BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE
GP Practice | WALSALL, WS2 8QH
75% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £899.7K/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2018-01-23 00:00:00
Patient Survey
75%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
98.9K
775 medications
NHS Cost
£899.7K
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 75% of patients at BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 155 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 75% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 70% |
| Easy by Phone | 62% |
| Easy via Website | 57% |
| Easy via App | 54% |
| Confidence in Professional | 93% |
| Needs Met | 90% |
| Same Day Appointment | 54% |
| Next Day Appointment | 27% |
| Wait Time About Right | 64% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE prescribed 98,898 items across 518 different medications, at a total cost of £899,711 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 4,976 | £6.7K | -48.8% ▼ |
| Ramipril | 3,153 | £5.2K | -32.6% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 2,796 | £3.2K | -39.6% ▼ |
| Amlodipine | 2,686 | £4.3K | -48.9% ▼ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 2,468 | £12.3K | -30.8% ▼ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 2,440 | £4.7K | +24.8% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 2,349 | £11.5K | -47.2% ▼ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 2,252 | £3.5K | -28.9% ▼ |
| Salbutamol | 2,168 | £7.5K | -13.3% ▼ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 1,604 | £4.0K | -66.0% ▼ |
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.