WESTGATE SURGERY
GP Practice | WESTGATE-ON-SEA, CT8 8SN
85% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.8M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2017-03-31 00:00:00
Patient Survey
85%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
205.1K
900 medications
NHS Cost
£1.8M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 85% of patients at WESTGATE SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 116 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 85% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 80% |
| Easy by Phone | 76% |
| Easy via Website | 66% |
| Easy via App | 76% |
| Confidence in Professional | 94% |
| Needs Met | 94% |
| Same Day Appointment | 88% |
| Next Day Appointment | 4% |
| Wait Time About Right | 77% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, WESTGATE SURGERY prescribed 205,102 items across 615 different medications, at a total cost of £1,819,174 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 12,951 | £16.6K | +33.2% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 8,742 | £22.6K | +96.7% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 7,317 | £5.8K | +39.1% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 5,157 | £8.5K | +9.3% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 5,115 | £4.4K | +27.3% ▲ |
| Lansoprazole | 4,808 | £6.2K | +3.8% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 4,724 | £5.3K | +1.0% vs avg |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 4,267 | £18.5K | +118.2% ▲ |
| Aspirin | 3,623 | £3.0K | +29.1% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 3,603 | £12.7K | +1.0% 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.