Cruse Bereavement Care Oxfordshire

We offer one-to-one counselling sessions and friendship groups to people who are trying to come to terms with the death of others.

Cruse Oxfordshire works independently to give everyone, regardless of their situation or beliefs, unlimited time to face their problems.

Telephone: 01865 245398 (10am-1pm Monday to Friday)

Website: www.oxfordcruse.co.uk

Email: admin@oxfordcruse.co.uk

The Loss Foundation

The Loss Foundation offers in-person support in London and Oxford in the form of bereavement support groups and other supportive social events.
The Loss Foundation is the only UK charity dedicated solely to providing bereavement support following the loss of a loved one to cancer, whether that be spouses, family members, friends or colleagues.

Facebook: thelossfoundation

Twitter: @LossFoundation

Telephone: 0300 200 4112

Website: www.thelossfoundation.org

Oxford University Hospital Bereavement Service

The Bereavement Service offers practical and emotional support to the immediate family or next of kin of anyone who dies as a patient of the Trust, together with anyone who is bereaved and connected with the Trust.

Website: www.ouh.nhs.uk

Oxfordshire Sands

Oxfordshire Sands (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity) is dedicated to providing help and support for anyone affected by the tragic death of a baby. As a local branch of National Sands we support bereaved families across Oxfordshire including the areas covered by the John Radcliffe (Oxford) and Horton (Banbury) hospitals.

Facebook: oxfordshiresands

Telephone:  07513 295504

Website: www.oxfordshiresands.org.uk

Email: info@oxfordshiresands.org.uk

SeeSaw

SeeSaw provides grief support for children, young people and their families in Oxfordshire.

Telephone: 01865 744 768

Website: www.seesaw.org.uk

Email: info@seesaw.org.uk

Carers Oxfordshire

Carers Oxfordshire is a free service which offers information, advice and support to someone aged 18 and over, who is looking after someone aged 18 and over, living in Oxfordshire, who could not manage without this help.

Phone: 0345 050 7666

Website: www.carersoxfordshire.org.uk

Email: carersoxfordshire@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Carers UK

They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.

Telephone: 020 7378 4999

Website: www.carersuk.org

Islip Health Visitor

Our Health Visitor Angela Cooke is based at Islip and contactable through the surgery. She is trained in child health, health promotion and education and works mainly with children and families. She works Wednesday, Thursday and Friday but messages can be left on her answerphone on other days.

Telephone: 01865 841976

Childhood illness visual guide

Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.

Website: www.nhs.uk

Vaccination planner

Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.

Download from: www.nhs.uk

Community Action Groups Oxfordshire

The Community Action Group (CAG) Project consists of almost 60 groups across Oxfordshire, at the forefront of community led climate change action, organising events and projects to take action on issues including waste, transport, food, energy, biodiversity and social justice.

Website: cagoxfordshire.org.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/CAGoxfordshire

Twitter: twitter.com/CAGOxfordshire

Islip Medical Practice VPPG

If you are a registered patient at Islip Medical Practice, we would like to invite you to join our Virtual Patient Participation Group (VPPG).

DAAT Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team

Commissioning drug and alcohol treatment and support services
for young people, adults, families and carers throughout Oxfordshire.

Telephone: 01865 328607

Website: www.oxfordshiredaat.org

Turning Point

Roads to Recovery is your countywide integrated alcohol and drugs service. We offer support to individuals throughout Oxfordshire from our full-time, dedicated recovery hubs.

Email: oxfordshire@turning-point.co.uk

Telephone: 0300 0134 776

Website: www.turning-point.co.uk

Al-Anon UK

Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking, regardless of whether that person is still drinking or not. For some of our members, the wounds still run deep, even if their loved one may no longer be a part of their lives or have died.

Telephone: 020 7403 0888

Website: www.al-anonuk.org.uk

Drinkline

If you’re worried about your own or someone else’s drinking, you can call this free helpline, in complete confidence.

Telephone: 0300 123 1110

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.

Telephone: 0800 917 7650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Email: help@aamail.org

Talk to Frank

If you have a problem with drugs Talk to Frank for friendly, confidential drugs advice.

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

TalkingSpace Plus

TalkingSpace Plus is a free NHS service for people living with depression or anxiety in Oxfordshire.

Telephone: 01865 901222

Website: talkingspaceplus.org.uk

Oxfordshire MIND

We’re here to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support. Oxfordshire Mind runs a wide range of services for anyone over the age of 16 who is affected by mental health problems.

Telephone: 01865 247788

Website: www.oxfordshiremind.org.uk

Rethink

Rethink provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.

Email: info@rethink.org

Telephone: 0300 5000 927

Website: www.rethink.org

Samaritans

Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Telephone: 116 123

Website: www.samaritans.org

Priory Wellbeing Centre Oxford (PRIVATE)

The Wellbeing Centre provides therapy and treatment for a wide range of mental health conditions and support is provided by fully accredited consultants and therapists, designed to help improve the quality of your personal or professional life. We provide the very best expert care with professionals who are flexible and dedicated.

Telephone: 0808 115 5211

Website: www.priorygroup.com

Oxford Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (PRIVATE)

Oxford CBT offers a range of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy solutions for people experiencing difficulties in their lives.

Email: info@oxfordCBT.co.uk

Telephone: 01865 920077

Website: www.oxfordcbt.co.uk

Oxford Health Community Diabetes Service

Our service covers the whole of Oxfordshire and is staffed by six Diabetes Specialist Nurses (DSNs) and three administrative staff. The DSNs all have formal qualifications in diabetes care and can prescribe medications.

