Vaccine roll out

Oxford Health is the lead provider for large vaccination sites across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire West (Reading). We work alongside other NHS colleagues including GPs and pharmacies in ensuring all prioritised groups are able to be vaccinated.

Vaccinations take place in GP surgeries, hospitals, vaccination centres, pharmacies and in the community. First and second doses are only given to those in priority order.

Residents in a care home for older adults and their carers, the over 80s, over 70s and the clinically extremely vulnerable should have now been offered a first dose as well as frontline health and social care workers. (Cohorts 1-4 on the JCVI priority list)

Our vaccination centres are able to vaccinate previous groups who may not yet have come forward and now those who:

you are aged 64 or over
you have previously received a letter saying you are at high risk from coronavirus (clinically extremely vulnerable)
you are an eligible frontline health worker
you are an eligible frontline social care worker
you are eligible for Carer’s Allowance – find out more about Carer’s Allowance on GOV.UK

You also need to be registered with a GP surgery in England to use this service. You can register with a GP if you do not have one.

Vaccination appointments

You can wait to be contacted by your GP OR you can make (or change) an appointment for a Covid vaccination if you are eligible by calling 119 or visiting the national booking site. Please do not attend a vaccination site without an appointment.

Further information on the COVID-19 vaccination rollout

National covid cases & deaths: Wednesday, February 24

Total number of lab-confirmed UK cases: 4,144,577
Daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases: 9,938
Total number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths: 121,747
Daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths: 442

More government data can be found here including lab confirmed cases by age and sex.

Don;t spread Covid accidentally

National lockdown in force

Summary: what you can and cannot do during the national lockdown

You must stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. You should follow this guidance

Clinically extremely vulnerable people

Clinically extremely vulnerable people are advised to stay at home as much as possible, except to go outdoors for exercise or to attend health appointments. If they cannot work from home, they are advised not to go to work and can claim any support where eligible.

Detailed guidance on shielding and protecting clinically extremely vulnerable

Health advice

For health advice view the latest Covid-19 information from the NHS
Download the NHS COVID-19 App to log symptoms, book a test and get alerts of cases nearby.
Got symptoms, book a test: If you have symptoms of Covid-19 it is important that you get a test. Call 119 or book a test online.
Symptoms and what to do
Self-isolation if you or someone you live with has symptoms
More information

Mental health advice

Our 24/7 mental health helplines with trained advisors are there to help in all regions covered by Oxford Health – this includes Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Swindon, Wiltshire and Bath & North East Somerset.

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire adults and young people: Ring NHS 111 and you will speak to an adviser who will direct you to appropriate care and support.

For children and young people (not adults)

Bath and North East Somerset:

Weekdays 9am to 5pm – call 01865 903889
Out of hours and weekends – call 01865 901000

Wiltshire:

Weekdays 9am to 5pm – call 01865 903330
Out of hours and weekends – call 01865 901000

Swindon

Weekdays 9am to 5pm – call 01793 463177
Out of hours and weekends – call 01865 901000

For more mental health advice, see:

Pregnancy advice

If you’re pregnant and worried about coronavirus, you can get advice about coronavirus and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Domestic abuse

Find out how to get help if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse. The household isolation instruction as a result of Coronavirus does not apply if you need to leave your home to escape domestic abuse.

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Face mask exemptions

In settings where face coverings are required in England, there are some circumstances, for health, age or equality reasons, where people are not expected to wear face coverings. Please be mindful and respectful of such circumstances, noting that some people are less able to wear face coverings, and that the reasons for this may not be visible to others.

Exemption Cards

Some people may feel more comfortable showing something that says they do not have to wear a face covering.This could be in the form of an exemption card, badge or even a home-made sign.

This is a personal choice and is not necessary in law. Those who have an age, health or disability reason for not wearing a face covering should not be routinely asked to give any written evidence of this. Written evidence includes exemption cards.

Access exemption card templates

Guidance in other languages

Race Equality Foundation has produced a national resource of written and audio translated materials of the guidance on coronavirus and other information to support those with dementia, their families and carers. The materials have been translated into the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Kurdish, Punjabi, Portuguese, Polish, Somali and Urdu.

Covid-19 translated resources

Diabetes 101 has produced a series of videos of the guidance in which health care professionals discuss the importance of COVID-19 vaccines and diabetes in multiple languages. The videos are available in the following languages: Bengali, Cantonese, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayam, Mandarin, Marathi, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Urdu and Yoruba.

Covid-19 and Diabetes