smoking cessation	Specialised care for patients with depression Pre-operative assessment
Provision of groserelin	Dermatology-shared care monitoring for melanoma and lichen sclerosus

Nursing home cover for Freeland House Nursing Home (Freeland), Crown Nursing Home (Cassington) and Beech Court Nursing Home (Eynsham)

Additional services

Cervical screening
Contraceptive services
Child health surveillance
Maternity services
Immunisations

Non-NHS Services For Which A Fee Is Payable

In addition to the range of NHS services that are provided free at the point of delivery, we provide services which fall outside the NHS terms of service, for which a fee is required. The following list is not exhaustive but such services include:

• the preparation of medical reports for insurance companies/solicitors
• conducting medical examinations eg for insurance companies, driving medicals, holiday
cancellation medicals
• the completion of medical questionnaires for public/private authorities eg OFSTED
• completion of forms eg fitness to travel
• countersigning of forms eg driving licence applications
• production of letters of reference
• provision of vaccinations for holidays
• private prescriptions

These services are provided for fees that are established annually by the British Medical Association (BMA); please ask at reception for the latest prices. Fees are to be paid at the time that the service is delivered.

Please note: failure to attend an appointment for a non-NHS medical will attract a financial penalty of 50% of the fee for the medical.

Minor Injuries Unit (MIU)

There are some injuries that our patients sustain that would be more appropriately dealt with at the Minor Injuries Unit at the Witney Community Hospital than at the practice. The unit is staffed by trained nurses who have direct links with the John Radcliffe Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in Oxford. It is equipped to deal with most minor injuries and will save a long journey to the John Radcliffe Hospital or the Horton General Hospital.

Minor injuries include:

• minor bumps
• sprains and broken bones
• burns, cuts and bruises
• simple ear, nose and eye complaints such as the removal of splinters and other foreign
bodies.

The unit is open seven days a week from late morning to late at night (precise times should be obtained by contacting the unit directly: 01993 209456/8). No appointment is required.

X-Ray facilities are available for some of the day.

Outside these hours patients may be asked to return to the unit the next day or will be directed to the Accident and Emergency Department at the JR or to the Horton General Hospital for more serious injuries.

Many conditions get better on their own and can be treated successfully at home. Your pharmacist may be able to help you with these and advise about medicines you can buy over the chemist's counter.

Family Planning

A full family planning service is offered by the doctors and some practice nurses, including emergency contraception. All the doctors have the family planning certificate.

Antenatal Clinics

Antenatal clinics are held each week at Eynsham and Long Hanborough. Please contact the surgery or the midwives for details.

Midwives can be contacted on 01865 220457.

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapists work in the practice. Your doctor may refer you for treatment if it would be of benefit.

Counsellor

A counsellor works with the practice. Most of her appointments are paid for privately, but a few appointments are available for patients unable to bear the cost themselves.