The Great Western Surgery
Dr Fan & Partners
Farriers Close
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 2QU
Tel: 01793 421311

News:

New website
We have a new website! You can now send us your repeat prescription requests online, change your personal details, send us some feedback and much more!!!!

Out of Hours
Out of hours cover is provided by the Swindon PCT therefore they are on call from 6.30pm until 8am the following day which includes weekends and Bank Holidays.

Appointments
Great Western Surgery has fully adopted the Advanced Access scheme and this has proved extremely popular with patients, partners and staff alike

Dr Anna Keitley

Dr Keitley has left the Practice to pursue other career Interests, we thank Dr Keitley for her valuable contribution, and wish her every success for the future

Survey Results for 2008-2009

These results are now available to view in the Practice Information Section

Practice welcomes Dr Elaine Macdonald as our new Salaried GP. After a few changes Dr Elaine Macdonald has now joined us with effect from 10th August 2009, we wish Elaine a long and happy stay here at Great Western Surgery

Announcements

01 Sep - 01 Oct
NHS Smokefree

Find out about all of the free NHS services available to support you as you go try to give up smoking.

01 Aug - 01 Oct
NHS Summer Health

Stay safe in the sun, including sunscreens, sunburn relief, heat exhaustion, eczema and moles. Summer holidays are great fun for children, but can bring risks. Find out more

01 Jul - 01 Oct
Change for Life

Would you like loads of tips and help to make changes for a healthier future? As part of Change4Life, you will receive tons of helpful information, recipes, tools, tips, and games for the kids.

Yahoo Health

Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle (AP)

Robert Webster, chairman of the Department of Virology and Molecular Biology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., attends the Options for the Control of Influenza conference in Hong Kong Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010 in Hong Kong. Webster urged health authorities around the world to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadlier than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

AP - A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak.

Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad (AP)

AP - Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people.

Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP)

AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2010, regarding a major settlement with a pharmaceutical company for False Claims Act and off-label marketing violations. Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a years long federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB (AP)

This undated photo released by Cepheid, shows a Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF cartridge. The cartridge is part of a test that is a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis and can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. (AP Photo/Cepheid) NO SALES

AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia (AP)

AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.

Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks (Time.com)

Time.com - A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke

For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female.

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

More parents 'redshirting' kindergartners (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - As schools start back into session around the country, some parents of young children face a difficult question: Send their little ones to kindergarten as soon as they become age-eligible, or hold them back in hopes that an additional year of maturity will give them an academic boost?

MedPage Today

Investigation Reveals More Woes for Rosiglitazone

(MedPage Today) -- On July 15—a day after the FDA completed two days of hearings on rosiglitazone (Avandia)—a British advisory commission on drugs concluded that the product should be withdrawn from the market, according to an investigation conducted by BMJ.

Washington Week: Insurance, State Actions Top News

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Several studies highlighting insurance issues were released this week, including one on federal programs for kids and two others focused on employer-provided medical coverage.

FDA Approves New Eye Pressure Drop Formulation

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA approved a new formulation of the drug bimatoprost (Lumigan) in a 0.01% solution as a first-line treatment to reduce elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Kids on HAART Would Benefit from Revaccinations (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Children with HIV who received standard childhood immunizations before starting on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could benefit from revaccination, a review suggests.

New Guidelines Out for Pneumococcal Vaccine (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Adults with asthma and those who smoke should receive the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease, according to new recommendations from the CDC.

OSHA Should Dictate Residents' Hours, Group Says

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The consumer group Public Citizen is urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to regulate the work hours of resident physicians.

Four Factors Increase Risk of Opioid Dependence (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- A combination of four factors appears to significantly increase the risk of opioid dependence among patients taking prescription painkillers, researchers have found.

Low IgG Poses Infection Risk With Rituximab (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Certain subgroups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, particularly those who have low levels of IgG, are at risk for severe infections when treated with rituximab, French investigators found.

ESC: Stockholm Take Home Message -- Watch the 'Not' Warfarins

STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- An investigational antiplatelet -- ticagrelor (Brilinta) -- emerged as a big winner from the five-day long European Society of Cardiology congress, but the buzz here focused instead on a trio of investigational oral anticoagulants -- dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban.

Admitting Clinical Errors Not Always Best Policy

(MedPage Today) -- Wide-scale disclosure of clinical errors seems intuitively to be the ethical choice for hospitals and physicians, but researchers from the University of Washington suggest that disclosure should be decided on a case-by-case basis rather than a one-size-fits-all solution

WHO Swine Flu

Influenza - update 115

Worldwide, H1N1 2009 virus transmission remains most intense in parts of India and in parts of the temperate southern hemisphere, particularly New Zealand and more recently in Australia.

Influenza - update 114

The situation in New Zealand and India remains largely unchanged since the last update. Influenza H1N1 (2009) virus transmission remains locally intense in parts of India and New Zealand.

Influenza - update 113

Influenza H1N1 (2009) virus transmission remains locally intense in parts of India and New Zealand.

Director-General statement following the ninth meeting of the Emergency Committee

The Emergency Committee held its ninth meeting by teleconference on 10 August 2010.

WHO recommendations for the post-pandemic period

The world is now in the post-pandemic period. Based on knowledge about past pandemics, the H1N1 (2009) virus is expected to continue to circulate as a seasonal virus for some years to come. While the level of concern is now greatly diminished, vigilance on the part of national health authorities remains important. Such vigilance is especially critical in the immediate post-pandemic period, when the behaviour of the H1N1 (2009) virus as a seasonal virus cannot be reliably predicted.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 112

As of 1 August 2010, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18449 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 111

As of 25 July 2010, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18398 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 110

As of 18 July 2010, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18366 deaths.

