BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE
GP Practice | SMETHWICK, B67 5BP
85% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £737.8K/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2016-11-30 00:00:00
Patient Survey
85%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
73.0K
723 medications
NHS Cost
£737.8K
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 85% of patients at BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 127 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 85% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 78% |
| Easy by Phone | 66% |
| Easy via Website | 56% |
| Easy via App | 54% |
| Confidence in Professional | 93% |
| Needs Met | 88% |
| Same Day Appointment | 73% |
| Next Day Appointment | 14% |
| Wait Time About Right | 67% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, BEARWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE prescribed 72,952 items across 430 different medications, at a total cost of £737,846 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 4,819 | £6.3K | -50.4% ▼ |
| Amlodipine | 2,613 | £2.3K | -50.3% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 2,609 | £3.7K | -43.7% ▼ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 2,071 | £7.3K | -41.9% ▼ |
| Ramipril | 1,686 | £2.0K | -64.0% ▼ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 1,660 | £2.9K | -47.6% ▼ |
| Colecalciferol | 1,588 | £8.2K | -57.3% ▼ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 1,584 | £1.9K | -66.4% ▼ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 1,355 | £4.3K | -30.7% ▼ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 1,243 | £1.1K | -69.1% ▼ |
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.