Abingdon Community Hospital — Oxfordshire

Overview

Abingdon Community Hospital provides rehabilitation and palliative care for people who no longer need treatment in an acute hospital but are not yet able to manage at home without extra support.

Our team includes nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. We are also supported by geriatricians, doctors who specialise in caring for older people.

Staff work closely with social care teams and other health and care services to help patients get the support they need when they leave hospital.

Services

• Minor Injuries Unit (MIU)
• Emergency Multidisciplinary Unit (EMU)
• Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit (ORSU)
• A range of mental health services
• Children’s integrated therapies
• Out of Hours Medical Centre
• Outpatient services
• Podiatry
• Rehabilitation and EMU beds
• X-ray

X-ray services are provided by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (OUH). Phone 01865 904 593.

Outpatient services

We provide the following outpatient clinics:

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening
• Bladder and bowel clinics
• Cardiology and ECHO
• Children’s audiology clinics
• Children’s eye clinics
• District nurse clinics
• Eye clinics
• Gerontology
• Heart failure nurse
• Hip and knee clinics
• Newborn hearing clinics
• Non-obstetric ultrasound
• Paediatric orthopaedics
• Rheumatology
• Stoma clinics

Minor Injuries Unit (MIU)

What do Minor Injuries Unit treat?

MIU is for injuries sustained within the last seven days only. If your injury is older than this then you should make an appointment with your own GP.

We do accept walk in patients with injuries however it is often more efficient to contact 111 to make an appointment.

The MIU is not suitable for patients suffering from minor illnesses. If you are unwell, call 111 or access 111 online to book an appointment, or call 999 if the illness is life threatening.

Opening hours:

• Monday to Sunday
• 10am to 10.30pm

Inpatients

If you are coming into hospital, please bring the items listed below. This will help make your stay more comfortable.

• Medicines
• Clothes
• Toiletries
• Any essential items

Visiting

We welcome visits from family and friends during a patient’s stay on the ward.

Abbey Ward visiting hours:

• Every day
• 10am to 8pm

Parking

There are pay and display parking bays on site, but the parking area are can get very busy at peak times.

Referrals

• If you are living at home you can be referred to a community hospital by your GP.
• If you are already in another NHS hospital, you can be referred by that hospital via a centralised team.
• You cannot refer yourself to a community hospital. If you are feeling unwell you should contact your GP.

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Contact us

• Address

  Abingdon Community Hospital, Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire,  OX14 1AG

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• Phone

  01865 904 346

  Referral

  Referrals can be made by your GP, hospital doctor, or any other health care professional. This can be by either email or phone.

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