Our Here for Health team offers a free health and wellbeing support service for patients, staff and visitors.
We offer telephone and video call support via ‘Attend Anywhere’.
You can contact us directly or ask to be referred during your appointment or stay at Oxford University Hospitals.
We focus on what matters to you and offer a range of support methods to help you plan for:
giving up smoking
becoming more active
eating a healthy diet
reducing alcohol intake
self-care for general wellbeing
managing weight.
We tailor your consultation to your individual needs, to make it as easy as possible to adopt small, sustainable and realistic lifestyle changes to improve your health and wellbeing.
We have a wide range of resources and can help you access a variety of community services, including free stop smoking and weight management support.
Making better choices today can have a big impact on an individuals health. One You is here to help the person get healthier and feel better with free tips, tools and support. Whether it’s moving more, eating more healthily or checking well-being, One You can help the individual make small, practical changes that fit in with their schedule.
The Active Body & Mind project is a 12-week physical activity referral programme designed to support adults 16+ with mild to moderate depression, stress, anxiety or low mood, to benefit from a more active lifestyle. Local health centres, community services and mental health support organisations will be able to refer people onto the ‘Active Body & Mind’ project, giving them access to 6 free gym sessions, swimming or exercise classes at any of the Park Club sites.
Green Gyms are free outdoor sessions where you will be guided in practical activities such as planting trees, sowing meadows and establishing wildlife ponds. Unlike other conservation projects, the emphasis is very much on health and fitness – volunteers warm up and cool down in preparation for a range of light to vigorous activities to suit all abilities. By taking part, participants are encouraged to make positive changes to their lifestyle, such as walking and cycling more.
Abingdon Green Gym: www.abingdongreengym.org.uk
Bicester Green Gym: www.bicestergreengym.org
Chipping Norton Green Gym: www.chippygreengym.org
Sonning Common Green Gym: sonningcommon.tcv.org.uk
Wallingford Green Gym: www.wallingfordgreengym.org.uk
Health Walks are short, organised walks, led by trained volunteers from the local community. They are part of the national Walking for Health initiative. Designed with health in mind they can improve both physical and mental health by offering a safe, friendly and supported environment where everyone can walk at their own pace and not be left behind to walk alone.
Oxford Health Walks
Tel: 07483 007114
Email: [email protected]
Vale of White Horse Health Walks
Tel: 01235 422219
Email: [email protected]
Abingdon Health Walks
Tel: 01235 531769
Email: [email protected]
Chalgrove Health Walks
Tel: 01865 890730
Email: [email protected]
Didcot Health Walks
Tel: 01235 835358
Benson Health Walks
Tel: 01491 837564
Email: [email protected]
Sonning Common Health Walks
Tel: 0118 9242515
Tel: 0118 9724149
EMBS offers a range of courses to help individuals raise their confidence, develop new skills, find employment and progress onto further or higher education. EMBS also runs a weekly Youth Club for 11-19 year olds. The Youth Club meets every Saturday from 3-5pm in term time, it is a safe place to have fun, make new friends and try new things.
Sunrise Multicultural Project support people from various ethnic groups in Banbury and the surrounding area, and more recently asylum seekers and refugees who have moved to the area. We aim to help people socialise, make friends and take part in activities within the groups and Banbury community. The project runs children’s Saturday Clubs, youth clubs, ladies drop in groups and ESOL classes.
OCCAC exists to serve the Chinese community in Oxfordshire by providing independent quality advice and services that enable them to gain equal access to public resources, improve their quality of life, and integrate into society. OCCAC also provides health and mental health talks, and supports mental health clients and their carers. Peer support groups are run by the organisation in Oxford and Abingdon, and telephone advice is given Mondays 10am to 4pm.
The Muslim Community Helpline is a confidential, non-judgemental listening and emotional support service.
Provides care, support, education and training for people with mental illness and help to relatives and carers.
