Didcot Community Hospital

What we do

DidcotDidcot Community Hospital provides rehabilitation and palliative care for people who no longer require the services of an acute hospital but require greater support than currently provided in their home environment.

The hospital has a dedicated team of nurses and occupational therapists and is supported by medical teams. Staff work closely with social services to source care placements and liaise with other care agencies.

The hospital has a range of outpatient clinics in addition to its inpatient beds.


Useful information

Address

Didcot Community Hospital
Wantage Road
Didcot
Oxfordshire
OX11 0AG

You can view the location of the hospital on Google maps here

Visiting hours are 11.00am to 8:00pm. We ask visitors to avoid lunchtime where possible.

Information for inpatients

If you are being admitted to hospital, you should bring the following items in with you:

Medicines

All medicines, tablets and creams that you are using

Clothes

Day clothes and shoes, night clothes, slippers, dressing gown and underwear (including tights and stockings)

Toiletries

Hairbrush, comb, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, denture products, soap, face flannel and paper tissues.

If you use or need any of the following then you should also bring these in with you:

  • dentures/shaving equipment
  • walking stick/frame
  • hearing aid
  • continence aids
  • special shoes
  • spectacles
  • any appointment cards
  • writing material, postage stamps
  • books to read
  • anything special to your needs

Laundry

We are unable to provide a laundry service for patients at our community hospitals. However, in exceptional circumstances we may be able to help.

Money and valuables

We advise that you do not bring large sums of money or valuables into the hospital.  If you cannot avoid this your admitting nurse can arrange for their safe keeping and will give you a receipt.  We regret that community hospitals cannot accept any liability for money, valuables or property that are not handed over for safe-keeping.

Smoking

All community hospitals operate a no smoking policy.  We provide a smoke-free environment for your health, other people’s health and the general safety of all.  If you do smoke and wish to take this opportunity to stop please ask your team for further information.

If you are living at home then you can be referred to a community hospital by your GP. If you are already in another NHS hospital, then 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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Page last reviewed: 30 November, 2023