Updated 3 July 2018
The provider, Dr Peter Swinyard, delivers all regulated activities from its sole location at:
Phoenix Surgery
Dunwich Drive
Toothill
Swindon
SN5 8SX
Tel: 01793 600440
Website: phoenixsurgery.com
Phoenix Surgery is located in Swindon, Wiltshire, and is one of 25 practices serving the NHS Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area. The practice has occupied its current, purpose-built premises since the 1990s, and is arranged over two floors. All patient services including nurse treatment and GP consulting rooms are located on the ground floor.
The practice has around 4,600 registered patients from an area surrounding the practice and Swindon town centre. The practice age distribution is broadly in line with the national average, with most patients being of working age or older.
The practice has a General Medical Services (GMS) contract to deliver health care services. GMS contracts are negotiated between NHS England and general practices for delivering medical services, and are the most common form of GP contract.
Phoenix Surgery provides the following regulated activities:
- Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
- Surgical procedures
- Diagnostic and screening procedures
- Family planning
- Maternity and midwifery services
The provider, Dr Peter Swinyard (male), is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a single-handed practice, and there are two salaried GPs (both female). The extended clinical team consists of a nurse, a nurse manager, a phlebotomist, and a Health Care Assistant (HCA). The practice and assistant practice managers are concerned with the day-to-day running of the practice, along with administrative, secretarial and reception staff.
89% of the practice population describes itself as white, and around 11% as having a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background. A measure of deprivation in the local area recorded a score of 6, on a scale of 1-10. A higher score indicates a less deprived area. (Note that the circumstances and lifestyles of the people living in an area affect its deprivation score. Not everyone living in a deprived area is deprived and not all deprived people live in deprived areas).
Phoenix Surgery is open from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, and the practice will take calls during these times. Routine GP appointments are generally available from 8.30am to 12.30pm and 2.30pm to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday.
The practice has opted out of providing Out-Of-Hours services to its own patients. Outside of normal practice hours, patients can access the NHS 111 service, and an Out-Of-Hours GP is available at Swindon Walk-In Centre. Information about the Out-Of-Hours service was available on the practice website, in the patient registration pack, and as an answerphone message.