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The Link Magazine • Januar 2004 17
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New Toothill pharmacy well received
The opening of a pharmacy in Toothill, after many years without one, has been met with considerable Headstarts Nursery
community approval.
in Westlea
For Ken Schofield, a partner in the Park Lane Phar-
macy planning, supervising and opening the Toothill require a cleaner
outlet has taken up a lot of time over the last six ' as soon as possible
months, and he is already working on opening a third r .
unit in another part of town. for early morning
He said he was very pleased with the reception at " or evening Monday to
Toothill. "The pharmacy has been very busy since the Friday.
doors opened on 11 November with many kind com-
ments about bringing our service to the area. Lunchtime duties also
"Pharmacy is changing and we want to be at the available from end of Janua ry
forefront of developments to improve patient care.
The aim is to build a team of pharmacists and techni- • Tel: 877779
cians who will be able to take on new roles such as for details
medicine management' repeat prescribing and vari-
ous counselling and advice roles."
He added that lots of people who knew him when he
ran a pharmacy in West Swindon several years ago
have remarked on how much he had changed which '
rather concerned him.
• Cooper Chemist helps Nicaraguan child. See page 21.
HEALTH, WELL BEING AND
Singing surgeon will serenade RELIEF FROM ACHES, PAINS

for maternity unit & INFLAMATION IN 2004
John Cullimore, obste- Magnets have been used for
trician, gynaecological thousands of years to relieve
surgeon, and song a wide range of discomforts.
writer is also available Now a British company has
as a minstral. ^. Al invented magnets which
John and fellow give continuous daily benefit
musical surgeons - to humans and animals.
formed a band called
For a full colour brochure, call 8722
the Smooth Operators
last year and released
a four track CD called
Under the Knife in time
for Christmas.
All proceeds will go
to the £8,000 appeal for
heart monitoring sys-
tems for unborn babies
in the Maternity Unit Queen Elizabeth Drive, Swindon SN25 1WL
at the Great Western
Hospital. Reception open:
The CD is still avail- Monday to Friday lam to 6.30pm
able at Virgin in the
BrunelCentre, Mag- Tel: 01793 709500 • Fax: 01793 723875
num Wine and the
WRVS Shop at GW Hospital. to boost the funds so that the target E-mail: [email protected]
For a suitably generous dona- can be met by Easter. www.tawhillsurgery.nhs.uk
tion John is willing to busk the Contact John via Rhona Jack at n
catchy numbers in the community Blue Click PR on 535147. Hei pntieiits ralwaifs zt'elcome

COOPER CHEMIST ^.^aVlljq
Toothill Pharmacy
WEST SWINDON CENTRE. TEL: 872033
Toothill Village Centre,
next to Phoenix Surgery
If your New Year's resolution is to
improve your health, speak to the pharmacist
who can advise on givng up smoking,
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Also at Coopers: finr I ra _rances, toilctrir,,. gar hicrcing, allergy testis'
weight loss, healthy eating etc.
Piefures like Film processing for 35mm & APS
(Free 35mm film for every 35mm roll developer on premises) Tel: 01793 539701
works of an In store duplicates and enlargements
Dunwich Drive. Toothill, Swindon SN5 8SX
3 a week. Mon - Fri 9am - 8pm: Sat 9am - 6pm; Sun 10am - 3pm