A Doctor's Guide to GP Training and Living in Swindon
Congratulations on securing a GP training post in Swindon! Over the next three years, you'll experience a variety of hospital and general practice roles in locations like Swindon, Cirencester, Chippenham, Wootton Bassett, and Devizes. Swindon offers a unique blend of urban amenities and picturesque countryside, with training practices spread across several counties to ensure a well-rounded experience. Explore the town, surrounding green spaces, historic sites, and modern facilities like the Great Western Hospital. This guide provides valuable insights for living and working in the area.
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GP Training In Swindon A doctor s guide to training and living in the area
Well done! Congratulations on obtaining a GP training post in Swindon For the next three years you will rotate through a number of hospital and general practice posts Locations on the scheme include Swindon, and the surrounding towns of Cirencester, Chippenham, Wootton Bassett, and Devizes Our training practices are spread across Swindon, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Berkshire and ensure trainees have a mix of urban and rural general practice during their training These slides contain information for those living and working in the area
Swindon- The Town Swindon is a large town situated between Bristol and London. It is a self contained urban area with all the amenities that you would expect for a town of its size, but it is surrounded by the beautiful countryside of Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds. Many doctors that work in Swindon live in the Old Town quarter of town or the neighbouring Lawns area. Others choose to have a short commute from one of the many beautiful villages nearby.
In And Around Swindon Swindon abounds with green spaces and parks including: The Town Gardens Coate Water Park Lawns Park Queen s Park Stanton Country Park Shaw Ridge Linear Park Lydiard Park is a beautiful historic estate on the western edge of Swindon, with a church and walled garden, set in 260 acres of parkland. It is open all year to the public, and a great place for a day out The house is also a conference centre and is used for some of the educational events on the GP training program.
In And Around Swindon The Wyvern Theatre Swindon Steam Museum Swindon Designer Outlet The Ridgeway, an ancient road/ bridleway which runs past Swindon Roves Farm The Link Leisure Centre
The Great Western Hospital The Great Western Hospital (GWH) is a modern hospital built in 2002 and part of the GWH NHS Foundation Trust. It is located on the East side of Swindon. Most hospital training posts on the scheme are based here We are lucky in that Swindon GPVTS rotations include a really outstanding balance of what we consider to be the core specialties (A&E, Medicine, Obs & Gynae, Paediatrics) alongside some innovative, community and other specialty posts.
Some GP Practices On The Scheme Taw Hill Medical Practice, Swindon The Lodge Surgery, Chippenham Hilary Cottage Surgery, Fairford Malmesbury Primary Care Centre, Malmesbury Ramsbury Surgery, Wiltshire Merchiston Surgery, Swindon For more details of the training practices on the scheme, please visit our website www.swindongpeducation.co.uk
About The Scheme - Jobs All rotations comprise 12 months in secondary care and 24 months in general practice. We feel that our rotations offer an excellent balance of jobs. Trainees are allocated to two contrasting general practice placements to broaden their experience. We enjoy an excellent relationship with all secondary care departments employed on the scheme, and have a rigorous QA process to ensure that our hospital and general practice training posts are of the very highest standard.
About The Scheme - Teaching All trainees become members of Swindon Education Trust, allowing them to attend regular education days and evenings which cover a wide range of specialties and are mainly facilitated by local consultants. There is a weekly GP teaching session for all trainees on the scheme. During hospital placements trainees are expected to attend 50% of these, and during general practice placements 100% when available. Trainees will also spend regular days out in their ST3 practice throughout the scheme.
Where To Live There are several nice areas to live in Swindon, including the Old Town and Lawn quarters. Alternatively, many choose to live in one of the many attractive villages around Swindon, which give all the benefits of rural living (space, schools, countryside) and a very easy commute into town. Some trainees on the scheme choose to live in Bristol, Bath or even further afield: this is possible but we do not recommend it. Either location entails an hour-each-way commute to Swindon, and over the course of 3 years many trainees start to struggle with this, as well as the cost of petrol!
Find out more To find out more about GP training in Swindon visit our website https://gp- training.hee.nhs.uk/swindon/, or the school of primary care website https://primarycare.severndeanery.nhs.uk/ Any specific questions can be directed to the Medical Education Office at the Academy, The Great Western Hospital - 01793 604424 gwh.gptrainingteam.swindon@nhs.net We look forward to seeing you soon! - The GP Education Team, Swindon
Images: Slide 1: - Brian Robert Marshall / Cycle route 45, M&SWJR trackbed, Swindon / CC BY-SA 2.0; Steve G / Avebury Stones / CC BY-SA 2.0; Brian Robert Marshall / Swindon Mela, Town Gardens, Swindon (1) / CC BY-SA 2.0; Tony Grist / Cirencester market place / public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Slide 2: - Peder Severin Kr yer/ 602px-'Hip,_Hip,_Hurrah!_Artist_Festival_at_Skagen ,_by_Peder_Severin_Kr yer_(1888)_ Demisted_with_DXO_PhotoLab_Clearview;_cropped_away_black_border_edge, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Niko Pirosmani/ Celebration. Pirosman/ Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Uriel Escalona/ 400px-The_new_generations_learning_and_ honoring_traditions._08 / CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Slide 3: - Steve Daniels / Restaurants and cinema in Swindon / CC BY-SA 2.0; Swindon Town July 07, Gloworm 44 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Swindon town gardens fountain, flickr user corbs83, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; Swindon Works, Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Slide 4: - Brian Robert Marshall / Trackbed, Swindon and Highworth Light Railway, Stanton Park, Swindon (1) / CC BY-SA 2.0; Brian Robert Marshall / Art deco diving board, Coate Water, Swindon, Wiltshire / CC BY-SA 2.0 ; Brian Robert Marshall / Lydiard House, Lydiard Park, Swindon / CC BY-SA 2.0; Roger Cornfoot / Queen's Park, Swindon / CC BY-SA 2.0; Brian Robert Marshall / Maple tree, Coate Water country park, Swindon / CC BY-SA 2.0 Slide 5: - Roger Cornfoot / Wyvern Theatre, Swindon / CC BY-SA 2.0; Jim/ Steam Museum (9331019459)/ CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; Brian Robert Marshall / Swindon Designer Outlet, Swindon (13) / CC BY-SA 2.0; Roger Cornfoot, Link Centre / CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Brian Robert Marshall / Boar, Roves Farm, Sevenhampton /CC BY-SA 2.0; Robert Powell/ 640px-The_Ridgeway._-_panoramio / CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Slide 6 & 7: - Used with permission of named organisations
Images: Slide 8: - Tom Morris/ Pride London 2011/ CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>,via Wikimedia Commons; See pages for author, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leather_doctor%27s_bag_with_contents,_English,_1890-1930._The_Wellcome_L0058360.jpg, via Wikimedia Commons ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_man_on_a_bicycle_with_a_physician_riding_pillion..._Wellcome_L0074427.jpg Slide 10: -inkknife_2000 (7.5 million views +) /Bodie on Ride in '67 Cougar 6-12/ CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; Norbert Nagel/ Car exhaust repair (greek style), seen in Megalochori, Santorini, Greece / CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
