Coronavirus (Covid-19)

West Oxfordshore District Council have produced a list of agencies providing support for those affected by Covid-19. 

To view the pdf please click on this post.

A specialist Council team will this week start contacting more than 4,000 ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ (CEV) residents across the District.

The aim is to ensure their needs are being met during lockdown. This could include a priority online supermarket delivery, befriending support or help in accessing mental health or welfare services.

People are classed as CEV if they are at very high risk of severe illness from Covid-19 due primarily due to underlying health conditions which force them to take extra precautions.

Vulnerable people are encouraged to stay at home except for exercise and only work if they can do so safely from home.

The Council team is contacting 4132 vulnerable residents. They will begin by sending emails and text messages, asking them to confirm if they are happy or require support.

For those without email or mobiles, there will be ‘phone calls until contact is established. Clearly identifiable officers will knock on people’s doors to check on them if they do not respond to other forms of contact.

Any residents needing help will then be given the appropriate support.

This content has been copied from West Oxfordshire District Council's website. To read the full article please click on the image or enter the following into your address bar: https://news.westoxon.gov.uk/resources/contacting-vulnerable-residents-2

Remember the Ducklington Parish Community Facebook Group is still there for you, should you need help or support during the pandemic - whether due to to self isolating, inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions or for any other reason.

Your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

From Thursday, 5 November, England is in lockdown. The rules are slightly different to the ones we followed last time around: full details will be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november.

Once again, the tennis court will be closed but the play areas at Chalcroft and Glebelands will remain open. When using the play areas please follow the guidelines on the signs to safeguard your and your children's health. Keep a safe distance from people not in  your household and  be sure to wash your hands thoroughly when you get home.

We will have tennis up and running again once the restrictions are lifted and use of the court will then continue to be free of charge until Christmas.

Oxfordshire must play its part to control the virus and save lives.

Help will be available to those who need it this winter as the Oxfordshire community comes together to do its bit to control the virus and save lives.

It’s clear that the second lockdown will be tough on residents and businesses across the county, which is why it’s so important to make sure it is effective. Oxfordshire’s council leaders, the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner and the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership have come together to say that everyone must play their part to help control the spread of the virus once again to save lives.

That means staying at home and not gathering with people you do not live with. The full guidance is on the government’s website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november.

This content has been copied from West Oxfordshire District Council's website. To see the whole article at  https://news.westoxon.gov.uk/news/oxfordshire-must-play-its-part-to-control-the-virus-and-save-lives or click anywhere on this post.

Remember the Ducklington Parish Community Facebook Group is still there for you, should you need help or support during the pandemic - whether due to to self isolating, inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions or for any other reason.

Your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

Measures that would slam the brakes on Oxford’s gradual emergence from lockdown have moved a step closer as a result of another week of uncomfortably high rises in COVID cases in the city.

The number of cases in Oxford in the week ending August 21 was 41 - which is 26.9 cases per 100,000 and sees the city moving ever closer to figures in parts of the country that have been labelled by central Government as areas of concern or that require intervention.

Read the full article on Oxfordshire County Council website: https://news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/brakes-more-likely-to-be-applied-to-oxfords-lockdown-emergence-as-covid-cases-rise-yet-again/ or click anywhere on this post.

The Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook has changed its name to Ducklington Parish Community Group with the intention of developing it into a go-to source for community matters.

However, it continues to be the place to post a message, should you need help or support during the pandemic - whether due to to self isolating, inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions or for any other reason.

Your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

Oxfordshire County Council is working with friends and associates at Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Oxford Health and Oxford Clinical Commissioning group to share these stories about health and well-being services across the county.

We hope you will find them useful.

Primary Care During the Pandemic

https://www.oxfordshireccg.nhs.uk/news/we-are-still-here-for-you-primary-care-during-the-pandemic/111476

Support available for people with diabetes in Oxfordshire during COVID-19: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article.aspx?id=1292   

Safe cancer care still available for patients in Oxfordshire: https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article.aspx?id=1261

Virtual Visits- the teach way forward to fighting isolation: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/news/virtual-visits-the-tech-way-forward-to-fighting-isolation/

Show them you care: Keep in touch with a letter to a loved one: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/news/show-them-you-care-keep-in-touch-with-a-letter-to-a-loved-one/   

Help Us Help You with the mental and physical wellbeing of your children: https://www.oxfordshireccg.nhs.uk/news/help-us-help-you-with-the-mental-and-physical-wellbeing-of-your-children/111597

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

Cyclists and walkers are set to benefit from a concerted plan of action to clear and prepare Oxfordshire’s network of cycleways and footpaths ready for the expected rises in demand as lockdown is very gradually relaxed.

To read the whole story click anywhere on this post to visit the website. 

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

News briefing from Healthwatch Oxfordshire covering a wide range of topics including Mental Health Awareness Week, help for those self-isolating, keeping in touch with patients in Oxfordshire hospitals, Coronavirus translations and more.

To visit the webste click anywhere on this post.

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

News from Oxfordshire County Council website.

Doctors in Oxfordshire are urging people to get medical advice if they are worried about symptoms of cancer.

A recent national survey suggests getting coronavirus or giving it to their family were among the top reasons that people would not come forward when they have cancer symptoms, along with fears that they could be a burden to the health service...

