Prescriptions

Methods of ordering your Repeat Prescriptions

  • Via the NHS App – Owned and run by the NHS, the NHS App is the most simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on your smartphone or tablet. The NHS App is available now on iOS and Android.
  • NHS Online Login – You can view your current repeat medication and order the items you require. This is for patients who have a NHS login.
  • Patient AccessClick here to use our online system
  • By repeat slip or on paper – You can drop your repeat slip in the prescription box

Please Note

  • Prescriptions placed before 10.30 – will be processed that day
  • Prescriptions placed after 10.30 – will be processed on the next working day
  • Prescriptions will take 2 working days from the time that they are processed

Emergency Prescriptions

It is the patient’s responsibility to request repeat prescriptions in time. Please do not allow yourself to run out of your medications. If you do run out of your medication, you can request an emergency prescriptionin person, at reception. You will be asked to complete an Emergency Prescription Request which will then be passed to a clinician. Please telephone the surgery after 5pm to see if your prescription is ready. The Practice will endeavour to fulfill your request on the day, however this is not guaranteed.

PLEASE NOTE – an emergency prescription will only cover for 3 days’ medication – you will still need to request your medication routinely

HRT Pre-Payment Certificate

From the 1 April, the Government is launching the HRT Pre-Payment Certificate (PPC) to reduce prescription costs for women receiving Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

The HRT PPC will be available to buy in one single payment online at www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/hrt-ppc, or in-person at some pharmacies. You can call 0300 330 2089 for help and support.

Before buying an HRT PPC, you should check if:

Prescription charges

These charges apply in England only.   In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales prescriptions are free of charge.

  • Prescription (per item): £9.65
  • 3-month PPC: £31.25
  • 12-month prepayment certificate (PPC): £111.60

If you will have to pay for four or more prescription items in three months, or more than 15 items in 12 months, you may find it cheaper to buy a PPC.

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.