The College Nurse, Joanna Bowd, is available by appointment to advise, treat and support any college student who is unwell, injured or in any other difficulty.  If she cannot help you, she will refer you to someone who can.

During term students can book an appointment with the Trinity College Nurse via this link: College Nurse Appointment Booking Form

The College Nurse offers confidential assessment, support, and advice for:

1. minor illness and injuries,
2. mental health and wellbeing issues,
3. sexual health and contraception advice,
4. general health advice,
5.  general support for all manner of worries and personal or emotional issues.

If more specialised help or treatment is required, the Nurse can refer or point you in the right direction whether via your GP and/or other local services.

Clinic times

Appointments are available on weekdays during term.

Appointments

Both remote (MS teams) and in-person consultations are available. Standard appointments are 20 minutes, please book two consecutive appointments if you have a complex health need.

Confidentiality

Any information shared during consultations is treated in the strictest medical confidence and will not be divulged without your consent or co-operation link confidential statement /consent form

The College Nurse records information from student consultations, which are stored electronically via the GP Electronic Medical Information Service (EMIS). This is linked via Principal Medical Limited (PML)  to your GP surgery and becomes part of your medical record. Further information about confidentiality is available here: PRIVACY POLICY - Principal Medical (principal-medical.co.uk)

The College Doctors  are Dr Hannah Peters and her team. They are based at Summertown Health Centre (SHC) in North Oxford, to which the college is linked. Registration information is provided to students in their Fresher’s pack, and students can register online: Summertown Health Centre Trinity Registration

College Doctors Surgery (dedicated to Trinity Students): Surgery appointments take place on Tuesdays during term time from 9:30 to 11:30am. 
 
To arrange a Consultation with the College Doctors: Please contact SHC Reception, on: 01865-515552, or start an online consultation here: https://summertownhealthcentre.webgp.com

The Summertown Health Centre doctors' surgery can be contacted outside of the Trinity surgery on 01865 515552 or information can be found at Homepage - Summertown Health Centre

Prescriptions can be requested via the NHS App: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/

Your prescription can be sent electronically to a pharmacy local to you. If the Doctors have not sent a prescription for you to that pharmacy before, please let them know its name and postcode and allow 72 hours to process. For more information please click here.

Accidents and emergencies (serious illness or injury) 

• Outside College: Call 999, then the Porter's Lodge on 01865 279900 to let them know.
• Inside College: Call the Lodge: 01865 279900 to arrange an ambulance directly to your location.

If you aren't sure whether or when to call 999, consult this advice: https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care/when-to-call-999/

Out of hours urgent NHS advice

Outside college clinic hours, please contact your GP at Summertown Health Centre on 01865 515552 or start an online consultation here: https://summertownhealthcentre.webgp.com

If needed, NHS 111 can book patients in to be seen at their local A&E / emergency department or an urgent treatment centre, out-of-hours dental services, pharmacy or another more appropriate local service.  Be that for their physical or mental health.

For 24-hour urgent health advice from the NHS, telephone 111. 

If needed, NHS 111 can book patients in to be seen at their local A&E / emergency department or an urgent treatment centre, out-of-hours dental services, pharmacy or another more appropriate local service.  Be that for their physical or mental health.

For more information, please see the NHS 111 website; if you are not sure whether you need 111, you can consult When to use NHS 111 - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

If you experience mental health crisis, you can get support with Oxford Safe Haven by calling 01865 903 037.  Their phone line is open from 1130am to 4pm.  5pm to 930pm.  Everyday of the year, including weekends and public holidays.  More information can be found here Oxford Safe Haven - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Other services can be found here https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/help