Repeat prescriptions need to be requested by the patient.

Prescriptions will be issued normally, for patients on long-term treatment, albeit regular reviews are undertaken. 

Requests for repeat prescriptions should be left in one of the 'repeat prescription boxes' provided at the surgery, made via this website or by using online services.  

For information on how to sign up for online services please see the Quick Link on the top, right hand side of this page.

Repeat prescriptions cannot be requested by telephone.

Please allow 2 full working days, excluding weekends and Bank Holidays, for your request to be processed.

It is our policy, and that of the Government, to issue one month's supply of drugs at a time. We can dispense medicines to those patients entitled, that is those who live more than one mile from a chemist.

WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR MEDICATION DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME FOR FREE?

The dispensary offers a medication delivery service for housebound dispensing patients on repeat medication.

If you have your medication dispensed by the surgery dispensary and would like us to deliver it to you at no cost, then please speak to a member of the dispensary team.

We are able to dispense your medication if you live further than 1.1 miles from your nearest pharmacy/chemist. 

Please speak to a dispensary team member if you would like to find out if you are able to have your medication dispensed by the Surgery.

Dispensing Review of the Use of Medicines (DRUM)

The dispensary is now able to conduct a confidential face to face review of any of our dispensing patients medication. This will include: drug interactions, potential side effects, inhaler technique and also any problems that the patient may be experiencing. Please ask the dispensary for more information in regards to DRUMs.

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is an NHS service. It gives you the chance to change how your GP sends your prescription to the place you choose to get your medicines or appliances from.

 What does this mean for you?

If you collect your repeat prescriptions from your GP you will not have to visit your GP practice to pick up your paper prescription. Instead, your GP will send it electronically to the place you choose, saving you time

You will have more choice about where to get your medicines from because they can be collected from a pharmacy near to where you live, work or shop;

You may not have to wait as long at the pharmacy as there will be time for your repeat prescriptions to be ready before you arrive.

 Is this service right for you?

Yes, if you have a stable condition and you:

• don’t want to go to your GP practice every time to collect your repeat prescription
• or you collect your medicines from the same place most of the time or use a prescription collection service now

It may not be if you:

• don’t get prescriptions very often
• pick up your medicines from different places

For full information on this service please read our EPS Information Sheet

Prescriptions Charges and Exemptions

Extensive exemption and remission arrangements protect those likely to have difficulty in paying charges (NHS prescription and dental charges, optical and hospital travel costs).

The NHS prescription charge is a flat-rate amount which successive Governments have thought it reasonable to charge for those who can afford to pay for their medicines.  Prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) offer real savings for people who need extensive medication.