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Prescriptions
Please follow the guidelines and choose the right option for you.
Ordering a repeat prescription
- Prescriptions will be sent to your chosen pharmacy 3 full working days after the request is received. Sometimes it may take longer, as your GP may need to review your prescription and check that it is still suitable for you.
- We do not accept repeat prescription requests over the phone.
When you order a prescription online, you can have it sent electronically to a pharmacy of your choice. This is called a nomination.
Urgent Prescriptions
For urgent prescription requests, please see our Repeat Prescription Policy for further information.
If you run out of repeat medication, you can request a small urgent supply using the 111 online emergency prescription service
Order Online
- Use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
- Request a prescription online
Other Ways to Order
Tick the appropriate box on the duplicate page of your script and then hand it in or post it. You may also write out an order for someone else. You must include the patient's name, date of birth and requested medication.
If you're unable to collect your prescription from the surgery, please include a stamped, addressed envelope for return by post. Please allow at least seven days if requesting your medication by post.
Your Local Pharmacy
Pharmacy Ordering / Collection Service
Pharmacies offer a prescription collection service from our Practice
Your pharmacy can also 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.
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.
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.
Prescriptions charges
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.
Early prescriptions
For safety reasons we do not normally process prescriptions more than 2 weeks before they are due, however if you need your medication early just let us know the reason eg ‘Going on holiday’.
Private providers
Every patient has the right to choose private care if they wish. Some private specialists accept self-referrals from patients, whereas others insist on a GP referral first. In this instance, if your GP agrees that a referral is necessary, they can provide a referral letter.