Taw
Hill
Medical Practice
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Swindon, SN25 1WL
Telephone: 01793 709500
(Mon-Fri 07:30 - 18:30)
Fax:
01793 723875
email:
enquiries@tawhillsurgery.com
Taw
Hill
Medical Practice
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Swindon, SN25 1WL
Telephone: 01793 709500
(Mon-Fri 07:30 - 18:30)
Fax:
01793 723875
email:
enquiries@tawhillsurgery.com
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The 4D ultrasound technology three-dimensional images with the added element of time produces live action images of babies in the womb giving far more detail and definition than its scanning predecessor. Johanna Wilson, 33, who is 25 weeks pregnant, said it was a moving experience to see her baby in such clear images. She said: "It was just amazing to see our baby in so much detail. "The baby was asleep and then we saw it wake up. It had its little hands over its face and then it stretched its legs out. I've got a real wriggler." Johanna and her bricklayer husband Leigh, 31, have been hoping for a brother or sister for their seven-year-old daughter Nikita for a while. Johanna, an Asda Wal-Mart team trainer, of Thornhill Drive, St Andrew's Ridge, said: "I have been pregnant seven times but we have had several miscarriages and a little boy who had heart problems and was stillborn. "So it was quite emotional to see these scans. We don't want to find out the sex until it's born but the doctor made sure only certain parts of the baby were shown on screen." The scanner has been in service at Taw Hill for about a week. Patients are also given a permanent keepsake as images may be put on computer disc, DVD, or as printouts to share with family and friends. Dr Peter Crouch, a partner at Taw Hill surgery, said many of the parents who see the 4D images feel it helps them develop a closer bond with their baby before birth. He said: "Most parents gasp with delight when they see the pictures. Some yes, even the dads get really emotional and wipe tears from their eyes. "All scans are currently provided by doctors or trained ultrasonographers. "One lady told us she planned to send a picture of the baby to her elderly grandmother in Canada who is so frail at the moment she isn't sure that she would have any other way of being able to see the baby. "It's a pleasure being able to offer this service but please don't expect the already over-stretched antenatal scanning service at the hospital to offer it this is `ultrasound for pleasure'. "The Great Western Hospital must concentrate on using their ultrasound services for the important aspects of antenatal diagnosis."
Coffee Morning to raise funds for and promote awareness of Dyspraxia, 7th July, 2003
Taw Hill was visited by Swindon's Mayor and Mayoress on Monday 7th July, 2003. The Coffee Morning and Raffle was organised by Mrs Rebecca Price, (shown above) chatting with The Mayor and Dr Peter Crouch. Dr Crouch remarked, Dyspraxia is not a condition well understood by the general public. With an incidence of 7% (hence the coffee morning on the 7th of July) there is a good chance that 1 in every 30 children may suffer from this disorder of coordination and movement, rendering them at risk of being labelled as "clumsy". Events like the one organised by Mrs Price and the presence of high profile local dignitaries such as the Mayor and Mayoress, help to focus attention on this important condition.
Detailed Planning Application granted for The New Building on 29th April,2003.
Taw Hill Medical Practice plan to show these plans together with the true to scale artist's model of the new building (complete with cars and trees!) at the Open Evening at 7.30pm on Wednesday 9th April. Representatives from Prime UK ( the builders and architects) and the Swindon Borough Planning Department will be on hand together with the staff and partners from the practice to answer any questions that local residents have about the scheme.
The O.P.E.N. Project Launches soon.
To collect a copy of the explanatory leaflet about the project, please call in at reception or call us on 01793 709500 to request a copy. There is a 24 hour telephone information line available on 01793 709 560 or you can browse the website on http://www.openproject.co.uk
The Evening Talk Programme has been postponed due to lack of interest Sadly, we have had to take the decision to cancel the planned programme of evening talks. We had hoped that the talks would stimulate attendance however the most we have managed to muster at any of the four events so far is four patients ! We promise to review the evening talks process in the future and we may well instigate them again when the patient numbers increase.
