SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE
GP Practice | READING, RG7 1QY
88% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £2.0M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2016-08-03 00:00:00
Patient Survey
88%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
261.1K
895 medications
NHS Cost
£2.0M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 88% of patients at SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 128 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 88% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 82% |
| Easy by Phone | 54% |
| Easy via Website | 54% |
| Easy via App | 45% |
| Confidence in Professional | 96% |
| Needs Met | 97% |
| Same Day Appointment | 77% |
| Next Day Appointment | 13% |
| Wait Time About Right | 66% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE prescribed 261,050 items across 637 different medications, at a total cost of £1,996,549 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 14,513 | £14.4K | +49.3% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 12,691 | £7.6K | +168.9% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 10,427 | £13.6K | +134.6% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 6,598 | £4.6K | +64.2% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 5,708 | £15.7K | +60.0% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 5,681 | £4.1K | +8.0% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 5,438 | £9.6K | +71.7% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 5,354 | £4.5K | +14.4% ▲ |
| Lercanidipine hydrochloride | 4,820 | £14.9K | +680.3% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 4,582 | £21.5K | +23.1% ▲ |
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.