It comes after Great Western Hospital chief Kevin McNamara criticised the size of the current hospital. The idea has been floated by Swindon Borough Councillor Stan Pajak who was on the original planning board that approved GWH - although he voted against it. More government funding is available for the hospital with £30m being made available to expand its A&E department. South Swindon MP Robert Buckland also backed calls for a bigger hospital, saying he and fellow North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson would continue to work with GWH to get the improvements. Here s what you said on Facebook: Samantha Wathen: Yet they build houses on the neighbouring land, it s so short sighted.