There is a range of health services and support available in Oxfordshire.
Get help after a fall or sudden change in your health
For people who have had a fall recently, become suddenly unwell, or need urgent assessment.
- Urgent Community Response – a community service that can assess and treat patients at home (or residential care home) during a health crisis, and where it is safe to do so, keeps them at home.
- Minor Injury and First Aid Units – for injuries from the last seven days that are not life-threatening but still need treatment. Minor Injury Units have x-ray facilities. First Aid Units do not.
- Falls Prevention Service – a community service that offers a one-off assessment. The assessment looks at falls risks and gives a personal plan to help reduce them.
Falls prevention and assessments
For people who have fallen, are worried about falling, or want support to reduce their risk.
- Falls Prevention Service – a community service that offers a one-off assessment. The assessment looks at falls risks and gives a personal plan to help reduce them.
- Care Home Support Service – works with care home staff across Oxfordshire to support residents. This can include falls assessments.
- Being active
Rehabilitation and therapy
For people recovering from illness, injury or a fall, or who need help with mobility and daily activities.
- Community Therapy Service – short-term rehabilitation at home. This is for people who are finding everyday activities harder after a recent illness or injury.
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – an NHS outpatient service that provides assessment and treatment for muscle, bone and joint problems.
- Physical Disability Physiotherapy Service – a specialist community service for people living with a long-term neurological condition.
- Orthotics – provides devices that support or improve how a body part works. Examples include insoles, specialist footwear, foot-drop splints, long-leg callipers and spinal braces.
Mobility, equipment and wheelchair support
For people who need equipment or mobility aids.
- Oxfordshire Wheelchair Service – an NHS service that provides wheelchairs for people with long-term needs who expect to use their wheelchair regularly for six months or more.
- Red Cross Wheelchair Hire – private short-term wheelchair hire from British Red Cross.
- TrueMobility Wheelchair Hire – Private short term wheelchair or scooter hire in Oxfordshire from TrueMobility.
Long-term health conditions
For people whose ongoing health condition may affect their balance, mobility or independence.
- Diabetes Service – Community – information about Oxford Health’s community diabetes service.
- Heart Failure Community Nursing Service – helps people manage heart failure and improve their health and wellbeing.
- Respiratory Services – Community – support for people with long-term breathing conditions, to help them stay well at home where possible.
- Memory Concerns and Dementia – information and support about dementia and memory concerns.
- Community Neurology Specialist Nurse Team – supports people with long-term neurological conditions.
- Bladder and Bowel Service – a community service for adults with bladder or bowel problems.
- Osteoporosis – information and support for people who may have osteoporosis.
- Oxfordshire Podiatry – Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Podiatrist – find a registered podiatrist for foot and ankle health issues.
- Alcohol and Drug Addiction Support – support for wellbeing and recovery from addiction when you feel ready.
- Oxfordshire Talking Therapies – a free NHS Talking Therapies service for people in Oxfordshire.