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💊 Ordering Repeat Prescriptions

You can order your repeat prescription in these ways:

  • Using your NHS account (through the NHS website or in the NHS App) 
  • Send a request through Accurx
  • Fill in your repeat slip and post it through the surgery letterbox  

Choosing Your Pharmacy

You can choose your pharmacy in these ways:

  • Contact the pharmacy
  • Using your NHS account
  • Email the surgery

We do not take repeat prescription requests by phone.

Please allow 2 working days for us to process your prescription.

We advise you to order your medication 7 to 9 days before it runs out.

Please note: If you order your medication too early, we may reject your request.

💊 Collecting Your Prescription

Your prescription is usually ready at your pharmacy 3 to 5 working days after you order it.

You need to choose a pharmacy where you want to collect your prescription. This is called your nominated pharmacy.

Change Your Pharmacy

You can change your pharmacy at any time by:

  • Using your NHS account (through the NHS website or in the NHS app)
  • Asking at the GP surgery
  • Asking at a pharmacy that accepts repeat prescriptions

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📃 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.

 

For any medication queries, please contact us via Accurx .

🚮 What to do with old medicines

Take any old medications back to the pharmacy to dispose of.

Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.

💷Prescription charges

Find out more on the NHS website

❓Questions about your prescription

If you have questions about your medicine, your local pharmacist can help.

They can also help with medicines you can buy without a prescription.

You can find more information about your medicine on the NHS website. This includes possible side effects and answers to common questions.

 

Need to Speak to the GP Surgery about your prescription?

  • Send us a non-urgent message through Accurx
  • Call us after 10am

Prescription Prepayment Certificates and Exemptions💷

You may be able to get free NHS prescriptions or help with NHS costs depending on your circumstances.   

Click here to use the eligibility checker.

Pharmacy First Service🤧

Pharmacists can offer advice on medicines for minor illnesses. They can give some prescription-only medicines without seeing the GP.

The Pharmacy First Service covers the below illnesses. The surgery can refer you to the pharmacy or you contact the pharmacy directly to get an appointment. 

  • Sinusitis (12 years and over)

  • Sore throat (5 years and over)

  • Acute otitis media (1 to 17 years)

  • Infected insect bite (1 year and over)

  • Impetigo (1 year and over)

  • Shingles (18 years and over)

  • Uncomplicated UTI (Women 16 to 64 years)

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Many pharmacies are open until late and at weekends. 

Page last reviewed: 18 September 2026
Page created: 02 August 2023