Referrals

We accept referrals from health and social care professionals.

To make a referral to our team, please contact:

Name
Professor Derick Wade
Address
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Windmill Road
Oxford
OX3 7HE
Telephone
01865 227 600
Fax
01865 227 294
Email
OCE@noc.nhs.uk

Please provide as much information as possible. This will enable us to understand more about the patient and how we can help.

As a minimum, please include the following:

  • Full GP practice details
  • Patient data including the patient’s name, date of birth and telephone number
  • Patient’s NHS number
  • All relevant clinical information and indication of urgency
  • Information on any relevant pathology or X-ray tests carried out
  • Whether the patient needs transport on medical grounds
  • Whether the patient needs an interpreter

If you are unsure whether to make a referral but would like to make contact with someone in the clinical team, please contact us.

Oxford Centre For Enablement

Specialist Disabilty Service

Orthotics Service

All referrals for this clinic should be sent to:

Orthotic Department
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Windmill Road
Headington
OX3 7HE

Tel: 01865 227575 or 227760
Fax for urgent only referrals: 01865 227943

Changes to Orthotics Services For GPs in the area that refer to Horton Orthotics:

Please note that the administration for the Orthotic out patient clinic at the Horton General Hospital will transfer to the Admin team at the NOC with immediate effect. The Orthotic clinical service will remain as it is currently at the Horton, all day clinic on Fridays. Please can the referrals be marked clearly that an appointment at the Horton is preferred. The administrative lead for this at the NOC will be: Jabeen Alam, Administration Supervisor, Orthotics, NOC. Andrew Dodds remains as the Senior Orthotist at this clinic.