Appointments

We offer 10-minute appointments with the doctor. In order to enable continuity in your care, we ask you to see one regular doctor whenever possible. You can make a doctors appointment by calling in or telephoning.

Please note that the doctors will only be able to discuss one problem in each 10 minute appointment, if you need to discuss more please request a double appointment or book another one on a different day.

We book routine appointments up to four weeks in advance. We hold a number appointments each day to allow for same day urgent problems. You will be expected to be able to attend at any time should the doctor feel it necessary.

Routine GP appointments can be booked (and if necessary, cancelled) online using Patient Access online services. If you are already registered with Patient Access, please click on the link at the top of this page to log in. If you have not used Patient Access online services before, please click here for information about the service and how to register.

Evening and Weekend NHS Appointments

Evening and weekend NHS appointments are now available in the OxFed Evening and Weekend GP Clinics, located around the Oxford City area, where you can consult with a NHS GP, practice nurse, or other health professional. Appointments are booked by calling our Practice reception who can advise if the service is suitable for your needs. For more information about opening times and clinic locations please see the OxFed Website 

Doctors' Normal Working Hours 

Doctors' Telephone Appointments

A five-minute telephone appointment is available if a face-to-face consultation is not necessary. e.g. for discussing results, medication queries or advice. You may be given a specific time when the doctor will call you back.

Cancellations

If you cannot attend an appointment for any reason please inform us as soon as possible in order for us to give the slot to someone else.

Home Visits

if you are genuinely unable to come into the surgery you may be able to arrange a home visit. These may be conducted by either a Specialist Paramedic or by a doctor. It may not be possible to request a specific doctor to visit you.

If you need to arrange a visit please call the surgery before 11:00am.

Emergency and urgent calls are accepted at any time.

For all calls, routine and emergency Tel: (01865) 777024

Outside of surgery opening hours please call NHS 111.

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Evidence that you are sick

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).

It is up to your employer to decide whether you are incapable of work. A medical certificate, now called a 'Statement of Fitness for Work’ (see below) from your doctor is strong evidence that you are sick and would normally be accepted, unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.

You could also provide evidence from someone who is not a medical practitioner, e.g. a dentist. Your employer will decide whether or not this evidence is acceptable. If your employer has any doubts, they may still ask for a medical certificate from your GP.

Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'

The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.

For more information see the DirectGov website (where this information was sourced).