Alchester Medical Group

01/04/2026

🩺 EASTER BANK HOLIDAY 💊

Here is some information on local pharmacy opening during Easter.

(All NHS GP practices are closed on the Easter Bank Holiday days)

30/03/2026

DISPENSARY CLOSED AFTERNOON OF TUESDAY 31st MARCH 2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are having to close our Dispensary on the afternoon of Tuesday 31st March, from 1.00pm.

This means that we will be unable to issue prescriptions, and you will be unable to collect any medication during this time. We will also not be able to return any phone messages you leave us until we re-open the next day.

The dispensary is open as normal in the morning, and will close at 1.00pm.

It will reopen the next day, Wednesday 1st April, as normal at 8.30am.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

23/03/2026

EDIT: Our system is back up and running again, thank you for your patience

PROBLEM WITH OUR CLINICAL SYSTEM - Monday 23.03.2026

We are currently having problems with our clinical system, meaning we cannot access your clinical records, make appointments or issue prescriptions.

This is a system issue that is affecting users across the country.

Our national clinical system team are working on a fix and hope to have it back up and running for us as soon as possible, but in the mean time this means we may not be able to offer you the service that you expect when you contact us.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Alchester Medical Group.

19/03/2026

Meningitis outbreak and vaccination

We are aware of reports of a meningitis outbreak in Kent; however, we are not in the affected area and have not been advised of any local vaccination programme.

You can view the National vaccination schedule that we follow here: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/

We are unable to offer a MenB vaccination to anyone that does not fit into the schedule as set out by NHS England (see above link for the vaccination schedule).

Therefore if you would like a MenB vaccination, you would have to visit a private provider and pay for the vaccination.

If this changes in the future you may be contacted if eligible.

A full list of the routine vaccinations offered on the NHS and when they should be given.

16/03/2026

This month's Digital Cafe is this Friday 19th March!

If you - or someone you know - are struggling to use the NHS App, or haven't used it before, or just want a few pointers, come down to the digital cafe where our helpful and friendly volunteers can help you.

We hold these every 3rd Friday of the month. Please spread the word and let those people who may be struggling to use it, or just want to know how to use it, know.

DATE: Friday 19th March
TIME: 2pm - 4pm
LOCATION: Victoria House Surgery

Please bring your own digital device, and x2 proof of ID including photo ID if you need to sign up to the NHS App.

26/02/2026

ADVANCE NOTICE: On the afternoon of Wednesday 4th March there will be a half day closure at all Oxfordshire GP surgeries for staff training.

16/02/2026

This month's Digital Cafe is this Friday 20th February!

If you - or someone you know - are struggling to use the NHS App, or haven't used it before, or just want a few pointers, come down to the digital cafe where our helpful and friendly volunteers can help you.

We hold these every 3rd Friday of the month. Please spread the word and let those people who may be struggling to use it, or just want to know how to use it, know.

DATE: Friday 20th February
TIME: 2pm - 4pm
LOCATION: Victoria House Surgery

Please bring your own digital device, and x2 proof of ID including photo ID if you need to sign up to the NHS App.

14/01/2026

We're hosting a digital cafe!

DATE: Friday 16th January (this Friday!)

LOCATION: Victoria House Surgery

TIME: 2 - 4pm

YOU'LL NEED: Your electronic device (phone/tablet), photo ID and proof of address

If you - or someone you know - are struggling to use the NHS App, or haven't used it before, or just want a few pointers, come down to the digital cafe where our helpful and friendly volunteers can help you.

Don't forget to bring your own device.

Please spread the word!

14/01/2026

Here's latest information on how Alchester’s teams have been providing appointments and other NHS services for our patients during the second half of last year. New patients are welcome too.

12/01/2026

It's not too late for a flu vaccination!

We are holding a drop-in nasal flu clinic for patients under 18 who are at risk and eligible for the nasal flu vaccination, including those patients aged 2-3 years.

The drop-in nasal flu clinic will be at our Langford Surgery, on Wednesday 14th January, from 2pm - 4:30pm.

Bring your child along if they are eligible and haven't had their vaccination yet.

Can't make that date? You can still make an appointment with our nurses, call us to book an appointment.

06/01/2026

LANGFORD OPEN AS NORMAL, WEDS 7th JAN

We're happy to report Langford will be open as normal on Wednesday 7th January, and we will be seeing patients as planned there.

Thank you for your patience during this time.

Alchester Medical Group

05/01/2026

LANGFORD SHUT, TUES 6th JAN - ongoing electrical issues

Ongoing electrical issues means we're closing Langford Surgery on Tuesday 6th January, as well as today (Monday 5th).

For all patients who had an appointment on Tuesday 6th January at our Langford site, you should have been contacted by us regarding your appointment already. If you haven't had a text or email (check your spam folder as well) from us, or are unsure, you can contact us to confirm.

We apologise for the inconvenience and are working on getting the electrical issues fixed.