LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE
GP Practice | DUDLEY, DY3 2NQ
72% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.6M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Patient Survey
72%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
168.8K
914 medications
NHS Cost
£1.6M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 72% of patients at LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 111 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 72% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 71% |
| Easy by Phone | 46% |
| Easy via Website | 45% |
| Easy via App | 63% |
| Confidence in Professional | 95% |
| Needs Met | 93% |
| Same Day Appointment | 79% |
| Next Day Appointment | 14% |
| Wait Time About Right | 67% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE prescribed 168,761 items across 607 different medications, at a total cost of £1,603,955 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 7,427 | £11.4K | -23.6% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 5,349 | £7.4K | +15.5% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 4,650 | £4.5K | +15.7% ▲ |
| Felodipine | 4,632 | £26.4K | +680.0% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 4,156 | £22.6K | +11.6% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 4,081 | £7.1K | -13.5% ▼ |
| Salbutamol | 3,415 | £12.7K | +36.6% ▲ |
| Paracetamol | 3,184 | £10.3K | +55.0% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 3,136 | £12.5K | -12.1% ▼ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 3,109 | £13.2K | +59.0% ▲ |
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.