ELSDON AVENUE SURGERY
GP Practice | WHITLEY BAY, NE25 0BW
89% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £824.2K/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2021-07-08 00:00:00
Patient Survey
89%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
120.3K
687 medications
NHS Cost
£824.2K
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 89% of patients at ELSDON AVENUE SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 117 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 89% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 84% |
| Easy by Phone | 79% |
| Easy via Website | 56% |
| Easy via App | 54% |
| Confidence in Professional | 97% |
| Needs Met | 96% |
| Same Day Appointment | 79% |
| Next Day Appointment | 14% |
| Wait Time About Right | 73% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, ELSDON AVENUE SURGERY prescribed 120,306 items across 450 different medications, at a total cost of £824,195 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 9,492 | £9.8K | -2.3% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 5,679 | £5.0K | +22.6% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 4,368 | £5.5K | -6.6% ▼ |
| Amlodipine | 4,319 | £2.9K | -17.9% ▼ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 3,305 | £7.0K | -30.0% ▼ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 3,178 | £1.7K | -20.9% ▼ |
| Colecalciferol | 3,175 | £7.6K | -14.7% ▼ |
| Omeprazole | 2,795 | £8.6K | -37.1% ▼ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 2,565 | £3.9K | -19.0% ▼ |
| Paracetamol | 2,102 | £9.6K | +2.3% ▲ |
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.