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Prescriptions
Ordering a Repeat Prescription
- Please ensure requests for repeat prescriptions are made when you are in your final week of the current prescription.
- We aim to process prescription requests within 2 working days.
Reasons prescriptions may be rejected include:
- Being ordered too soon (more than 7 days remaining).
- Not being issued for more than 6 months.
- Drug monitoring has not been completed.
- Medication review outstanding.
When you order a prescription online, you can have it sent electronically to a pharmacy of your choice. This is called a nomination.
The NHS App
Order repeat prescriptions via the NHS App or NHS website, and have them sent to a pharmacy of your choice.
Your Local Pharmacy
Pharmacy Ordering
Your pharmacy can order your medication on your behalf. This saves you time and unnecessary visits to the Practice. Please contact the Pharmacy of your choice for more information if you wish to use this service.
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.
Order Online
Order your repeat prescription via our online Repeat Prescription form.
By Phone or In Person
- The names of the medications to be requested must be specified to avoid confusion.
- If requesting on behalf of someone else, you must include the patient's name, date of birth and requested medication.
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.
When going abroad you can take your NHS medications with you.
Please visit the NHS website for the latest Prescription Charges
These charges apply in England only. In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales prescriptions are free of charge.
Further Information
Medication Reviews
If you are on repeat prescriptions, you will periodically be asked to review these medications with a doctor, practice pharmacist or practice nurse. A medication review notification should appear on your repeat slip, or we will let the pharmacist know. This is to keep you safe and make sure this remains the right medication for you.
Patients on Holiday
If you do not have enough of your regular medication while you are on holiday, act as soon as possible – do not leave it until it becomes urgent. If you are away from home and need your usual medication, you should visit a pharmacist (chemist) for help.
If agreed with the pharmacist, contact your registered GP and ask if they can send a prescription to the pharmacy.
If your registered GP surgery is closed and you have proof of the medication normally prescribed to you, the pharmacist may be able to provide an emergency supply. Emergency supply is a private service, and you will be asked to pay for the medication supplied.
University Students
If you are returning home from university for the holidays please bring enough medication with you to last while you are home. We cannot issue repeat prescriptions or make referrals to hospitals when you are temporary patient.
The only contraception that can be given as a temporary patient is the Depo Injection as this may fall due when home.
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.
If you would like to speak to someone at the GP surgery about your prescription, please contact us.