People who have not yet come forward for their seasonal Covid-19 vaccine booster are strongly encouraged to get jabbed before the offer closes on Wednesday 31 January.

An Oxfordshire-wide initiative, which is helping people to return home from hospital more quickly, has delivered significant improvements for Oxfordshire patients since it was launched in November.

The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) has published its draft Primary Care Strategy to transform general practice, community pharmacy, optometry (eye care) and dentistry.

The next Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership (BOB ICP) meeting in public is being held on Wednesday 17 January 2024.

The next Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) meeting in public is being held on Tuesday 16 January.

The Oxfordshire Healthier Together website and app provides parents with clear guidance on what action to take when their child is sick.

Junior doctors are due to take further strike action for six days from 7am on Wednesday, 3 January until 7am on Tuesday, 9 January 2024.

Operose Health currently holds contracts with the ICB to provide GP services to patients registered at The Potteries Surgery in Tilehurst, Reading and The Prospect House Surgery in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. 

Operose House has informed us recently about a change in control in their company which means that in the future, services may instead be provided by HCRG Care Group. The ICB is working with Operose Health and HCRG Care Group about this change and will ensure that the public and key stakeholders are kept updated.

You can view the following change of control notifications here:

Priority action plan published to improve SEND services

Oxfordshire County Council has today (18 December) published the local area partnership priority action plan to improve services and support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).  

Berkshire West, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire

With the Christmas and New Year bank holidays fast approaching, people across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West are being reminded to order repeat prescriptions in plenty of time for the festive period.