Prescriptions

 

Please follow the guidelines and choose the right option for you.

Ordering a repeat prescription

  • Please allow us 48 hours (two working days), to process your prescription request.
  • Ask your pharmacy if they operate an SMS notification system to let you know when your medicines are ready to collect.
  • Repeat Prescriptions are not accepted over the telephone, unless a patient is housebound.

When you order a prescription online, you can have it sent electronically to a pharmacy of your choice. This is called a nomination.

Learn how to nominate a pharmacy

Order online

The easiest and safest way to order repeat medication is through your NHS account or online service, if registered. Access it on a PC or the NHS app on a mobile device. Simply click on the medications you need to order, which also reduces rekeying time for your request.

Other ways of ordering your medication

If you prefer to order using a paper form you can bring either of the following to the surgery

  • The prescription slip from your last medication order. This will have been given to you by the pharmacy and will have your medications and dosages on it.
  • If you don't have the prescription slip you can type or write your request on a plain piece of paper

If we are closed when you drop it off then you can put it through the secure letter box to the right-hand side of the front porch.

Patients are requested to return the slip attached to their prescription either by post or handed into the surgery.

Your local pharmacy

Pharmacy

Many pharmacies are open until late and at weekends. You do not need an appointment.

Most pharmacies have a private consultation room where you can discuss issues with pharmacy staff without being overheard.

About pharmacists

As qualified healthcare professionals, pharmacists can offer advice on minor illnesses such as:

  • coughs
  • colds
  • sore throats
  • tummy trouble
  • aches and pains

They can also advise on medicine that you can buy without a prescription.

Find a pharmacy

Questions about your prescription

If you have questions about your medicine, your local pharmacists can answer these. They can also answer questions on medicines you can buy without a prescription.

The NHS website has information on how your medicine works, how and when to take it, possible side effects and answers to your common questions.

View the NHS Medicines A to Z

If you would like to speak to someone at the GP surgery about your prescription, please contact us.

Further prescriptions information

Medication reviews

If you have a repeat prescription, we may ask you to come in for a regular review. We will be in touch when you need to come in for a review.

What to do with old medicines

Take it to the pharmacy you got it from or bring it in to the surgery. Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.

About pharmacists

As qualified healthcare professionals, pharmacists can offer advice on minor illnesses such as:

  • coughs
  • colds
  • sore throats
  • tummy trouble
  • aches and pains

They can also advise on medicine that you can buy without a prescription.

Many pharmacies are open until late and at weekends. You do not need an appointment.

Most pharmacies have a private consultation room where you can discuss issues with pharmacy staff without being overheard.

Find a pharmacy