Prescriptions

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Non-urgent advice: How to order your repeat prescriptions

The easiest ways to order repeat prescriptions are:

These accounts show you all your repeat medicine and dosage and you can choose the ones you need.

You can also:

  • bring the paper form to the surgery

We do not take repeat prescription requests over the phone or email.

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:

Collecting your prescription

You can usually collect your prescription from the pharmacy 3 to 5 working days after you have ordered it.

You will need to choose a pharmacy to collect your prescription from. We call this nominating a pharmacy.

You can change your nominated pharmacy at any time:

  • on the app or website where you order repeat prescriptions
  • at any pharmacy that accepts repeat prescriptions
Medication reviews

If you have a repeat prescription, our in house practice pharmacist will call you for a medication.

Electronic prescription service

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?

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.

For further information on:

  • Choosing a pharmacy or other dispenser
  • Cancelling or changing your choice of pharmacist or dispenser
  • What can I do if I'm unhappy with the process?

Go to Electronic prescriptions .nhs.uk.

What to do with old medicines?

Take it to the pharmacy you got it from and they can dispose of it for you. Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.

Prescription charges and ways to reduce prescription 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.

  • Please visit the NHS website for the latest Prescription Charges
  • Prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) offer real savings for people who need extensive medication.
  • When going abroad you can take your NHS medications with you.
  • These charges apply in England only. In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales prescriptions are free of charge.

Please click here to see if you can get help to cover the cost of your prescriptions

Non-urgent advice: Pharmacy First

Pharmacy First Scheme

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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.

Urgent advice: Information about our onsite Pharmacy

The Rooley Lane Pharmacy is now operational within our surgery.

The present Partners are not shareholders within the pharmacy and the pharmacy business is a separate entity to the practice.

Our patients are not obliged to use this pharmacy, it is the patients choice to which pharmacy they wish to use.