Contact us

Microbiology is on Level 7 of the main John Radcliffe Hospital building.

Department of Microbiology
Level 6/7, John Radcliffe Hospital
Headley Way
Headington
Oxford OX3 9DU

How to find the John Radcliffe Hospital

Hours

The laboratory is open 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year.

Operational hours: 8.00am - 10.00pm

Out of hours service: 10.00pm - 8.00am

Telephone numbers

General enquiries

Healthcare professionals only

Tel: +44 (0) 1865 221918

Clinical advice

Please try to contact the correct team overseeing care of patients in your clinical area.

Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm please refer via EPR consult unless your enquiry is very urgent.

Urgent requests (core hours)
Laboratory: +44 (0) 1865 220874

Urgent requests (outside core hours)
Biomedical Scientist, via Switchboard: +44 (0) 300 304 7777

Out-of-hours on-call clinical advice, needlestick and infection control advice
Microbiology SpR via Switchboard: +44 (0) 300 304 7777

Medical staff (Microbiology advice including advice to primary care)
Microbiology SpR: +44 (0) 1865 220880 / 220893 / 220875 Bleep 4077

Clinical advice / consultation - JR / Women's Centre
Infection SpR via Switchboard: +44 (0) 300 304 7777 Bleep 4076

Clinical advice / consultation - JR West Wing / Trauma
Infection SpR +44 (0) 300 304 7777 4075

Clinical advice / consultation - Churchill
Infection SpR via Switchboard: +44 (0) 300 304 7777 Bleep 5039

Clinical advice / consultation - Children's Hospital
Paediatric ID SpR via Switchboard: +44 (0) 300 304 7777 Bleep 4374

Clinical advice / consultation - Horton General Hospital
Infection SpR via Switchboard: +44 (0) 300 304 7777 Bleep 9799

Clinical advice / consultation - NOC
BIU SpR via Switchboard: +44 (0) 300 304 7777 Bleep 7186

Needlesticks / splash exposure incidents
Centre for Occupational Health and Wellbeing
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Outside these hours
Microbiology SpR via Switchboard: +44 (0) 300 304 7777

Infection Prevention and Control

Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm

For urgent infection control advice outside these times, please contact the Microbiology Registrar on call via Switchboard.

John Radcliffe Hospital

Tel: 01865 222192 Bleep 1747

Churchill Hospital

Tel: 01865 225546 Bleep 4124

Horton General Hospital

Tel: 01865 229033 Bleep 9797

Email

GPs / primary care providers

Non-urgent advice via email

Email: microbiologyclinicaladvice@ouh.nhs.uk

Administration

General enquiries only (not results)

Email: microbiology.admin@ouh.nhs.uk

We aim to provide a response within two working days.

Hayes DX

Hayes DX Address
DX 6540700
HEADINGTON 93 OX

Work experience enquiries