PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE
GP Practice | ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, OL5 9AJ
78% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.8M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2023-01-04 00:00:00
Patient Survey
78%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
211.9K
854 medications
NHS Cost
£1.8M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 78% of patients at PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 153 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 78% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 70% |
| Easy by Phone | 42% |
| Easy via Website | 56% |
| Easy via App | 31% |
| Confidence in Professional | 97% |
| Needs Met | 96% |
| Same Day Appointment | 48% |
| Next Day Appointment | 46% |
| Wait Time About Right | 81% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, PENNINE MEDICAL CENTRE prescribed 211,892 items across 599 different medications, at a total cost of £1,781,572 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 11,558 | £19.1K | +18.9% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 7,241 | £26.1K | +62.9% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 5,141 | £11.7K | +8.9% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 5,096 | £5.1K | -3.1% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 5,082 | £7.4K | +9.7% ▲ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 4,723 | £16.6K | +141.6% ▲ |
| Salbutamol | 4,226 | £12.8K | +69.1% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 4,197 | £6.3K | +32.5% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 4,137 | £4.5K | +2.9% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 4,031 | £5.4K | -13.8% ▼ |
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.