WINDSOR ROAD SURGERY

Windsor Road Surgery

Trainer: - Dr Philip Deakin

Practice: -
Dr M B Giles, Dr C J Daniels, Dr E Tew, Dr D P W Deakin, Dr J T Williamson, Dr S J McKimmie
Windsor Road Surgery,
Windsor Road,
Garstang,
Lancashire PR3 1ED.
Tel: 01995 603350 & 603888
Fax: 01995 601301

The Windsor Road Surgery is a six-partner, dispensing practice in Garstang, Lancashire. We are a stable well-established surgery, being the larger of the two practices based in the town. Garstang is an old market town, which has been widely developed over the past 25 years. Despite this increase in size the town still has a strong sense of community and remains a very pleasant place to live and work. The area has a mixed population - a large farming community and a higher than average proportion of elderly people being notable features. Garstang is conveniently situated for access to the M6 motorway and due to this geographical position provides a base for commuters to all the major conurbations of the North West. The Fylde Coast and Lake District are within easy reach and the town is on the edge of The Trough of Bowland.

Our practice operates from purpose built premises, which were built in 1984 under the lease back scheme. Currently our list size is 11,200 and increasing slowly. The practice area is large - stretching between the motorway junctions of Galgate in the North to Broughton in the South. Westwards we extend to the village of St. Michael’s and our eastern boundary reaches into the Trough of Bowland. We are one of the 18 practices within the Wyre Primary Care Trust.

The Practice is a well-established training practice with over ten years training experience. It is fully committed to education and also takes fifth year medical students. In addition regular in-house educational meetings are held. Dr Deakin is the recognised trainer, having been trainer since 1993 but all the partners are involved in teaching. Dr Laing, who works part time within the practice, also has previous experience as a trainer.
As part of the training commitment, the importance of dedicated teaching time is recognised and the Registrar therefore has at least one dedicated teaching session/tutorial per week. The library is well stocked and there is also Internet access. We are fully computerised (Torex Premiere) and operate in a (theoretically) paper-free existence. We have IOS/REG and Path lab links. We currently run clinics for asthma, diabetes, minor surgery and secondary prevention of IHD. We also have a weekly antenatal and baby clinic on site. Our appointment system is based on 10-minute appointments. We have no problems meeting access targets due to our daily GP triage system which one of the partners provides each morning on a rota basis. Our out of hours cover is provided by Preston Primary Care Centre.

As a group we have regular practice and partners meetings, monthly in – house training, quarterly we join the Wyre PCT collective learning sets training programme and we have access to both Lancaster and Preston Postgraduate Centres. We enjoy good relations with our local hospitals – using both Lancaster and Preston for secondary care.

Staff

Full compliment of ancillary and nursing staff including: Practice Manager, Deputy Practice Manager, Office Manager, 8 part-time receptionists, 3 part-time secretaries, 1 notes summariser, 3 part-time Practice Nurses, 1 part-time community nurse and a part-time phlebotomist.

Attached community staff include: 3 Health Visitors, 1 Community Nurse, 6 District Nurses and 1 Midwife, who are all based at the Community Health Clinic on Windsor Road.

Other community services such as physiotherapy, chiropody and counselling are also provided from the Community Health Clinic on Windsor Road.

Partners

• Dr Michael Giles - MBChB, BSc, Liverpool 1971.
  Principal since 1974.
• Dr Colin Daniels - MBChB, D.Obst, RCOG, Sheffield 1972.
  Principal since 1976.
• Dr Elizabeth Tew - MBBS, DCCH, FP Cert, Newcastle 1972.
  Principal since 1986.
• Dr Philip Deakin - MBBS, MRCGP, FP Cert, London 1984.
  Principal since 1989.
• Dr Jonathan Williamson - MBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, Manchester 1988.
  Principal since 1997
• Dr Siona McKimmie - MBChB, BSc, DRCOG, MRCGP, FPCert, Manchester 1995.
  Principal since 2000