The History of Swan & Forest Surgeries
2013 | A pharmacy opened on site at Swan Surgery Swan Surgery changed clinical computer systems to enable sharing of information between community services and other NHS organisations |
2012 | Gained the contract to deliver medical services at Forest Surgery Admin offices were relocated to the building nest door to Swan Surgery to create space for an additional 4 consulting rooms |
2010 | Introduction of automated telephone system to allow appointments to be booked or cancelled 24/7 |
2009 | Number of doctors at the practice reaches 10 Second screen for touch-screen arrivals system added |
2006 | Online booking system introduced to enable patients to book appointments and order prescriptions Touch-screen arrival system introduced in the reception area |
2004 | The surgery introduced technology to link with the local district general hospital. This allowed laboratory test results to be received electronically |
2003 | A second extension provided 2 further consultation rooms and a teaching area. The number of doctors increased to 5 |
2002 | Surgery pilots PMS (Personal Medical Service) scheme. The scheme is designed to allow medical staff to test different ideas for delivering and improving health care with a focus on local requirements. The scheme is now fully adopted |
1998 | The first extension provided an additional 2 consultation rooms added to surgery buildings. This allowed the surgery to expand the number of doctors to 4 |
1988 | Swan Surgery was set up by Dr. Crispin Dunne as the only doctor |