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Welcome to The Great Western Surgery

The Great Western Surgery was built in August 1990 and is an excellent purpose built cost rent premises located on the outskirts of Swindon town centre.

Our surgery gives us the luxury of being able to practice from a functional, and aesthetically pleasing building that has been further enhanced in March 2003 by the addition of upstairs accommodation. This includes a meeting room, offices, kitchen and shower room. Plus, we have ample parking space around the surgery grounds. Located adjacent to us is a Tesco Superstore offering pharmacy facilities that are open during normal shopping hours and until 2100.

During the last seven years a large, mainly privately owned, housing estate has been built in close proximity to the surgery. We have good access to all major routes, with M4 junctions, east and west, between five and ten minutes travelling time from the surgery. A fifteen minute walk from the surgery will take you to the Swindon main line BR Station with frequent train services to all parts of the UK. Swindon is also well placed for Bath, Bristol and Oxford.

The beauty of the surrounding countryside of Wiltshire and the Cotswolds, with their many charming and historic villages, is never lost on the people be they visitors to the area or locals. We presently have a stable list size of approximately 5300 patients with the potential of increasing this with the continued growth of Swindon. Historically our practice population is drawn from all areas of the town, however, although we have adopted a flexible approach, we are finding it necessary to limit our intake of new patients to within a specific grid area of the town.

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Appointments

We are aware that one of the key challenges we have as a practice is telephone access and getting appointments when you need them. We have reviewed our appointment system and there are now 3 types of appointments available:

- Book in advance up to 3 weeks for routine appointments

- Book in advance 48 hours for patients who do not need immediate attention

- Same day (for patients whose medical problem must be dealt with on the same day)

Dr Talbot
The Practice would like to inform patients that Dr Hilary Talbot has now left the Practice. Dr Talbot will be missed by the staff and patients alike and we wish her all the best for the future.

New Practice Manager

The Practice would like to inform patients that our new Practice Manager, Mrs Joanne Osborn, started on the 16th April. We would like to welcome Joanne to the surgery.

NHS Summary  Care Records

Many of our patients will be receiving literature in regards to the SUMMARY CARE RECORD, and be given the opportunity to opt out if so desired. The Practice Manager is happy to discuss the implications of the SUMMARY CARE RECORD, but it is the patients choice as to whether they sish for their information to be uploaded. Please see the SUMMARY CARE RECORD section for further information

 
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