Welcome to Oxfordshire Health Archives
The History Centre is closed to visitors until planned re-opening on 3rd December.
Please see the information on the History Centre’s website for full details of the key changes for visiting the centre.
These changes include revised opening days and times, the requirement for advance booking (giving at least a week’s notice), and registering for the new Archives Card system.
Oxfordshire Health Archives catalogues are not currently available online. If you need to consult specific items from these collections, contact us well in advance of your visit. Learn more…
Oxfordshire Health Archives (OHA) brings together a medical based archive under the Public Records Act (1958). The archives in our care include those of National Health Service hospitals and associated administrative bodies, Leagues of Friends and Nurses’ Alumni organisations.
The archive operates as a public service for users and National Health Service employees. For those who are unable to visit us in person, a copying service is provided. This can incur a charge.
The Oxfordshire Health Archives (OHA) aims to continue and develop in it’s mission to select, manage, preserve and make accessible archival material in accordance with best professional practice.
What's not in the archive
- GP records of any kind
- Hospital patient medical records after 1945. For holdings before that date see individual hospital entries in the List of hospitals.
- Current contact details for former members of staff.
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