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News from Oxford University Hospitals: some concerning statistics

In the last financial year, 66,638 appointments were missed by patients.

That equates to £9.5 million – which could have been spent on one of the following:

380 nurses;

275 midwives;

80 doctors;

110 additional beds;

10 new MRI Scanners;

So, if you need to change or cancel an appointment at any of the Oxford Hospitals, please call the number on your appointment letter.

We have measures in our hospitals to keep you safe. If we have asked you to come into hospital for a face to face appointment, test, scan, procedure or surgery, it is vitally important that you attend hospital to receive your treatment.

For important updates visit www.ouh.nhs.uk/covid-19

It is equally important to to keep your appointment with your GP or the nursing team

The Witney Covid vaccination clinics are continuing on Monday/Tuesday and Wednesday next week. We will let you know if further clinics are planned in Charlbury in the New Year

Nikki Rycroft · Thu 2 Dec 2021, 18:25 · Link


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