Health
Deddington Health Centre
Residents of Steeple and Middle Aston come within the catchment area of Deddington Health Centre. The centre has five resident doctors and offers a wide range of services and clinics. It also has its own dispensary. There is a comprehensive website giving details of the staff and the services provided. See details below.
There is a weekly transport service for patients in Steeple and Middle Aston on a Tuesday morning. It is free to all Cherwell District bus pass holders and West Oxfordshire bus pass holders. Patients not eligible for a bus pass are charged £2.00 each way. National bus tokens are also accepted. If you need to use the transport service you must inform the receptionist when you make your appointment. The transport takes you to the health centre and then back to your village after your appointment. In addition, there can be deliveries of medication to the villages. For further information, speak to the dispensary.
The dispensary has recently started to open on Saturday mornings to make it easier for people to collect their prescriptions. The new opening hours are as follows:
Surgery hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 6.30pm by appointment only
Dispensary hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am - 6.30pm, Saturday 9.00am - 12 midday
Contact
Deddington Health Centre
Earls Lane
Deddington
Oxon
OX15 0TQ
Tel: Appointments and queries: 01869 338611
Repeat prescriptions: 01869 338847 (9.30am - 3.30pm)
Fax: 01869 337009
Nurse & Health visitor: 01869 338895
Out of hours: 0845 3458995
Website: www.deddingtonsurgery.co.uk
Hospitals
The main local hospitals are to be found in Banbury and Oxford. Most are part of the Oxford Radcliffe Trust. Also based in Oxford is the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre which is a separate trust. For details, maps etc visit their websites. See details below.
The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and Horton Hospital in Banbury both have Emergency Departments, open 24 hours a day. The John Radcliffe Hospital has a dedicated Children’s Emergency Department.
Contact
Tel: Horton Hospital: 01295 275500
John Radcliffe Hospital: 01865 741166
Websites:
www.oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk
www.noc.nhs.uk
Oxfordshire NHS
The Oxfordshire NHS Portal can help with a variety of information. If you need help with any of the following, visit their website. See details below.
- finding a GP
- finding a dentist
- finding a pharmacy out of hours
- booking an eye sight test
- changing your doctor
- making a complaint
- finding out about healthcare costs
- finding out about Social and Community Services.
Websites: www.oxfordshire.nhs.uk
North Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust Partnership PALS
This is the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) for North East Oxfordshire and Cherwell Vale Primary Care Trusts. It provides a confidential service for patients in our area who need information and advice about NHS services, or have concerns about their treatment.
Contact
PALS
North Oxfordshire PCT Partnership
Indigo House
Banbury Business Park
Adderbury
Banbury
OX17 3NS
Tel: 0800 052 6088 (A 24 hour message service is available on this free phone line)
Email: pals@noxon-pct.nhs.uk
Website: http://www.oxfordshire.nhs.uk/pals-contact.asp