Methods of ordering your Repeat Prescriptions
Patients on repeat medication need an annual medication review. This will usually be a telephone appointment with the Practice Pharmacist. The date your medication review is due is on your repeat prescription slip. In some cases, this review may also be done by a doctor or nurse practitioner.
If your medication review is due and you have not arranged an appointment, we will contact you either by phone or text message with a link to book. It is important to have a medication review, to ensure the safe and effective prescribing of your repeat medicines and to avoid any unnecessary delays or reduced quantities on further prescriptions.
- NHS App – The simplest and most secure way to order your prescription. You can also access a range of NHS services. The NHS App is available now on iOS and Android.
- NHS Online Login – View and order your current repeat medication. You will need to create an NHS log in.
- SystmOnline – Click here to use our online system.
- By repeat slip or on paper –drop your repeat slip in the prescription box at the surgery
NHS Login
Please Note
Please allow 48 hours, excluding weekends and Bank Holidays, for your request to be processed. Any problems please telephone the surgery.
Please note that we do not take requests for repeat medication over the telephone.
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:
- you’re eligible for free NHS prescriptions using the eligibility checker: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/check
- your medicine is covered by the HRT PPC. For a list of eligible HRT medication, visit: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/hrt-ppc-medicines
- a 3 or 12 month PPC is more suitable. It covers all NHS prescriptions, not just HRT items. Visit: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/ppc
Medication Reviews
Patients on repeat medication will be asked to have a telephone appointment with the Practice Pharmacists once a year to review these regular medications and notification should appear on your repeat slip of when this is due. In some cases, this review may also be done by a doctor or
nurse practitioner. If a review is not already booked when this date is reached, we will contact you either by phone or text message with a link to book an appointment. It is important you ensure that you book an appropriate appointment to ensure the safe and effective prescribing of your repeat medicines and to avoid any unnecessary delays or reduced quantities on further prescriptions.
In all cases patients should allow two full working days for prescriptions to be processed and remember to take weekends and bank holidays.
Prescription charges
These charges apply in England only and are updated every April. In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales prescriptions are free of charge.
- Prescription (per item): £9.90
- 3-month PPC: £32.05
- 12-month PPC: £114.50
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.
- PPC Telephone advice and order line 0845 850 0030
- General Public – Buy or Renew a PPC On-line
You can use this eligibility checker to find out if you are eligible for free NHS prescriptions: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/check.
What to do with old medicines
Take it to the pharmacy you got it from for them to dispose of them safely or bring full sharps boxes into the surgery for disposal. Do not put medications in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.
Please see the following poster on the importance of proper disposal of inhalers to protect the environment.