Click here for details of the evening talks programme
Health Education Access Library at Taw Hill launched by Michael Wills MP on Saturday 13th July
We are aware that many of our patients may not have access to
an internet connection with which to take advantage of our on-line
health resources. The Access Library will help
Mr Wills toured the facility and met with local residents who described
themselves as "drooling with anticipation" hearing that they might access a fast internet connection. NTL were not
presently offering a broadband service to Burghley Park and the houses
on the estate were too far from the local BT exchange to secure
broadband conn Accupuncture available at Taw Hill A private accupuncture service is to start operating at Taw Hill. Mark Ackland will be offering accupuncture services from August 12th. Click here for more details Sports Massage now available at Taw Hill
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Taw
Hill Medical Practice is on the move again. In just over 12
months time we hope to be settling into our new and final home in the Taw Hill
Village Centre. Outline planning permission was granted some months ago but we
are happy to announce that the detailed plans have now been submitted and go
before the Planning Committee on April 29th, 2003. Unless the
detailed
plan differs markedly from the outline plan, the final approval by the
planning committee should signal the start of building on the Taw Hill Village
Centre site. These three- dimensional computer generated images give an
impression of the look and feel of the new practice building. The building
comprises ten consulting rooms, three treatment rooms, two operating theatre
style minor procedure rooms and a physiotherapy suite. One aspect of the
building
that the staff and partners are particularly excited about is the glass
fronted entrance and circular skylight which we hope will make full use of
natural light to illuminate the spacious waiting room at the building's core.
All consulting rooms are on the ground floor and the building has been
designed with disabled access,
privacy, functionality and security in mind. Over the past four years, the
practice has worked very hard (in conjunction with the Borough, the School and
the Church) to help design a village centre that will serve the needs of the
residents of Taw Hill and The Northern Expansion. We are very excited about
this new development and what it will mean for the local residents. We have
tried to minimise the disruption associated with having to move twice already
in three years and look forward to this being our last (and final) move
into our permanent home !
provide
access to the web based content on our website so that patients aren't
disadvantaged by not having internet access. Publishing to the web is a
very efficient way of transmitting information and we are committed to
providing our patients with appropriate resources to help them be as
independent as possible. Mr Wills described the library as "A very
exciting cutting edge development - another first for Taw Hill" We
remain very grateful to Michael Wills for his ongoing support and
assistance with this project.
ection. Residents had the opportunity to try out the 12
internet terminals for themselves and view the leaflets and books (many
of which can now be downloaded from this website). The Church and
Residents Association may explore running the facility as an informal
internet cafe or supervised after school club. Local surgeries are
sending staff to the fac
ility to train to use IT in the NHS - we hope
that the terminals will give many the opportunity to access information
technology. Mr Wills shown (left) with Dr Peter Crouch and Richard
Barrass and Mark Edwards from the Burghley Park Residents Association
trying out the new facilities at Taw Hill Medical Practice and Worship
Centre.
A private sports massage service is to start operating at Taw Hill. Rob
Marshall will be offering Sports Massage Therapy services from the
beginning of August 2002 - enquire at reception for details. Rob is an
experienced sports masseur and will be introducing some aspects of the
therapy he can provide at the "Look After Your Back" talk at the
practice. Click
Those
of you who know Debbie Wilson ( one of our morning receptionists and
Richard (our IT Manager) will be pleased to know that they are sporting
a new "family addition". Emily was born 3 weeks ago and is seen here with
Debbie at the launch of the Health Access Library - there is no truth in
the rumour that Taw Hill Medical Practice's eventual aim is to employ
the entire Wilson family but looking at Dad (Richard) and son
(Alex) above - it certainly looks that way ! Debbi plans to return to
work at the practice in late September and staff and patients look
forward to welcoming her back.
