{"id":1334,"date":"2019-12-02T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T12:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/windsor\/?page_id=1334"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:10:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/windsor\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-nhsblocks-heroblock nhsuk-hero nhsuk-hero--image nhsuk-hero--image-description\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/windsor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2020\/12\/pxfuel.com-5.jpg);background-size:cover;background-position:center;background-color:#005eb8\"><div class=\"nhsuk-hero__overlay\"><div class=\"nhsuk-width-container\"><div class=\"nhsuk-grid-row\"><div class=\"nhsuk-grid-column-two-thirds\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-nhsblocks-heroinner nhsuk-hero-content\"><h1 class=\"nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-3\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">About Us<\/h1><p class=\"nhsuk-body-l nhsuk-u-margin-bottom-0\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Inspiring Pride and Passion for General Practice<\/p><span class=\"nhsuk-hero__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The Windsor district is a great area to live and work in, with a high quality of life and plenty of cultural, sporting and leisure activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windsor is famous for its royal connections, its castle and its theatre \u2013 it also has many excellent restaurants and good shopping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ascot, with its world famous racecourse, borders the south of the beautiful Windsor Great Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maidenhead, on the banks of the Thames, combines its picturesque origins with newer industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slough is a major industrial town with a population of varied ethnic backgrounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bracknell is an expanding new town in a rural setting offering all modern amenities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A small part of Buckinghamshire is included in our district and the Chiltern countryside offers tranquillity and sporting facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good communication links are a feature of the area:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>London is easily accessible for sightseeing, galleries and museums, theatres and nightlife<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heathrow Airport is only 30 minutes away<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M1, M3, M4, M25 and M40 motorways are all close by<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The VTS scheme is among the best in the country:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A modern, forward thinking training scheme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A variety of practice types available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong on academic achievement and good communication skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pass rates for all exams traditionally high<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Great range of six month hospital jobs mainly based at Wexham Park Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/windsor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/09\/windsor-castle-320x240-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/windsor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/09\/windsor-castle-320x240-1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/windsor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/09\/windsor-castle-320x240-1-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/gp-training.hee.nhs.uk\/windsor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2021\/09\/windsor-castle-320x240-1-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nhsuk-card__description\">The Windsor district is a great area to live and work in, with a high quality of life and plenty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1334","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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