FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE
GP Practice | GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY
80% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.3M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Patient Survey
80%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
188.4K
837 medications
NHS Cost
£1.3M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 80% of patients at FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 106 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 80% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 72% |
| Easy by Phone | 39% |
| Easy via Website | 62% |
| Easy via App | 70% |
| Confidence in Professional | 97% |
| Needs Met | 95% |
| Same Day Appointment | 77% |
| Next Day Appointment | 11% |
| Wait Time About Right | 86% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE prescribed 188,352 items across 550 different medications, at a total cost of £1,337,103 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 10,288 | £12.2K | +5.8% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 8,104 | £23.4K | +117.7% ▲ |
| Lansoprazole | 7,442 | £8.6K | +60.7% ▲ |
| Paracetamol | 5,650 | £13.8K | +175.1% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 5,409 | £3.9K | +2.8% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 5,072 | £5.8K | +7.5% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 4,392 | £22.8K | -1.2% vs avg |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 4,318 | £3.1K | +7.4% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 3,878 | £4.4K | +22.4% ▲ |
| Lisinopril | 3,305 | £3.0K | +201.6% ▲ |
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.