WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE
GP Practice | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE13 6LN
74% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.5M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2017-03-13 00:00:00
Patient Survey
74%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
246.6K
840 medications
NHS Cost
£1.5M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 74% of patients at WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE reported a good overall experience. The practice received 95 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 74% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 69% |
| Easy by Phone | 65% |
| Easy via Website | 61% |
| Easy via App | 79% |
| Confidence in Professional | 92% |
| Needs Met | 90% |
| Same Day Appointment | 80% |
| Next Day Appointment | 11% |
| Wait Time About Right | 76% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, WIDEOPEN MEDICAL CENTRE prescribed 246,574 items across 585 different medications, at a total cost of £1,459,774 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 13,983 | £14.4K | +43.9% ▲ |
| Lansoprazole | 11,893 | £10.2K | +156.8% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 7,841 | £9.7K | +66.1% ▲ |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 7,332 | £3.8K | +82.4% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 7,177 | £3.9K | +36.4% ▲ |
| Paracetamol | 6,388 | £24.8K | +211.0% ▲ |
| Colecalciferol | 6,243 | £14.2K | +67.7% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 5,704 | £10.4K | +28.3% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 4,971 | £10.6K | +57.0% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 4,821 | £10.4K | +35.1% ▲ |
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.