LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE
GP Practice | HITCHIN, SG5 4HB
44% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £2.6M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2017-07-13 00:00:00
Patient Survey
44%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
305.7K
928 medications
NHS Cost
£2.6M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 44% of patients at LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 100 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 44% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 45% |
| Easy by Phone | 17% |
| Easy via Website | 29% |
| Easy via App | 31% |
| Confidence in Professional | 82% |
| Needs Met | 83% |
| Same Day Appointment | 55% |
| Next Day Appointment | 21% |
| Wait Time About Right | 39% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, LARKSFIELD AND ARLESEY MEDICAL PRACTICE prescribed 305,670 items across 689 different medications, at a total cost of £2,643,940 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 16,330 | £18.8K | +68.0% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 10,179 | £19.9K | +129.0% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 9,817 | £7.7K | +86.6% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 7,808 | £8.4K | +66.9% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 7,490 | £5.8K | +86.4% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 7,137 | £12.7K | +51.2% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 6,777 | £13.9K | +114.0% ▲ |
| Lansoprazole | 5,975 | £7.4K | +29.0% ▲ |
| Salbutamol | 5,900 | £13.4K | +136.0% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 5,845 | £22.6K | +63.8% ▲ |
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.