CENTRAL SURGERY
GP Practice | SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 8PS
82% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £3.7M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2016-06-15 00:00:00
Patient Survey
82%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
564.8K
1,076 medications
NHS Cost
£3.7M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 82% of patients at CENTRAL SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 103 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 82% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 72% |
| Easy by Phone | 50% |
| Easy via Website | 32% |
| Easy via App | 34% |
| Confidence in Professional | 91% |
| Needs Met | 87% |
| Same Day Appointment | 68% |
| Next Day Appointment | 12% |
| Wait Time About Right | 68% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, CENTRAL SURGERY prescribed 564,791 items across 736 different medications, at a total cost of £3,672,827 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansoprazole | 31,083 | £30.2K | +571.0% ▲ |
| Atorvastatin | 27,192 | £34.3K | +179.8% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 16,596 | £24.4K | +251.6% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 16,210 | £43.5K | +335.4% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 16,057 | £18.1K | +243.2% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 15,890 | £10.5K | +202.0% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 14,221 | £7.4K | +253.8% ▲ |
| Paracetamol | 12,807 | £39.1K | +523.5% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 12,151 | £15.2K | +283.7% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 10,724 | £22.2K | +200.6% ▲ |
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.