Clinics & Services

Antenatal Clinic

Antenatal care is provided by the team of midwives based at Chipping Norton Hospital / Cotswold Birth Centre. If you require information from a midwife please contact them on: 01608 697930

Antenatal Classes- please consult your health visitor or midwife about these.

Chronic Disease Clinic

These clinics are run by the Practice Nurse’s for review of patients with chronic diseases.

An annual check-up is recommended with our Practice Nurses, patient will be invited via Text message for patients to self book for patients with mobile numbers on file or Letters for patients that does not have a mobile number to have these check ups.

Minor Surgery

Minor Surgery Clinics are carried out by our Doctors. Clinics are held at Hook Norton Surgery and we are currently offering 2 Mondays a month. Our Doctors will need to assess your needs before and appointment for the clinic can be made.

Treatment of Common Illnesses

Many everyday illnesses can be managed at home without the need to consult a doctor. NHS 111 online provides numerous information with regards to minor illnesses. Pharmacies are a great source to contact in the first instance, however, if you are worried please telephone the surgery for advice.

Well Woman

Dr Jenny McGillivray runs a clinic for Coils and implants, if you would like to find out more information please contact the Surgery and the Reception Team will make you a telephone appointment with Dr McGillivray.

Cervical Smears

We offer cervical screening to check the health of your cervix and help prevent cervical cancer. We look for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV). This is because it can cause abnormal changes that may lead to cervical cancer.

Finding and treating any changes early can prevent most cases of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer mostly affects women and people
who have a cervix under the age of 45, but abnormal changes can happen at any age.

Cervical screening saves thousands of lives each year in the UK.

Regular cervical screening is important. You’re still at risk of cervical cancer even if you:

have had the HPV vaccine
have only had 1 sexual partner
haven’t had penetrative sex
have had the same partner, or have not had sex, for a long time
are a lesbian or bisexual
are a trans man or a non-binary person with a cervix
have had a subtotal (partial) hysterectomy that did not remove your cervix.

If you’ve had a total hysterectomy, you do not have a womb or cervix. This means you do not need cervical screening.

We routinely invite women aged 25 to 64 every 5 years. Most cervical cancers develop between these ages.

Your GP surgery gives us your contact information. Please make sure they have the correct details, including your:

name
date of birth
address
mobile number
email address

Your invitation will give you information about booking cervical screening. You can book as soon as you’re invited.

Trans men and non-binary people with a cervix are also eligible for cervical screening. How you’re invited will depend on how your gender is recorded in your GP patient record:

If you’re listed as female, you’ll receive invitations automatically.
If not, you can ‘opt in’ to receive routine invitations. You can do this by contacting a cervical screening provider, such as your GP, a sexual health clinic or a transgender health clinic.

If you’re unsure, contact your GP. For more information, go to www.gov.uk/trans-non-binary-screening.

Health Checks

Keep Well is a health programme designed to help you keep as well as possible. Health checks may be offered to patients aged 40 – 74 to look for any warning signs of conditions such as heart disease or diabetes developing.

The free NHS Health Check is with a healthcare assistant at your GP practice. You don’t have to wait to be invited but you do have to be eligible. If you are between 40 and 74 contact your GP practice to find out. The Surgery will invite patients by letter to book an appointment.

A NHS Health Check aims to help you lower your risk of developing these common but often preventable diseases such as heart attack, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease and some forms of dementia.

What’s involved

The check will take around 20 minutes

Your height, weight, sex, ethnicity and age will be recorded
Your blood pressure will be taken
A simple blood test will check your cholesterol level
Your body mass index (BMI) will be calculated. BMI is a measure of whether you’re a healthy weight for your height.
You will be asked some simple questions about your family history, whether or not you smoke and how much alcohol you drink.

Health Visitors

Health visitors are registered nurses/midwives who have additional training in community public health nursing. We provide a professional public health service based on best evidence of what works for individuals, families, groups and communities; enhancing health and reducing health inequalities through a proactive, universal service for all children 0-5 years and for vulnerable populations targeted according to need. For support or advice, please TEXT the Health Visiting messaging service, Chat Health on 07312263081. All questions about your child’s health and/or development is welcome and no question is too “basic”. We are here to support you.

Stop smoking Service

From 1 July 2025, Solutions4Health is the new provider for the smoking cessation support service in Oxfordshire. The service, named ‘Smokefree Oxon’, will collaborate closely with partners across the county.

Contact details for Solutions4Health Smokefree Oxon are:

0800 772 3673
Text QUITOXON to 66777
smokefreeoxon.s4h@nhs.net
Monday – Friday 9am – 5.30pm

The service is open to all adults 18+ years old, who live or work in Oxon who wish to quit smoking will have access to behavioural support and a wide range of treatments including vape kits, nicotine replacement therapy and medications.

For anyone who is 13 – 17 years old who smokes a tobacco product and who wishes to quit there is an offer of behavioural support and a wide range of Nicotine Replacement Therapy suitable for Children & Young People.

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

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.

Email: help@aamail.org

Telephone: 0800 917 7650

Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

Talk to Frank

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

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Website: www.talktofrank.com

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

Drinkaware Online Tools & Apps

Online trackers and apps from Drinkaware to help you avoid harm from alcohol.

Download from: www.drinkaware.co.uk

One You Drinks Tracker: Mobile App

Drinking a bit too much can sneak up on you. Our free drinks tracker app makes it easy to keep an eye on the booze and take control with daily tips and feedback.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

One You Days Off: Mobile App

The One You Days Off app is a simple and easy way to track the days you drink alcohol and the days you don’t.

Download from: play.google.com

Download from: itunes.apple.com

Elderly Care

Dementia UK

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

Telephone: 0800 888 6678

Website: www.dementiauk.org

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

PHARMACY FIRST

Pharmacists can offer advice on a range of illnesses, such as coughs, colds, sore throats, ear infections and aches and pains.

They can also give advice about medicines. This includes how to use your medicine, worries about side effects or any other questions you have.

If they cannot help you themselves, they can refer you to a GP or other health professional.

Treatment from a pharmacist

Pharmacists can suggest treatments that do not need a prescription for a range of conditions.

Most pharmacies can also offer prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP or make an appointment. This is called Pharmacy First.

Conditions they can offer prescription medicine for are:

impetigo (aged 1 year and over)
infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
earache (aged 1 to 17 years)
sore throat (aged 5 years and over)
sinusitis (aged 12 years and over)
urinary tract infections (UTIs) (women aged 16 to 64 years)
shingles (aged 18 years and over)

If you are not within these age ranges, a pharmacist can still offer advice and support decisions about self care treatment with over the counter medicines, but you may need to see a GP for treatment.

If you go to a pharmacy with one of these conditions, the pharmacist will offer you advice, treatment or refer you to a GP or other health professional if needed. They will also update your GP health record, but your information will not be shared with anyone else.

Most pharmacies near you can provide prescription medicine for these conditions but contact them before visiting to check.