Banbury's NHS outpatient and urgent care facility reopens following £660,000 refurbishment

The centre now has a brand-new entrance, reception and a waiting area for the urgent care centre and GP out-of-hours service.

As part of the upgrades, new clinic rooms and staff facilities have also been opened at the Fiennes Centre.

The new facilities were officially declared open by Oxford Health’s chief operating officer for community health services, dentistry and primary care, Emma Leaver, on May 21.

Ms Leaver said: “Working to reshape a building that is also used 24 hours a day, every day of the week to care and treat patients is a really big challenge.

“I am so grateful to all of our staff – from both Oxford Health and PML teams – for not just putting up with the disruption caused, but also engaging with our project team to ensure that all of the work involved happened as smoothly as possible.

“The Fiennes is now such a welcoming environment with more flexible clinical space in which to look after our patients and their carers. It is a real asset for the local community.”

Work began upgrading the centre back in December 2025 and was carried out in phases over the following five months.

Refurbishing the centre in stages allowed for patient services to continue with the least disruption as possible.

The upgraded reception and waiting room are now used by Principal Medical Limited (a local GP-run not-for-profit organisation) and Oxford Health’s GP out-of-hours service.

The upgraded areas have been redesigned to provide comfortable surroundings for patients and include separate corner space just for children.