WEST RAINTON SURGERY
GP Practice | HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 6RQ
89% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.3M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2026-01-07 00:00:00
Patient Survey
89%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
196.4K
838 medications
NHS Cost
£1.3M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 89% of patients at WEST RAINTON SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 133 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 89% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 89% |
| Easy by Phone | 87% |
| Easy via Website | 56% |
| Easy via App | 69% |
| Confidence in Professional | 93% |
| Needs Met | 95% |
| Same Day Appointment | 80% |
| Next Day Appointment | 12% |
| Wait Time About Right | 81% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, WEST RAINTON SURGERY prescribed 196,424 items across 549 different medications, at a total cost of £1,299,192 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 11,242 | £12.8K | +15.7% ▲ |
| Lansoprazole | 7,656 | £7.7K | +65.3% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 5,917 | £3.1K | +47.2% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 5,516 | £4.2K | +4.8% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 5,495 | £15.2K | +47.6% ▲ |
| Paracetamol | 5,277 | £14.4K | +156.9% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 4,831 | £15.5K | +8.7% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 4,712 | £4.3K | +0.7% vs avg |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 4,688 | £8.1K | -0.7% vs avg |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 4,569 | £5.4K | +44.3% ▲ |
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.