WOOTTON VALE AND SHORTSTOWN SURGERY
GP Practice | BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ
82% Patient Satisfaction
NHS Cost: £1.8M/year
CQC Rating
N/A
Inspected 2016-11-03 00:00:00
Patient Survey
82%
2025 survey
Prescriptions
203.2K
902 medications
NHS Cost
£1.8M
12 months
Patient Experience
In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 82% of patients at WOOTTON VALE AND SHORTSTOWN SURGERY reported a good overall experience. The practice received 117 survey responses.
| Overall Experience | 82% good |
|---|---|
| Easy to Contact | 78% |
| Easy by Phone | 50% |
| Easy via Website | 76% |
| Easy via App | 48% |
| Confidence in Professional | 91% |
| Needs Met | 91% |
| Same Day Appointment | 49% |
| Next Day Appointment | 24% |
| Wait Time About Right | 74% |
Prescribing Overview
Over the last 12 months, WOOTTON VALE AND SHORTSTOWN SURGERY prescribed 203,248 items across 586 different medications, at a total cost of £1,847,060 to the NHS.
| Medication | Items | Cost | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin | 10,977 | £16.2K | +12.9% ▲ |
| Levothyroxine sodium | 6,238 | £8.5K | +32.2% ▲ |
| Omeprazole | 5,987 | £20.8K | +34.7% ▲ |
| Amlodipine | 5,805 | £6.8K | +10.3% ▲ |
| Sertraline hydrochloride | 5,351 | £10.8K | +69.0% ▲ |
| Ramipril | 5,188 | £6.3K | +10.9% ▲ |
| Lansoprazole | 4,705 | £6.4K | +1.6% vs avg |
| Bisoprolol fumarate | 4,293 | £3.6K | +6.8% ▲ |
| Metformin hydrochloride | 4,029 | £14.7K | +12.9% ▲ |
| Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol) | 3,552 | £12.1K | +81.7% ▲ |
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.