THE WATERFRONT SURGERY
GP Practice | BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1RU
75% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.6M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2018-12-24 00:00:00
Patient Survey
75%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
170.2K
867 medications
NHS Cost
£1.6M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 75% of patients at THE WATERFRONT SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 110 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 75% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 70% |
| Easy by Phone | 52% |
| Easy via Website | 63% |
| Easy via App | 61% |
| Confidence in Professional | 93% |
| Needs Met | 83% |
| Same Day Appointment | 55% |
| Next Day Appointment | 29% |
| Wait Time About Right | 64% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, THE WATERFRONT SURGERY prescribed 170,210 items across 563 different medications, at a total cost of £1,599,901 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 8,773 | £11.2K | -9.7% ▼ |
| Lansoprazole | 7,036 | £8.0K | +51.9% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 5,545 | £6.3K | +18.5% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 4,666 | £17.8K | +30.8% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 4,371 | £6.2K | +38.0% ▲ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 4,148 | £14.1K | +112.2% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 4,064 | £6.9K | -13.9% ▼ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 4,005 | £3.1K | -0.3% vs avg |
| Salbutamol | 3,840 | £15.9K | +53.6% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 3,665 | £20.0K | -1.6% vs avg |
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.