Cllr Nadine Watts: Are you affected by the closure of Marlborough Road Doctors Surgery?

Local residents have contacted Cllr Nadine Watts (Old Town Ward) expressing their concerns about the closure of Marlborough Road Surgery and difficulties registering with a new practice.

Following the re-organisation required by the Government’s 2012 NHS Act, GP surgery provision is now managed by NHS England. This body is responsible for making sure everyone in England has access to a doctor, and reports to the Secretary of State for Health.

The main point is that prior to this, surgery closures were dealt with locally by Swindon Primary Care Trust. We now have no local body dealing with GP provision in Swindon.

Here are some things that you could do:

Contact NHS England

NHS England
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT

Telephone: 0300 311 22 33 (Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, excluding English Bank Holidays)

Email: england.contactus@nhs.net

Refer the issue to Swindon Borough Council’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee – although it does not have any power over NHS England

However, the next meeting is not until 2 April. You could contact the members of the committee.

Their details can be found at: http://ww5.swindon.gov.uk/moderngov/uuCoverpage.aspx

Raise it with the Swindon and Shrivenham Clinical Commissioning Group

Address:
Floor five
David Murray John Tower
Brunel Centre
Swindon, SN1 1LH

Telephone (Reception): 01793 444655

Email: enquiries@swindonccg.nhs.uk

Raise it with Swindon Healthwatch

They’re asking patients having trouble registering with another practice to contact them here.

Telephone: 01793 497777