Prescriptions

 

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

Your prescription will be available for collection after 3pm the following working day, excluding weekends and Bank Holidays (providing there are no queries or problems with medication) either at the surgery, or from the pharmacy you have nominated. We will post the prescription to you if you provide a stamped self-addressed envelope.

We do not accept repeat prescription requests over the phone.

Ordering a Repeat Prescription

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

The NHS App

Order repeat prescriptions via the NHS App or NHS website, and have them sent to a pharmacy of your choice.

Learn more about the NHS App

Online Form

If you're not registered with our online services, you can use our online form

Order your repeat prescription via our online Repeat Prescription form. No account required.

Use our online form

Emergency Prescriptions

Request a limited emergency supply of medication you have completely run out of. Only for medication already on your repeat prescriptions.

Find out more on the NHS website

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.

Find a pharmacy

In Person

You can order in person by returning the right-hand half of a previous prescription for the required medications.

Or, you can submit a handwritten request. You may also write out an order for someone else. You must include the patient's name, date of birth and requested medication.

By Post

You can post your prescription slip or written request to us at the Practice.

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.

Medication Queries

If you have a question about your medication, side effects or how to take it, please consult your local pharmacist, who has great expertise in this area. 

You can also use our online form and we will get back to you within 2 working days.

Please ensure that the review date on your current prescription has not expired. If it has, please make a telephone consultation with your usual GP or practice pharmacist. If you are unsure as to whether a review is needed, please make a telephone consultation.

If you have passed the medication review date without having your review you risk not being able to get your medications until the review is done. Please help the doctor to keep a check on your condition by contacting the surgery when requested.

The GP may need to contact you about your repeat prescription, please ensure that we have an up to date telephone number where we can contact you when you request a prescription.

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

Find a Pharmacy

Use the NHS Pharmacy finder to locate pharmacies near you.

Find a pharmacy

Electronic Prescription Service

The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) sends electronic prescriptions from GP surgeries to pharmacies. Eventually EPS will remove the need for most paper prescriptions.

Learn more about the Electronic Prescription Service

Electronic Repeat Dispensing

Learn about the benefits of Electronic Repeat Dispensing and how to set it up.

Learn more about Electronic Repeat Dispensing