Monitoring patterns and levels of worldwide activity

As part of regular monitoring of H1N1 pandemic influenza, the WHO is in close dialogue with public health experts in countries worldwide, specifically to determine whether H1N1 activity has returned to levels and patterns normally seen for seasonal flu.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 109

As of 12 July, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18337deaths.

Useful Contacts

Hospitals

Great Western Hospital	01793 604020
Ridgeway Hospital	01793 814848
Sandalwood Court	01793 836800
GU-Clinic at GWH	01793 604038
Prospect Hospice	01793 611223
Bristol Infirmary	01179 265001
Churchill Hospital, Oxford	01865 741841
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford	01865 741166
Nuffield Orthopaedic Hosp., Oxford	01865 741155
Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford	01865 311188

General

Age Concern	01793 692166
British Pregnancy Advisory Service	0845 7304030
CRUSE Bereavement Counselling	01793 619933
Help is at Hand (general support and information for deaths and bereavement)	08701 555455
Citizen Advice Bureau	01793 528303
Connections Youth Counselling	01793 612969
Connections Youth Helpline	01793 695255
NHS Direct	0845 4647
Relate (Relationship Guidance)	01793 527664
Social Services	01793 463000
Swindon Counselling Service	01793 514550
Walk-in Centre, Carfax Street	01793 428524

Pharmacies

Ashington Way	01793 616840
Boots Brunel Plaza	01793 536347
Boots Wood St.	01793 522941
Cooper	01793 872033
Dorcan	01793 692073
Facechoice	01793 870226
Hawthorne	01793 522430
Health Centre Carfax St.	01793 616280
Kingswood	01793 527757
OK Pharmacy	01793 520262
Lloyds Cavendish Square	01793 521379
Lloyds Victoria Rd.	01793 528388
Lloyds Abbey Meads	01793 704165
Lloyds Clive Parade	01793 722097
Lloyds Ermin St.	01793 822181
Lloyds Covingham Square	01793 529911
Lloyds Moredon Rd.	01793 535417
Lloyds Shaw Village Centre	01793 886076
Park Lane	01793 522708
Pharmacy Plus	01793 495499
Safeway Thames Ave.	01793 705322
Train	01793 642214
Health Centre Carfax St.	01793 616280
Penhill	01793 723534
Tesco Ocotal Way	01793 587442

FOCUS Self Help Group
The Princess Royal Trust
Swindon Carers Centre
25 Morley Street
Swindon

Isolated by illnesses, problems
or experiences?

01793 531133

Self Help Support Groups (Most of them compiled by FOCUS - see above)

Age Concern	general advice	01793 692166
Al-Anon Family Groups	for families of alcoholics	020 74030888
Alcoholics Anonymous	group support	01793 644026
Arthritis	support and meetings	01793 741040
Ashdown Family Group	parenting skills	01793 846164
Assoc. for Post-Natal Illness	telephone information	01793 813493
Assoc. for Shared Parenting	maintaining contact	01793 851544
Autism and Asperger	support and information	01793 770079
Blind Association	resources, socials	01793 523374
Breakthrough Breast Cancer	support and awareness	01793 538475
Breast Feeding La Leche	books and leaflets	01367 252934
Cancer and Carers	support and meetings	01793 432042
Candida, Allergy, Chronic Fatigue	help-line	01793 813493
Children's Cancer & Leukemia	support and assistance	01793 791470
Carers Support North Wiltshire	advice and information	01249 444110
Coeliac Disease	information and meetings	01793 529497
Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust	information and meetings	01793 641386
Deaf Children's Society	meetings, support	01793 821905
Depression Alliance	meetings and support	01793 531133
Diabetes	advice and meetings	01793 813661
Diabetes	insulin dependent children	01793 764124
Dyslexia Association	support for families	01793 813439
East Wilt wheelchair users	advice and meetings	01793 533777
Eczema	general support	01793 728671
Epilepsy	support	01793 820313
Friday Group	survivors of sexual abuse	01793 511064
Gamblers Anonymous	meetings	01793 618072
Gynae C	help for women with cancer	01793 338885
Hard of Hearing	meetings and support	01793 635010
Headway	head injuries	01793 436908
Huntington's Disease	support	01793 873268
Hysterectomy	help-line	01793 635643
Infant Death	national help line	020 72332090
Kidney Patients Association	support and information	01793 527727
Limbless Association	information, socials	01793 346388
M.E. (Chronic Fatigue)	encouragement and support	01793 531133
Motor Neurone	advice and help	01793 873963
Multiple Sclerosis	information and support	01793 851427
Multiple Sclerosis Centre	diet, care advice	01793 481700
Muscular Dystrophy	help-line	01793 845846
Narcotics Anonymous	support for ex-users	01179 240084
Nat. Assc. for Colitis abd Crohn's	support, newsletters	01793 612640
Nat. Assoc. for Gifted Children	national support	08707 703217
National Asthma	information and support	01793 824249
National Childbirth Trust	meetings and information	01793 511159
National Schizophrenia	assistance and fellowship	01793 522530
Ostomy Association	for all ostomists	01793 532776
Parkinson's Disease	support and information	01793 728939
People First	for adults with learning diffic.	01793 465650
Pituitary Foundation	support and information	01793 853641
Spear	support for self harmers	01793 520111
Special Needs	support, meetings	01793 488308
Social Stroke Club	holidays, trips etc.	01793 532302
Stroke Association	dysphasia support	01249 44425
Stroke Support	socials, outings	01793 348464
Survivors	for sexually abused men	01793 878316
Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistulas	information and support	01285 650992
Urostomy Association	information and advice	01793 727413
Young Stroke Club	meetings, social, support	01793 872844