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Medical care at Templeton College
28 Beaumont Street are the Templeton College doctors (01865 311811).General Information Below you will find information on your medical care while you are studying in Oxford, how to register, and what to do if you are ill. Confidentiality The team at 28 Beaumont Street are here to help and support you. We are NOT part of the College authorities. You have the guarantee of a confidential Doctor-Patient relationship, and this may only be broken with your express permission or in unusual circumstances when the law requires us to do so. This is important to know, as occasionally you may prefer your Tutor not to know about your health.Click here to see our confidentiality policy Registration It is a College requirement that you register with an
Oxford Practice during your time in Oxford. Once you register with us, your medical records will be transferred to 28 Beaumont Street for the duration of your studies. You do not have to register with us but there are
advantages in doing so as we are familiar with the way College works. If you choose not to register with us, or transfer to another Practice, please let the college know the name of your Doctor in case of
emergencies. Temporary Registration with your Home Doctor during Vacation time If you need to consult your Home Doctor during the vacation, please do not
allow them to fully re-register you - make sure that you register only as a TEMPORARY patient. This will ensure that your medical records remain in Oxford. Otherwise, your records will be constantly in transit between your Oxford and your Home Practice, a process which can take several months each time, so information may not available when needed.
IF YOU ARE A NON-UK RESIDENT
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU REGISTER WITH US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENABLE YOU TO RECEIVE FREE NHS TREATMENT. If you wait until you are ill, it may be too late for you to qualify for free health care under the current NHS regulations.
How to Register You can register with us in college during
your health check at the start of Michaelmas term. An appointment for registration and a health check in college will be arranged for all new students and the time of your appointment will be displayed in the post-room.
In the event that you cannot attend on this occasion, please arrange another time with the college nurse at the earliest opportunity. You can also register with us at any time by popping into the surgery to
complete the Registration form. Illnesses during vacation To help us keep your medical records up to date, please inform us, preferably with a copy of a letter from your Doctor or Hospital, if you have been ill, changed medications, or received treatment while away from Oxford.
What to do if you are unwell or need an appointment If you become unwell or need medical advice you can make an appointment with one of our doctors at 28 Beaumont Street. There is no sanatorium or sick-bay facility in the
University, so you will need to be cared for in your college room, although some students may choose to go home. If you are sufficiently unwell to have to stay in your room, please get a friend or neighbour
to contact the Porters Lodge. Requests for home visits should be made by 11.00 at the latest, except in emergencies. If you become ill during term-time and choose to go home, or have been to the John
Radcliffe A&E Department, please let us know so that appropriate follow-up takes place. Appointments at 28 Beaumont Street We are open 0800 – 1830 on weekdays (urgent calls only 0800-0830 and 1800-1830). Students can book an appointment with any of the doctors or nurses at 28 Beaumont Street. We are open 8am - 6pm. Phone 01865 311811 or book online. Nights and Weekends OXEMS (Oxford Emergency Medical Service) serves Oxford City Monday to Thursday from 6.30pm to 8.00am, during Bank Holidays, and at Weekends from
Friday 6.30pm to Monday 8.00am. It is staffed by Oxford City GPs and is located at the St Bartholomew Medical Centre, Manzil Way (off the Cowley Road). Click here for a map If you need medical advice out of hours, call OXEMS on 0845 345 8995. You will be put through to a call centre which will take your details and pass them on
to OXEMS. You will then receive a call by return from a Duty Doctor who will assess your problem and either offer you advice or further assessment at the Medical Centre, or if necessary send out another doctor to visit.
You can also ring Accident and Emergency
The Accident & Emergency Department at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington caters for Emergencies and injuries; e.g. broken limbs, serious cuts, overdoses, loss of consciousness, severe breathlessness etc. In a real emergency, dial
999 or 112 and ask for the Ambulance service. If the problem is urgent but does not require immediate medical attention, call 28 Beaumont Street during opening hours on 01865 311811
Contraception and Sexual Health
If you need contraception or advice on Sexual Health,
please book an appointment with
the doctor at the surgery. Alternatively
you can book an appointment directly with the Alec
Turnbull Family Planning Clinic which provides
contraception, emergency contraception and on-the-spot
pregnancy testing. The clinic can also provide advice on
pregnancy and abortion, as well as refer women directly
to the John Radcliffe Hospital for a termination.