Telephone: 01869 604091

Website: www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Email: diabetes.education@nhs.net

Carers Oxfordshire

Carers Oxfordshire is a free service which offers information, advice and support to someone aged 18 and over, who is looking after someone aged 18 and over, living in Oxfordshire, who could not manage without this help.

Phone: 0345 050 7666

Website: www.carersoxfordshire.org.uk

Email: carersoxfordshire@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Adult Social Care - Request an Assessment

If you need help due to:

• frailty because of old age
• a short-term illness or injury
• permanent, substantial physical disabilities

You can request an assessment through the adult social care team.

Telephone: 0345 050 7666

Website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk

Age UK

Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.

Telephone: 0800 169 2081

Website: www.ageuk.org.uk

Silver Line

Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 0800 4708 090

Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk

Dementia

Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

Oxford University Hospitals: Maternity Services

Maternity services for Oxfordshire area.

Website: www.ouh.nhs.uk/women/maternity

Islip Midwives

Our midwife provides care and support for mothers during and after their pregnancies. She may be contacted Monday to Friday from 9am-4pm on:

Telephone: 01865 221696

At all other times, including weekends and Bank Holidays, please phone the Blenheim Group midwife:

Telephone: 01865 740204

OXPIP: Oxford Parent Infant Project

Our clinical team are specialists in parent-infant work. We focus on the relationship between parent and baby, observing the interaction to encourage the development of a strong and loving attachment. Parents get in touch for a variety of reasons which may include post natal depression, a baby that struggles to sleep or feed, anxieties about parenthood or a difficult birth experience.

Telephone: 01865 778034

Website: www.oxpip.org.uk

Email: info@oxpip.org.uk

Baby Buddy App

Baby Buddy is an award winning mobile phone app for new parents and parents-to-be, created by mums, doctors and midwives.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults

If you have any concerns please do not leave it to someone else to do something, please speak to us!

Professionals have a duty of care to share relevant information with other professionals to ensure children and vulnerable adults are kept safe.

The Practice Safeguarding Lead is Dr Victoria Jepson

If Dr Jepson is not available, please do not delay sharing your concerns, you can speak to any of our staff or doctors.

Oxfordshire Sexual Health Service

Our Oxford clinic is a sexual health clinic offering a full range of Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) and contraception.

Telephone: 01865 231231

Website: www.sexualhealthoxfordshire.nhs.uk

Better 2 Know (PRIVATE)

STD Testing Clinic in Oxford.

Our private GUM clinics have appointments six days a week. We have a choice of appointments in Oxford to suit your requirements.

Website: www.better2know.co.uk

Address: Oxford Banbury Road, 3rd Floor, Mayfield House, 256 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DE

Family Planning Association

They are a sexual health charity. They give straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships to everyone in the UK.

Telephone: 0300 1237123

Website: www.fpa.org.uk

Brook

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health and wellbeing services for nearly 250,000 young people UK-wide, each year.

Website: www.brook.org.uk

National Sexual Health Helpline

If you would like to talk to someone about a sexual health issue, you can call the national sexual health helpline. Your call will be treated with sensitivity and in strict confidence. The Sexual Health Helpline is open from 9am-8pm, Monday-Friday.

Telephone: 0300 123 7123

Website: www.nhs.uk/oneyou

Smoke Free Life Oxfordshire

We know that people have busy lives and that booking an appointment for things such as stopping smoking isn’t easy. That’s why, for the majority of our clinics, we do not offer appointments. You can drop in and see one of our approachable, fully trained advisors whenever you want, at our clinics across Oxfordshire.

Telephone: 01865 238036

Website: www.smokefreelifeoxfordshire.co.uk

Email: info@smokefreelifeoxfordshire.co.uk

Quit with help

Everyone has a different reason for quitting, get a personalised Quit Smoking Plan.

Website: www.quitwithhelp.co.uk

NHS Smokefree - Mobile App

The Smokefree app can help you stop smoking by providing daily support and motivation. If you stay smokefree for the 4-week programme you’re up to five times more likely to stay quit for good.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Achieve Healthy Weight Loss Oxfordshire

The service has partnered with leading weight-loss providers Weight Watchers, Slimming World and Man V Fat to help people have healthier lifestyles by supporting a range of challenges. Achieve Healthy Weight Loss Oxfordshire services will include help with getting active, eating well and losing weight.

Telephone: 01865 338119

Email: hello@achieveoxfordshire.org.uk

Website: www.achieveoxfordshire.org.uk

Generation Games - Age UK Oxfordshire

Discover exercise and sport sessions for over 50s that run near you, as well as specialised classes (Parkinson’s, Falls prevention, MS)

Website: www.generationgames.org.uk

Oxfordshire Sport & Physical Activity

Working with partners we aim to provide physical activity opportunities to encourage people to move more often.

Twitter: @oxsport

Website: www.oxspa.co.uk/getactive

Go Active Oxfordshire

GO Active, Get Healthy is a programme available specifically for people with diabetes and is able to help motivate and support you to become more physically active.

Twitter: @GAOxfordshire

Website: www.getoxfordshireactive.org

Weight Watchers

Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. We’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.

Website: www.weightwatchers.com

Slimming World

You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.

Website: www.slimmingworld.co.uk

Face-2-Face Youth Counselling

Free confidential Counselling service for people aged 13-19 in Oxfordshire run by the county council.

Telephone: 01993 892424 for new referrals, 01993 892420 for general enquiries

Website: oxme.info

Email: face2face@oxfordshire.gov.uk