SOUTHWAY SURGERY
GP Practice | PLYMOUTH, PL6 6DX
80% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.1M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2025-07-23 00:00:00
Patient Survey
80%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
111.6K
789 medications
NHS Cost
£1.1M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 80% of patients at SOUTHWAY SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 128 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 80% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 77% |
| Easy by Phone | 55% |
| Easy via Website | 63% |
| Easy via App | 56% |
| Confidence in Professional | 92% |
| Needs Met | 90% |
| Same Day Appointment | 34% |
| Next Day Appointment | 48% |
| Wait Time About Right | 64% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, SOUTHWAY SURGERY prescribed 111,596 items across 509 different medications, at a total cost of £1,110,301 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 4,527 | £21.7K | +1.8% vs avg |
| Atorvastatin | 4,009 | £6.3K | -58.8% ▼ |
| Ramipril | 2,735 | £3.4K | -41.5% ▼ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 2,497 | £6.0K | -47.1% ▼ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 2,491 | £10.4K | +27.4% ▲ |
| Salbutamol | 2,326 | £7.8K | -6.9% ▼ |
| Amitriptyline hydrochloride | 2,319 | £3.0K | +10.4% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 2,206 | £1.8K | -58.1% ▼ |
| Colecalciferol | 2,057 | £9.3K | -44.7% ▼ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 2,038 | £8.7K | -42.9% ▼ |
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.