NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE
GP Practice | WIGAN, WN5 9QX
88% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.5M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2022-11-01 00:00:00
Patient Survey
88%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
181.6K
826 medications
NHS Cost
£1.5M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 88% of patients at NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 124 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 88% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 78% |
| Easy by Phone | 65% |
| Easy via Website | 58% |
| Easy via App | 70% |
| Confidence in Professional | 98% |
| Needs Met | 99% |
| Same Day Appointment | 80% |
| Next Day Appointment | 14% |
| Wait Time About Right | 80% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, NEWTOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE prescribed 181,562 items across 561 different medications, at a total cost of £1,460,487 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 9,831 | £14.1K | +1.1% vs avg |
| Omeprazole | 7,197 | £11.6K | +61.9% ▲ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 6,439 | £26.9K | +229.3% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 4,732 | £24.5K | +27.1% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 4,487 | £3.6K | -14.7% ▼ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 4,245 | £4.0K | +5.6% ▲ |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 4,151 | £4.4K | +97.6% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 4,040 | £5.7K | +27.6% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 3,807 | £10.0K | +6.7% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 3,747 | £3.4K | -20.6% ▼ |
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.