Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services (at the Great
Western Hospital) and community health services across Wiltshire.
At the Great Western Hospital we have all of the facilities you would expect to find in a busy general
hospital including an Emergency Department, Delivery Suite, a full range of diagnostics tests such as
X-ray, MRI and CT scans, outpatient clinics and 29 inpatient wards. We provide these services in a
very modern environment ensuring patients have privacy and dignity throughout their care.
Our priority whether you are cared for in hospital or in the community is to provide safe, high quality
health services by promoting high cleanliness and practice at all times.
We take a proactive approach to improving the way we provide care, continually looking for ways we
can do things better. This means we invest in the latest technology and training for our staff and
volunteers so we keep up with changes in how care and treatment is given.
Some of our latest service developments include:
At GWH:
We are delighted with our new state-of-the-art emergency department which is now a much more
pleasant, modern and comfortable environment for both patients and staff. The creation of a
dedicated children's unit, means children and families are now waiting and being cared for in a
calmer and more child-friendly environment, away from the busy general waiting area. The adults
waiting area has also been refurbished with new seating, a TV screen and refreshments. As well as
creating a much nicer environment for patients, the new layout is helping us to work more efficiently
and provide an improved quality of care.
In the community:
The introduction of 29 Care Coordinators across Wiltshire is just one of ways we are bringing
healthcare closer to home for some of our most vulnerable patients. Care Coordinators are now a
familiar point of contact for many local people, helping them stay healthy, avoid issues like isolation
and putting them in touch with useful health, social and voluntary services.
A major refurbishment of X-ray services at Chippenham Community Hospital.
A mobile chemotherapy unit based at Savernake Hospital and Malmesbury Primary Care Centre.
Trust wide:
Helping in Hospitals grant
We have been successful in a £100,000 bid for national funds to increase volunteering in healthcare.
The funds have been awarded by Nesta as part of the Centre for Social Action Innovation Fund, in
partnership with the Cabinet Office.
The funds will be used to increase the number of volunteers involved in the work of the Trust from
around 600 to 900, and to build an effective partnership with volunteering organisations to support
patients discharged from hospital to settle back in at home.
This project will support improvements in patient experience as well as helping people home from
hospital and reducing social isolation for older people.
The Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6BB
The Great Western Hospital opened in December 2002, replacing the Princess Margaret Hospital in
Old Town Swindon. The new buildings are superbly designed and equipped and offer a first class
environment for patients, visitors and staff, with over 30% of our 500 beds provided in single rooms
with en-suite facilities.
In December 2008 we were authorised as a Foundation Trust which means we are free to run our
own affairs and invest any money we have into the frontline services we want. Since becoming a
Foundation Trust, the freedom it has given us has led to many of the investments in services you will
see at the Great Western Hospital.
The Trust works closely with private sector partners Carillion who maintain the building and provide
important services such as portering, security and catering. The food in particular has received
consistently high rating in our ongoing surveys.
The Brunel Treatment Centre
The Brunel Treatment Centre is a 128 bed state-of-the-art facility attached to the Great Western
Hospital. It has been specifically designed to treat patients who need elective (planned) surgery and
where patients are offered a pre-assessment health check to ensure they are fit and informed for that
surgery.
The centre offers a bright, airy environment for patients and staff with a high level of equipment and
facilities in every ward and room, all of which have their own en-suite toilets and showers. A third of
the beds are in single rooms.
The Treatment Centre has operating theatres and can share all the diagnostic, medical and surgical
facilities available in the Great Western Hospital. The Brunel Treatment Centre has its own
refreshment area, Café Blue, and ample car parking facilities.
Wiltshire Locations
Amesbury Health Centre
Smithfield Street, Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7AN
Amesbury Health Centre is a small medical practice which offers
medical services such as Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Health Visitors
and School Nurses teams, Speech and Language Therapy service
and a Community Team office (community nurses).
Calne Health Centre
Broken Cross, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 8BN
Calne Health Centre is a small health centre which offers medical
services such as Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Health Visitors and School
Nurses teams, Speech and Language Therapy service and a
Community Team office (community nurses).
Corsham Health Centre
1 Beechfield Road, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9DN
Corsham Health Centre is a small medical practice which offers
medical services such as Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Health Visitors
and School Nurses teams, Speech and Language Therapy service
and a Community Team office (community nurses).
