FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE
GP Practice | CHESTER, CH1 4DS
79% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.8M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2018-08-17 00:00:00
Patient Survey
79%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
175.3K
869 medications
NHS Cost
£1.8M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 79% of patients at FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 127 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 79% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 78% |
| Easy by Phone | 73% |
| Easy via Website | 51% |
| Easy via App | 40% |
| Confidence in Professional | 86% |
| Needs Met | 90% |
| Same Day Appointment | 76% |
| Next Day Appointment | 7% |
| Wait Time About Right | 81% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE prescribed 175,304 items across 592 different medications, at a total cost of £1,779,706 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colecalciferol | 8,483 | £22.5K | +127.9% ▲ |
| Paracetamol | 6,817 | £64.6K | +231.9% ▲ |
| Atorvastatin | 6,240 | £11.3K | -35.8% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 5,486 | £7.4K | +18.4% ▲ |
| 4,534 | £30.4K | +1,996.2% ▲ | |
| Macrogol 3350 | 4,043 | £28.2K | +331.1% ▲ |
| Mirtazapine | 3,970 | £4.2K | +132.1% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 3,833 | £4.0K | -18.8% ▼ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 3,553 | £2.6K | -11.6% ▼ |
| Senna | 3,287 | £3.9K | +446.2% ▲ |
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.