BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE
GP Practice | PLYMOUTH, PL5 4DU
68% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.4M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2018-12-20 00:00:00
Patient Survey
68%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
174.7K
825 medications
NHS Cost
£1.4M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 68% of patients at BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 119 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 68% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 65% |
| Easy by Phone | 42% |
| Easy via Website | 42% |
| Easy via App | 37% |
| Confidence in Professional | 88% |
| Needs Met | 87% |
| Same Day Appointment | 52% |
| Next Day Appointment | 27% |
| Wait Time About Right | 47% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, BUDSHEAD MEDICAL PRACTICE prescribed 174,697 items across 546 different medications, at a total cost of £1,431,414 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 7,954 | £13.3K | +78.9% ▲ |
| Atorvastatin | 7,826 | £11.3K | -19.5% ▼ |
| Salbutamol | 4,507 | £15.7K | +80.3% ▲ |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 4,360 | £4.6K | +107.6% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 4,225 | £5.1K | -9.7% ▼ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 3,960 | £15.3K | +102.5% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 3,920 | £5.2K | +23.8% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 3,433 | £3.4K | -27.3% ▼ |
| Colecalciferol | 3,403 | £12.7K | -8.6% ▼ |
| Amlodipine | 3,084 | £2.6K | -41.4% ▼ |
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.