Chippenham Community Hospital
Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2AJ
Chippenham Hospital offers a Minor Injuries Unit which is open from
0700-0100 hrs everyday and it also has two inpatient wards: Cedar
Ward which is a 20 bedded rehabilitation ward and Mulberry Ward
which is a 20 bedded stroke ward.
Other departments include Physiotherapy, X-ray, a Community
Team office (community nurses), Health Visitors, School Nurses,
Children’s Continuing Care team, Speech & Language Therapy
service, Nutrition and Dietetics team and a Neurology department
(incorporating ‘Pulmonary Advice & Community Exercise’ PACE and
stroke team). There are also Podiatry and Orthotics services and
outpatients’ clinics. This hospital also has a canteen serving hot and
cold food daily.
Devizes Community Hospital
New Park Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1EF
Devizes is a small community hospital which offers medical services
such as Physiotherapy, a Health Visitors office (with baby clinics),
School Nurses, Dentistry, a Community Team office (community
nurses), Speech and Language Therapy team and outpatient clinics.
Malmesbury Primary Care Centre
Priory Way, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, SN16 0FB
Malmesbury Primary Care Centre is a large medical centre and
practice surgery which runs several clinics. It also includes
services such as Physiotherapy, Health Visitors and School Nurses
teams, Community Midwifery, Community Team office (community
nurses) and Podiatry.
Melksham Community Hospital
Spa Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7NZ
Melksham is a small community hospital which offers services such
as Physiotherapy, X-ray, Child Protection, School Nurses,
Outpatient clinics, a Community Team office (community nurses),
Podiatry, a Wheelchair Service and Facilities Head Office
(maintenance team) for Wiltshire. The hospital also accommodates
a Child & Adults Adolescent Mental Health Team (Healthy Minds)
and a Contraception & Sexual Health (CASH) Service.
Savernake Community Hospital
London Road, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3HL
Savernake Community Hospital in Marlborough provides a
wide range of services, some of which are supported by a
team of volunteers.
The Ailesbury Unit is an elderly
rehabilitation ward, with capacity for 36 beds. The Outpatients
Department provides a variety of consultant clinics, as well as
Audiology and Diabetic nurse clinics.
Other services include outpatient Physiotherapy, a
Community Team, X-ray, Health Visitors/School Nurses,
CTPLD, Podiatry and Dental administration. Additional units
based at Savernake are Cotswold House and CAMHS which
are run by Oxford Health.
Memory clinics are also run by Avon & North Wiltshire Mental
Health Partnership. There is a café on site with an enclosed
patio garden and a small shop run by Friends of Savernake
Hospital and Community volunteers.
Salisbury Central Health Clinic
Avon Approach, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SN1 3SL
Salisbury Central Health Clinic is a walk-in health centre and
GP surgery. It provides a wide range of services including
Community Teams office (community nurses), Podiatry,
Speech and Language Therapy teams.
Tidworth (Castle Place Practice)
Drummer Lane, Tidworth, Wiltshire, SP9 7FH
Castle Place Practice is a practice surgery which offers
medical services such as Health Visitors and School Nurses
teams.
Trowbridge Community Hospital
Adcroft Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8PH
Trowbridge Hospital offers a Minor Injuries Unit which is open
24hrs every day. Other departments at Trowbridge Hospital
include Physiotherapy, X-ray, a Community Team office
(community nurses), Health Visitors, School Nurses, Speech &
Language Therapy team, Podiatry, Diabetes and a Tissue
Viability team for Wiltshire.
Warminster Community Hospital
the Avenue, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 8QS
Warminster Hospital has one inpatient rehabilitation ward
called Longleat Ward, with capacity for 25 beds.The hospital
also has other services such as Physiotherapy, X-ray, a
Community Team office (community nurses), Health Visitors,
School Nurses, Speech & Language Therapy and Podiatry.
There are also outpatients’ clinics including a staff education
and training centre for Wiltshire community staff.
Westbury White Horse Health Centre
Mane Way, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3FQ
Westbury White Horse Health Centre is a large medical
centre and practice surgery which runs several clinics. It
also includes our team - Health Visitors and School Nurses.