Repeat Prescriptions
If your doctor is to continue your medication over months or years, you can obtain repeat prescriptions. Our computer will generate a new prescription on the left-hand sheet and a request for a future repeat on the right-hand side.
We request you to detach the repeat request at the time of collecting a script and keep it safe until you need to request a further supply of your medication. Please remember to allow at least 48hrs between requesting and collecting your prescription. It is always preferable for you to tick the items you need from the printed list given and return it to the surgery for processing. If however you require an item which is not listed simply write the name of the medication, the strength and the frequency of use clearly on the sheet, along with when you were last prescribed the item and by whom. With this system we hope to ensure we are minimising the risks of errors occuring and there should be no need for any urgent repeat requests.
Please allow the staff two working days to process a request.
Please note that requests handed in on Friday afternoon or over the weekend will not normally be ready for collection until Tuesday afternoon at the earliest.
If you send a postal request (having included an SAE), please allow an extra two to three days at least as we cannot guarantee when we will receive your request.
Please note that HRT and contraceptive pills are not issued on repeats. An appointment will have to be made with the nurse in the well woman clinic or with the doctor.
Telephone requests for repeat medication will not be accepted at any time. This is to prevent possible errors.
PLEASE NOTE: It is not possible to request or collect repeat prescriptions on Saturday mornings