The History of Swan & Forest Surgeries
| 2020 | Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic swept across the world, leading to nationwide lockdowns, Swan Surgery became the Covid BSE PCN Hub and later a covid vaccination centre |
| 2019 | Dr John Gove retires from Swan Surgery in March 2019 In July 2019, Swan Surgery joined Angel hill Surgery, Guildhall & Barrow Surgery, Mount Farm Surgery and Victoria Surgery in forming the Bury St Edmunds Primary Care Network (PCN) Dr Crispin Dunne retires from Swan Surgery in September 2019 |
| 2017 | Dr Sven Brode joins the practice, later becoming a GP Partner |
| 2015 | Dr Ayush Prabhakar joins the practice, later becoming a GP Partner |
| 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 Dr Evelin Hanikat joins the practice, later becoming a GP Partner |
| 2012 | Gained the contract to deliver medical services at Forest Surgery Admin offices were relocated to the building next door to Swan Surgery to create space for an additional 4 consulting rooms Dr Peter Neale joins the practice, later becoming a GP partner |
| 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, a 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 |
| 1999 | Dr Emma Derbyshire joins the practice, later becoming a GP Partner |
| 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 |
| 1997 | Dr Kirsty Reid joins the practice, later becoming a GP Partner |
| 1988 | Swan Surgery was set up by Dr. Crispin Dunne as the only doctor |
