If you are homeless, you still have a right to register with a doctor – you can use a ‘care of’ address, such as a friend or a day centre. Luther Street Medical Centre is an award-winning GP surgery providing healthcare to people experiencing homelessness in Oxford City. The Centre is open to anyone over the age of 18 in Oxford who is homeless or vulnerably housed and is not currently registered with an Oxford city GP. They have a full range of GP services, an on-site dentist, podiatrist and acupuncturist, and referral to other on-site services.
The Surgery provides methadone and subutex treatments in conjunction with drugs counselling and harm minimisation. The addiction team runs an appointment based system. To access treatment, patients currently need to attend the afternoon drop-in service at the Rectory Road Centre (off the Cowley Road). They can then be referred back to the addiction team for ongoing care. Other services:
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- Dentistry – weekly on Tuesdays – access treatment by attending at 9.00am
- Podiatry – monthly booked in advance
- Psychiatry – accessed via mental health practitioners
District councils provide a free housing advice service for anyone in need
of housing advice. They also manage the general needs housing register. If
you find yourself in housing need please go to their websites and follow the
self-help tool.
District councils provide a free housing advice service for anyone in need of housing advice. They also manage the general needs housing register. If you find yourself in housing need please go to their websites and follow the self-help tool.
District councils provide a free housing advice service for anyone in need of housing advice. They also manage the general needs housing register. If you find yourself in housing need please go to their websites and follow the self-help tool.
If you are homeless or concerned about the possibility of losing your home, it is extremely important that you seek advice at the earliest opportunity.
Appointments are available at St Aldate’s Chambers (opposite the Town Hall) from 9.30am until 4.30pm from Monday to Thursday, and until 3.30pm on Friday.
To book an appointment please call 01865 249811, and select option 3 for housing and then option 4 for homelessness.
Richmond Fellowship is a national mental health charity making recovery reality for thousands of people every year. We provide a wide range of services including residential support, supported housing, employment services, community support and crisis support. Richmond Fellowship is now part of Recovery Focus, a group of charities with the shared aim to inspire individual recovery together.
Provides flexible support for people with learning disabilities or mental health problems. Advance Support will support you where you want to be supported, when you want to be supported, to do what you want to do and with a person you have chosen. Support can include looking for a place to live, support in daily life, and assistance in finding a job. Phone or email to discuss requirements.
Rehabilitative care home for adults with mental health conditions, learning disability and physical disability through brain injury. Staffed 24 hours, referrals dealt with during working hours. Weekly charges are between £700 and £1500.
Faringdon Baptist Church have a small food bank for those who live in Faringdon and surrounding villages, and those who would struggle to get to Wantage or Swindon.
An Emergency Foodbank is a practical, community based project aimed at providing short term relief by giving food to people in crisis in our local area.
Agencies can also hold a food box if they choose for such times when the foodbank may not be open.
