BALMORE PARK SURGERY
GP Practice | READING, RG4 7SS
79% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £2.9M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2018-09-05 00:00:00
Patient Survey
79%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
271.0K
1,023 medications
NHS Cost
£2.9M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 79% of patients at BALMORE PARK SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 121 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 79% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 70% |
| Easy by Phone | 47% |
| Easy via Website | 43% |
| Easy via App | 54% |
| Confidence in Professional | 91% |
| Needs Met | 93% |
| Same Day Appointment | 58% |
| Next Day Appointment | 30% |
| Wait Time About Right | 57% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, BALMORE PARK SURGERY prescribed 270,987 items across 665 different medications, at a total cost of £2,860,457 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 16,870 | £26.0K | +73.6% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 10,430 | £17.9K | +134.6% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 10,156 | £20.6K | +115.2% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 8,272 | £8.2K | +57.2% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 6,743 | £36.0K | +81.1% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 6,460 | £15.7K | +104.0% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 5,981 | £5.5K | +48.8% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 5,717 | £7.0K | +22.2% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 5,264 | £26.9K | +47.6% ▲ |
| Beclometasone dipropionate | 4,509 | £123.2K | +156.1% ▲ |
Practice Information
Data sourced from NHSBSA English Prescribing Dataset, CQC, and GP Patient Survey. Prescribing data does not indicate quality of care. Higher prescribing rates may reflect patient demographics. Always consult your GP for medical advice.