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Christmas opening times and help out of hours

SnowflakesMany of our clinics are closed Monday 23 December 2024 – Wednesday 1 January 2025. Normal service resumes on Thursday 2 January.

Please make sure you order any medicine you need (for example, contraceptive pills or PrEP) in plenty of time to collect before Christmas.

Christmas opening times

There will be some appointments available at the Oxford (Churchill Hospital) clinic and Banbury clinic over Christmas and New Year, although we are closed weekends and bank holidays:

We also have drop-in (no appointment required) clinics. See below for times.

Oxford (Churchill Hospital)

Under 18s – young persons drop-in

  • Monday 23 December 14:30 – 18:00
  • Monday 30 December 14:30 – 16:00

General drop-in clinic

  • Monday 23 December 09:00 – 12:00
  • Friday 27 December 09:00 – 14:00
  • Monday 30 December 09:00 – 12:00

Medicine collection slots

  • Monday 23 December 13:00 – 17:00
  • Tuesday 24 December 09:00 – 14:30
  • Friday 27 December 09:00 – 14:30
  • Monday 30 December 09:00 – 15:30
  • Tuesday 31 December 09:00 – 14:30

Banbury (Orchard Health Centre)

Medicine collection slots

  • Monday 23 December 13:30 – 17:00
  • Tuesday 24 December 09:00 – 12:00
  • Friday 27 December 09:00 – 12:00
  • Monday 30 December 09:00 – 12:00
  • Tuesday 31 December 09:00 – 12:00

Other clinics

All other clinics are closed.

Urgent help or treatment when we are closed

  • Emergency contraception
    If you have had unprotected sex, you can get emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) from some pharmacies. Where possible, phone before you visit the pharmacy to make sure that they are open and can give you EHC.
  • Sexual assault
    You can report a sexual assault and / or get support at the Solace Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC).
  • PEPSE
    If you think you have been exposed to HIV by having sex, go to an Emergency Department (A&E) as soon as possible and within 72hrs and say you need post-exposure prophylaxis following sexual exposure (PEPSE).
  • Advice
    You can use NHS 111 if you have an urgent medical problem and are not sure what to do.