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ADAY IN THE LIFE

Yet another morning I awake to YOU NAME IT, Janice Oliver: housewife, mother, DO YOU HAVE
the sound of ringing in my ears. I painter, decorator, carpenter, DOCTOR?
hudge hubby to turn off the IDOIT plumber,
alarm. Five minutes later he's Although there are more doctors
still fumbling around trying to in West Swindon than ever
find the 'OFF' switch. After before, there still seems to be a
successfully performing this worrying number of people not
difficult manoeuvre he promptly registered with a G.P., so says
turns over to the sound of Mr. Bob Langley of the Family
'bleeping' every twenty seconds Practitioners Committee, the
or so from his watch. By then I'm body that oversees where doctors
more awake than he is. As it's set up practice.
only 6.05 am, I manage to get an Not long ago there was only
extra hour in before I wake the one group practice based
girls for school. at Ashington House, Westlea,
By 8.00 am they eventually covering the whole of West
struggle downstairs getting Swindon. Over the last year new
dressed on the way. Trying to get clearing up the mess, I try un- it down? Her coat? Well, I'm not doctor's surgeries have been set
a decision out of them around successfully to hang my washing sure whether its on her or off! Oh up at Freshbrook/Grange Park
the breakfast table as to cold or on the rotary line. The wind well, that's kids for you. and Shaw Village Centres and
hot milk on their cereals is quite seems stronger today and each We just get in the door and she most recently at Deerhurst Way,
impossible, so we usually end up time I bend to pull another item is out again on her Roller Boots. Toothill.
with lukewarm. of clothing from the basket the It's Brownies tonight so it's early "We've always preferred satel-
8.25 am and Heidi goes off to line has swung around a dozen tea. After losing count the lite doctors' surgeries serving each
school on her bike, after making times. It also looks like Round number of time I've asked the village," said Mr. Langley. "I'm
sure at the last minute, as usual, Two to the duvet!! girls what they want for their tea glad that this has been achieved,
she has packed her sandwiches, At last it's time for lunch, a and getting no reply, I go ahead but obviously, as self-employed
contractors to the National Health
money, sports kit etc. Well, that's quick snack and I must video and get what I think and to hell
one down, one more to go! 'Neighbours' for the girls at with the consequences. Service, doctors do need people
Piling up the dishes on the 1.30pm or I won't hear the last of At last tea is ready and the girls to register with them to make
draining board and making sure it! are no-where to be seen. So while their practices viable. Although
my youngest has cleaned her teeth Looking out of the window I the tea is on the table getting cold we do not know precisely, we are
aware that many people have not
(which is a struggle for her at find I have a good selection of I'm out looking for them. Tea
times) and washed face, hand in dandelions and daisies covering over and Brownie Uniform on, bothered to register. Sometimes
hand it's off to Primary School. the lawn, so I wander out to the Ria is out until 7.30pm. Then it's children are registered but
After a big kiss and "Be good" I garage and try to find the mower, head or tails who collects her and parents do not, I can't under-
trot across to the sub-post office, then I remember the cotton wool. who tapes Eastenders. stand it. In other cases I'm
take one look at the queue and Cotton wool! I hear you say. By now Heidi has finished her sure some people move to West
have second thoughts! Yes, I need that for my ears, the homework and is getting ready Swindon from other parts of the
Back home I gingerly creep mower is so noisy at times; I must for bed. Ria is told to put her town and do not inform their
into the bedroom of my youngest, remember to get it seen to. After Brownie Uniform on a hanger G.P. of their changed address.
ready to tackle the upheaval fighting a losing battle in the instead of leaving it in a pile on When they want a doctor to make
a home visit they might be sur-
which awaits within. Looking like wind raking up the cut grass I the bedroom floor.
the bed covers have been around find I've just got time to put the 8.30pm. Girls are tucked up in prised that he or she refuses or
the world and back, I prepare for kettle on for a cuppa before bed and hopefully asleep, all is may suggest that the patient
a fight with the duvet, somehow collecting Ria from school. quiet but you never know! We registers with a more local practi-
the duvet always wins! Heidi has just arrived home just sit down to a relaxing tioner. I would encourage every-
Washday today, I struggle and chats away to me about her evening, what is left of it that is, body to make sure they are
downstairs with piles of homework. It's only then I realise when the door bell rings. registered with one of the General
bedclothes in my arms and on the I still have the cotton wool in my "Football Coupon". Another Practitioners in their area."
way to the utility step in the cats ears! week we've forgotton to fill it in. The names, addresses and tele-
dish of milk which inevitably spills On reaching the school Ria is Tomorrow? Yet another morn- phone numbers of West Swindon's
over the floor. After muttering waiting for me. One sock up, one ing I'll wake to the sound of doctors can always be found in
un-mentionables to myself and down, cardigan buttoned up or is ringing in my ears. The Link magazine's essential
information reference pages.

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