The Alec Turnbull Clinic
(Family
Planning Clinic) is at the Old Blackbird Leys Health
Centre, 63 Blackbird Leys Road, Blackbird Leys, Oxford
OX4 6HL (01865 456666).
Contraception is free of charge to everyone. If you need emergency contraception
(the 'morning-after pill'), call us on 01865 311811 or visit a pharmacy as soon as possible (emergency contraception is more effective the earlier it is taken). The Sexual Health clinic is located at the
Harrison Department
(GUM Clinic). It is a free and confidential
clinic offering information, counselling and testing for
sexually transmitted infections including HIV.
It is located
at the Churchill Hospital in Headington (01865 231231) -
It is a free clinic offering information, counselling
and testing for HIV & AIDS and all other sexually
transmitted infections. Cervical Smears If you have been sexually active for 2 years
or more, it is advisable for you to have a cervical smear (a screening test for early cervical cancer) every 3 years. Appointments for smears can be booked with the Practice Nurse at 28 Beaumont Street
(01865 311811). Please state that the appointment is for a smear when you ring and book the appointment for a time in the middle of your cycle (i.e. around 2 weeks after your period starts). Mental Health Studying at Oxford can sometimes be a stressful experience and your mental health can suffer
as a result. If you would like to talk in confidence to one of our doctors, please make an appointment in college or at the Practice. The Travel Vaccinations Travel advice, vaccinations and malaria prevention are arranged by the Practice Nurses
at 28 Beaumont Street (not in college). An appointment should be made at least 6 weeks before departure as some vaccines take this amount of time to become effective. The Occupational Health Service
(OHS) also operates a Travel Vaccination Service for those travelling on University business or electives, and they give advice to Expedition leaders. In general, expeditions will need to fund their own vaccinations. Students will be given their own Vaccination Record and are asked to keep it safely. Since there is no exchange of medical information between the OHS and GPs for reasons of confidentiality, please update us
if you have any jabs so we can keep your medical record up to date. Hepatitis B Vaccination This is mandatory in those undertaking clinical work of any sort, and advisable for those at risk of infection (e.g. people working with the homeless). You can receive advice
about this from your Clinical Tutor or from the Occupational Health Service. Please discuss with us if you are in any doubt. The Medical School requires documented proof of Hepatitis B immunity for medical students before they start clinical
attachments. The standard Hepatitis B vaccination course involves 3 jabs and takes 6 months so please plan ahead if you need it! An accelerated course is available for special circumstances. Meningitis C vaccination The Department of Health advises that every
student entering university education for the first time, whatever their age or country of origin, should receive Meningitis C vaccination at the earliest opportunity. Most UK students will have had
the vaccination at school, except perhaps for a few who may have been taking a Gap Year. If you believe you may not have received this vaccination, please contact us. It remains important to be aware of the signs of
Meningitis as other strains such as Meningitis B are not covered by the vaccine. MMR Vaccination Most students will have received at least 1 MMR vaccination. It is desirable to have received 2 vaccinations (the Primary Immunization followed by the Booster) for full
protection. There is currently a Mumps outbreak because many individuals have missed out on the MMR jab. Mumps is rarely life-threatening but can be an extremely unpleasant illness, especially for young men who may
develop testicular mumps, and we advise that you receive a second MMR jab if you have not already done so. If you are unsure how many MMR vaccinations you have received, please contact us or your current GP (if you
have not yet registered with us) for further information. Local Services for Students For more information on student health and welfare services, smoking, drugs and alcohol support organisations, sexual health and contraception clinics, look at our Local Services page. Health Information If you would like more information on healthy living, how to manage common illnesses and ailments, and information on medical conditions like meningitis, please see our Health Information page. NHS Dentistry To find an NHS Dentist, we advise contacting NHS Direct. Many private Dentists work in Oxford and details can be found in the Phone Book or Yellow Pages. Click here to go to the Templeton College website (external site) Go back to Student Health |
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