WHITBURN SURGERY
GP Practice | SUNDERLAND, SR6 7EE
77% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.1M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2017-02-08 00:00:00
Patient Survey
77%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
168.3K
781 medications
NHS Cost
£1.1M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 77% of patients at WHITBURN SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 127 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 77% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 79% |
| Easy by Phone | 58% |
| Easy via Website | 38% |
| Easy via App | 44% |
| Confidence in Professional | 88% |
| Needs Met | 86% |
| Same Day Appointment | 81% |
| Next Day Appointment | 10% |
| Wait Time About Right | 60% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, WHITBURN SURGERY prescribed 168,306 items across 526 different medications, at a total cost of £1,105,960 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 10,184 | £10.4K | +4.8% ▲ |
| Lansoprazole | 8,801 | £8.7K | +90.0% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 6,046 | £3.0K | +50.4% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 5,379 | £4.4K | +2.2% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 5,211 | £9.4K | +10.4% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 4,656 | £14.0K | +25.1% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 3,894 | £2.9K | -16.8% ▼ |
| Aspirin | 3,724 | £2.0K | +32.7% ▲ |
| Paracetamol | 3,575 | £14.0K | +74.0% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 3,279 | £7.2K | -8.1% ▼ |
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.