LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE
GP Practice | NEWCASTLE, ST5 3TF
78% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.6M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2019-11-25 00:00:00
Patient Survey
78%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
184.4K
833 medications
NHS Cost
£1.6M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 78% of patients at LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 134 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 78% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 78% |
| Easy by Phone | 71% |
| Easy via Website | 59% |
| Easy via App | 54% |
| Confidence in Professional | 87% |
| Needs Met | 80% |
| Same Day Appointment | 78% |
| Next Day Appointment | 12% |
| Wait Time About Right | 82% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, LYME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE prescribed 184,436 items across 571 different medications, at a total cost of £1,631,418 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 8,531 | £9.2K | -12.2% ▼ |
| Omeprazole | 7,995 | £27.9K | +79.8% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 6,143 | £5.7K | +31.3% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 6,007 | £6.8K | +14.2% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 4,567 | £7.9K | -3.2% ▼ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 4,412 | £7.5K | +39.3% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 4,256 | £20.3K | +14.3% ▲ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 3,521 | £15.7K | +80.1% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 3,521 | £15.3K | -1.3% vs avg |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 3,487 | £3.2K | -13.2% ▼ |
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.