RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE
GP Practice | BIRMINGHAM, B30 2SH
73% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.4M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2017-10-09 00:00:00
Patient Survey
73%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
138.1K
848 medications
NHS Cost
£1.4M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 73% of patients at RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 111 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 73% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 71% |
| Easy by Phone | 49% |
| Easy via Website | 43% |
| Easy via App | 44% |
| Confidence in Professional | 91% |
| Needs Met | 90% |
| Same Day Appointment | 75% |
| Next Day Appointment | 18% |
| Wait Time About Right | 85% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, RIVER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE prescribed 138,092 items across 564 different medications, at a total cost of £1,380,403 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 5,332 | £8.1K | -45.1% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 4,648 | £6.4K | +0.3% vs avg |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 3,515 | £9.9K | +11.0% ▲ |
| Salbutamol | 3,425 | £12.6K | +37.0% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 3,155 | £3.9K | -33.2% ▼ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 2,945 | £9.6K | +50.6% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 2,924 | £14.4K | -18.0% ▼ |
| Amlodipine | 2,862 | £2.7K | -45.6% ▼ |
| Ramipril | 2,661 | £3.6K | -43.1% ▼ |
| Colecalciferol | 2,341 | £15.2K | -37.1% ▼ |
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.