FIRSTCARE PRACTICE

GP Practice | BIRMINGHAM, B12 9LP

70% Patient Satisfaction NHS Cost: £1.1M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2019-01-17 00:00:00
Patient Survey
70%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
100.2K
760 medications
NHS Cost
£1.1M
12 months

Patient Experience

In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 70% of patients at FIRSTCARE PRACTICE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 92 survey responses.

Overall Experience70% good
Easy to Contact58%
Easy by Phone44%
Easy via Website40%
Easy via App66%
Confidence in Professional88%
Needs Met92%
Same Day Appointment75%
Next Day Appointment14%
Wait Time About Right51%

Prescribing Overview

Over the last 12 months, FIRSTCARE PRACTICE prescribed 100,209 items across 484 different medications, at a total cost of £1,052,065 to the NHS.

MedicationItemsCostvs National
Atorvastatin 4,521 £9.6K -53.5% ▼
Metformin hydrochloride 3,505 £15.2K -1.7% vs avg
Salbutamol 2,960 £8.2K +18.4% ▲
Lansoprazole 2,496 £4.5K -46.1% ▼
Amlodipine 2,496 £2.1K -52.6% ▼
Paracetamol 2,311 £6.8K +12.5% ▲
Beclometasone dipropionate 1,988 £35.1K +12.9% ▲
Colecalciferol 1,794 £12.2K -51.8% ▼
Aspirin 1,735 £1.7K -38.2% ▼
1,603 £16.7K +141.3% ▲

Practice Information

  • AddressBALSALL HEATH HEALTH CENTRE, 43 EDWARD ROAD, BALSALL HEATH, BIRMINGHAM
  • PostcodeB12 9LP
  • Phone0121 4404666
  • Area
  • ICB
  • Practice CodeM85051
  • StatusActive
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.