NEWTOWN SURGERY
GP Practice | WIDNES, WA8 7GD
74% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.3M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2022-08-31 00:00:00
Patient Survey
74%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
183.7K
779 medications
NHS Cost
£1.3M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 74% of patients at NEWTOWN SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 120 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 74% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 54% |
| Easy by Phone | 28% |
| Easy via Website | 35% |
| Easy via App | 39% |
| Confidence in Professional | 87% |
| Needs Met | 81% |
| Same Day Appointment | 70% |
| Next Day Appointment | 21% |
| Wait Time About Right | 51% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, NEWTOWN SURGERY prescribed 183,731 items across 555 different medications, at a total cost of £1,286,433 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 10,726 | £11.9K | +10.4% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 6,309 | £5.6K | +34.8% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 5,857 | £18.6K | +57.3% ▲ |
| Lansoprazole | 5,686 | £5.8K | +22.8% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 5,583 | £12.3K | +25.6% ▲ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 4,721 | £15.2K | +141.5% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 4,534 | £6.5K | -3.9% ▼ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 4,498 | £10.7K | +42.0% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 4,489 | £2.7K | -14.7% ▼ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 4,397 | £3.1K | +9.4% ▲ |
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.