NHS Oxfordshire Overview

NHS Oxfordshire is a Primary Care Trust (PCT) and serves a population of around 672,700 and controls a budget of Â£898m.

It commissions services from an increasingly diverse range of providers, which include; major health providers within the County and elsewhere; directly provided services; other public sector bodies and from a range of independent sector organisations.

It also contracts primary care services from independent contractors, including 83 GP practices, 98 pharmacies, 100 dental practices and 75 optometry practices.

NHS Oxfordshire has a workforce of approximately 2,500 staff.

(*The list-size population of 83 practices in Oxfordshire as of 1 October 2010 is 672,765)

NHS Oxfordshire also provides:

nine community hospitals
adult’s and children’s nursing and therapy services
health visiting
sexual health services
out of hours care

Some of these services are formally integrated with other public sector bodies, some working to single management structures.

Key partner agencies include:

Oxfordshire County Council
Five District Councils including Cherwell, Oxford City, South Oxfordshire, Vale of White Horse, and West Oxfordshire
Thames Valley police functions are managed locally through Oxfordshire Basic Command Unit. There are two Universities and two Further Education colleges within the county.
A countywide Patient & Public Involvement Forum

Key facts about NHS Oxfordshire

The boundaries are roughly the same as those of Oxfordshire County Council
The population it serves is approximately 635,500
The annual budget it controls is £898 million
NHS Oxfordshire commissions services from independent contractors, including 83 GP practices, 98 pharmacies, 100 dental practices and 75 optometry practices
It is one of nine PCTs covered by the South Central Strategic Health Authority

South Central Strategic Health Authority

NHS Oxfordshire is part of the NHS South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) region, which includes NHS Trusts in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The South Central SHA was established on 1 July 2006 by amalgamating Thames Valley SHA and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight SHA.

You can find out more about the South Central Strategic Health Authority by visiting their website at www.southcentral.nhs.uk (external link).