Medical Arrangements

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Compulsory medical registration

All full-time students are required to register with the College Doctors’ surgery, 19 Beaumont Street (part-time students are not required to register). If you are already registered with another doctor in Oxford and do not wish to change, please do not register but inform the Graduate Administrator and the College Nurse

Please watch the video below and read this letter from 19 Beaumont Street surgery, and then register online before arrival at Oxford.

Make sure that know your NHS number in case you need a Covid test.

Existing medical conditions

If you have long-term medical conditions which will require on-going support while you are in Oxford, you should contact the medical practice as soon as possible after registration in order to put whatever arrangements will be required in place. In some cases this will need to be a face-to-face meeting, but in straightforward cases it may be possible to make arrangements by emailing the practice.

Vaccinations

You are strongly encouraged to ensure you are fully vaccinated against Covid before arriving in Oxford. If you need further Covid vaccines after arrival, please book on this website or by calling 119.

Due to an increase in cases of meningitis type W, new students (aged under 25) are now recommended to have the Meningitis ACWY vaccine. This is different from the previous meningitis C vaccine. Please make an appointment with your local doctor/general practice to have this vaccine before coming to Oxford. If you have had ACWY vaccine in the last five years, you do not need another dose.

The Health Protection Agency recommends that young adults are protected against mumps by receiving two doses of MMR vaccine, which gives 90% protection. If you have not had both the normal doses of MMR vaccine, it is strongly recommended that you are immunised before coming to Oxford, as there have been clusters of cases of mumps and measles at various universities. MMR can be given at the same time as the Meningitis ACWY vaccine.

It is better to be immunised before arrival (because of the risk of transmission during events at the start of term). In the UK these vaccines are available through any GP practice. Please arrange to receive these vaccines over the summer break so that you have immunity on arrival in Oxford. If you are from a country where these immunisations are not available, please contact the College Doctors’ surgery when you arrive in Oxford to arrange appointments for them.

Please read this very important immunisations letter from Student Welfare and Support Services.

Dental treatment

If you need dental treatment while you are at Oxford, you are advised to try local dental surgeries for available appointments. All students are advised to retain their dentist at home for routine check-ups in vacations.

More information

For more information on the NHS, opticians, and other health matters, refer to the Health page.