To read the whole story click anywhere on this post to visit the website. 

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

News from Oxfordshire County Council website.

Oxfordshire County Council is continuing to support Carers during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by offering a Carers ID.

To read the whole story click anywhere on this post to visit the website. 

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

News from Oxfordshire County Council website. 

We want to applaud, cheer and shout for our NHS workers as they continue their efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and save lives across the UK...

To read the whole story click anywhere on this post to visit the website. 

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

Covid-19 update: Help and Support for West Oxfordshire residents.

To read the latest news from West Oxfordshire District Council Community Support Hub, click anywhere on this post to take you to the website:

https://mailchi.mp/westoxon.gov.uk/covid-19-support-newsletter?e=320bfa102a

You can also visit the WODC Coronavirus (Covid-19) web page at

https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/coronavirus

WODC COMMUNITY SUPPORT HELPLINE 01993 861077. 

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

Please see the following message from West Oxfordshire District Council. Click anywhere on this post to go to the availability survey mentioned.

Calling all experienced practice nurses!

The NHS is looking to boost its teams in dedicated Covid-19 clinics across the country.

Anyone not already working in an Oxfordshire practice but interested in helping care for patients during the pandemic, please complete this quick availability survey and they will be contacted.

https://surveyhero.com/c/e7684979

Andrew Smith

Communications Officer (West Oxfordshire District Council)

andrew.smith@publicagroup.uk

01993 861616

Covid-19 update: Help and Support for West Oxfordshire residents.

The first Community Support newsletter from West Oxfordshire District Council is downloadable here as a pdf.  (click anywhere on this post) You can also find more information at https://www.westoxon.gov.uk/communities-and-leisure/coronavirus-community-support/

WODC are busy calling vulnerable residents, offering support and help with a variety of issues - access to food, delivery of medicines, anxiety and loneliness - and thought it might be helpful to share details of some of the organisations that are there to help. They've also set up a dedicated helpline to offer help and advice. 

WODC COMMUNITY SUPPORT HELPLINE 01993 861077. 

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

Widespread health concerns and job losses may mean some people experience or use domestic abuse for the first time and existing abuse can escalate because of stress, anxiety, and other challenges.

Oxfordshire’s domestic abuse services continue to offer support and can help people at risk by finding safe alternative accommodation or by increasing safety measures to enable them to remain at home.

Further information is available on Oxfordshire County Council's website

Click anywhere on this post to take you to the .website.

Do you need help or support due to self isolating or inability to get out to collect groceries or prescriptions?

Go to the Ducklington Coronavirus Group on Facebook to post a message, where your request will be picked up by your area representative.

Alternatively you can email Matt Barker - matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk - who will forward your message to your area representative.

Social distancing, self-isolating and the challenges we all face in the face of the Covid 19 pandemic have posed difficulties of all sorts for residents of Duckllington, as elsewhere.

The Ducklington Coronavirus Help Group has been set up on Facebook to bring together those  in the village offering help and those who need it. Volunteers representing different areas in the village will pick up on any requests for help posted on the group page so if you are having difficulty getting out to pick up groceries or prescriptions - or if you need help in any other way - visit

https://www.facebook.com/groups/846588789172535/

and leave a message. Alternatively, you can email Matt Barker,

matthew.barker@ducklingtonparishcouncil.org.uk 

who will forward your message to your area representative.

There are lots of people  in the village doing errands and helping out in all sorts of ways - so if they can help you, get in touch.

Cancer Research UK has put together a web guide containing the latest information and important links so people can keep up to date with caring for themselves and others.  They ask that you share this link so as many people see this advice as possible.

In addition, they offer the following information on how the charity is supporting the national effort in tackling Covid-19.  They say

We are committed to supporting the national effort to tackle Covid-19 and are already using our resources and expertise to help. We:

• have established the Francis Crick Institute as a Covid-19 testing hub for London and are liaising with national co-ordinators to explore how our other institutes can also help;
• are releasing our funded clinical research workforce to return to NHS front line service delivery;
• are developing a targeted research call; and
• are making our research centres, wider infrastructure and lab kit available where they are of use.

As you may have seen in the news in recent days, this crisis is also having a direct impact on Cancer Research UK, and we expect to see our fundraising income decline by up to 25% in the next financial year. As a result, we have made the difficult decision to defer our Spring research funding round, and we are planning further cuts to our research funding. We remain tirelessly committed to making progress for people affected by cancer, but now more than ever, support from Local Government and the public will be vital. 

Please see the latest Covid 19 briefing issued by West Oxfordshire District Council, which contains the latest information on Council services.

8 April 2020: Please take the time to read this important update from Oxfordshire County Council.

Oxfordshire residents have been warned to be on their guard against criminals and scammers exploiting the coronavirus situation. Some scammers are claiming to be charity workers, offering assistance with shopping, or requesting donations. 

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In line with advice from the Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils, the play areas in the Parish have been closed. While they are closed THERE WILL BE NO SAFETY CHECKS carried out. Due to the open nature of the playgrounds they have been taped off and a notice posted, explaining the reason for the closure. Please make sure your children do not use any of the equipment until further notice.