HIGHERLAND SURGERY
GP Practice | NEWCASTLE, ST5 2UE
86% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.1M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2017-03-09 00:00:00
Patient Survey
86%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
135.7K
790 medications
NHS Cost
£1.1M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 86% of patients at HIGHERLAND SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 109 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 86% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 85% |
| Easy by Phone | 81% |
| Easy via Website | 47% |
| Easy via App | 59% |
| Confidence in Professional | 97% |
| Needs Met | 96% |
| Same Day Appointment | 88% |
| Next Day Appointment | 11% |
| Wait Time About Right | 84% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, HIGHERLAND SURGERY prescribed 135,711 items across 542 different medications, at a total cost of £1,097,159 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 9,939 | £9.1K | +2.3% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 5,767 | £13.8K | +29.7% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 4,686 | £4.6K | +0.2% vs avg |
| Amlodipine | 4,062 | £3.0K | -22.8% ▼ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 4,040 | £3.0K | -14.4% ▼ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 3,697 | £2.6K | -8.0% ▼ |
| Colecalciferol | 2,999 | £11.6K | -19.4% ▼ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 2,884 | £8.6K | -19.2% ▼ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 2,801 | £5.0K | -11.6% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 2,484 | £2.8K | -46.4% ▼ |
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.