Burford Surgery

23/07/2025

Advance Notice:

We will be closed on Monday 4th August between 1-2pm (Including Dispensary)

25/06/2025

You may be aware that over the next 3 years the NHS is starting to roll out the provision of Mounjaro (Tirzepatide) injections for weight loss. The first part of this 3-stage roll-out will begin in July 2025.

The year one roll-out of this programme is strictly limited to those with a BMI of Over 40* and 4 out of 5 of the following weight related conditions:
• Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
• Dyslipidaemia (High Lipids(fats)/Cholesterol)
• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Type II Diabetes Mellitus

(*37.5 for people from South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean ethnic backgrounds)

The injections will be prescribed along side a programme of Behavioural Support for Obesity services, including a reduced calorie diet and increased exercise regime. Patients must engage in this service in order for a prescription to be issued.

As a surgery we are not yet ready to start prescribing this medication, as we are waiting on full training for our clinical staff. Please be assured that, once we are in a position to do so, we will be in contact with those patients who are eligible to discuss their treatment options.

19/06/2025

Please click on the below link to complete the questionnaire:

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11/06/2025

ADVANCE NOTICE:
The Surgery will be closed from 1pm on 17th June for our next training afternoon.
This closure has been agreed by the local commissioning board (BOB ICB) to allow GP practices across Oxfordshire facilitate training for their practice team.
If you require medical attention, please do not ring the surgery but contact NHS 111. If you require urgent or immediate treatment, please attend Urgent Care or if life threatening consider attendance at A & E.
For any non-urgent queries or bookings, we would ask that you call the surgery on an alternative day.
Many thanks in advance for your co-operation and support in this matter.
We will be open again on Wednesday as usual from 08:00.

13/05/2025

NOTICE - The road between Carterton and Burford is now open as usual.

28/04/2025

London Marathon 2025 complete! Thank you all so very much for supporting me in smashing my original target of £3000 for Silver Star Maternity Fund! We raised a fabulous £4530! It will make a huge difference to Oxfordshire families. I hope Simon would be proud! Now to rest my legs….

Sarah

26/04/2025

The London Marathon is tomorrow!! I am overwhelmed with everyone’s support and kindness! We have now raised over £4000 for the Silver Star maternity charity in memory of Dr Simon Albert. Thank you so much to you all! This means so much! Hopefully I will be back with an update on Monday….

Sarah

24/04/2025

Please see below for local Pharmacy opening hours for the early May bank holiday.

We are closed on Monday 5th May but open as usual the rest of the week.

15/04/2025

EDIT: Systems now working, our phone lines will reopen at 2pm.

Our computer system is currently down and we are unable to book any appointments or access any patient records. We will post an update as soon as we have any information. Thank you for your patience.

15/04/2025

24/7 Text Message service for Mental Health Support

Urgent mental health support is now available by text message to people of all ages across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
The service offers free, confidential, 24/7 support via text message for anyone struggling to cope.

Anyone experiencing anxiety, stress, loneliness, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or other mental health challenges can use the service by texting the word ‘SUNRISE’ to 85258 at any time of day or night.

It is a simple, straightforward way to get mental health support from a mental health professional when people need it most.
The text service is in addition to a range of in-person and telephone-based urgent mental health services locally offering another, alternative way for people to access immediate, anonymous support. It can be used at any time, day or night.

You can read more about this on the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust website.

15/04/2025

Our opening hours over the Easter period are as follows:

Thursday 17th April - 8:00am - 6:30pm
Friday 18th April - CLOSED
Saturday 19th April - CLOSED
Sunday 20th April - CLOSED
Monday 21st April - CLOSED
Tuesday 22nd April 8:00am - 6:30pm

Please see below a list of Pharmacies open over the Easter Period

01/04/2025

Dear All,
Four weeks to go until the London Marathon and we have now smashed our target and raised £3627 for Silver Star Maternity Fund in memory of Dr Albert! I am so grateful for everyone’s kindness and support. Thank you all!
Sarah

Further Update 01/04:

Dear All,
Four weeks to go until the London Marathon and we have now smashed our target and raised £3627 for Silver Star Maternity Fund in memory of Dr Albert! I am so grateful for everyone’s kindness and support. Thank you all!
Sarah

Update: Thank you all very much for your kindness and support! We have now raised an amazing £2531 for the Silver Star Maternity Fund in memory of Dr Albert.

Sarah

I am running my first London Marathon in 2025 in memory of Dr Simon Albert, a dear friend and colleague who died suddenly in 2023. He was my inspiration, a hugely dedicated and exceptional GP, and a very kind man. Simon supported Silver Star with his wife Beth over the years and Beth believes that Silver Star is the charity that Simon would have wished for me to support in his memory.

The Silver Star Maternity Fund’s Aim is:

“To make things better for Oxfordshire mothers and their families, to raise money to keep the Silver Star Unit well equipped, and to improve the comfort and amenities for ALL women during their stay at the Women’s Centre, and to support research into important problems of pregnancy”.

Any support would be very gratefully received - please see my Just Giving page - https://www.justgiving.com/page/sarah-purvis-1723039549863 or there will be a donation box at Buford Surgery in the New Year.

Thank you

Sarah Purvis