Prescriptions
Repeat Prescriptions can now be ordered online via ConnectMed
Prescriptions which need to be renewed can sometimes be issued without the need for an appointment, but we need to follow careful guidelines, for safety and legal reasons. All conditions which require long-term medication require regular review to make sure the treatment remains appropriate and safe. The frequency of the review depends on the nature and severity of the condition being treated.
We will not give prescriptions for new medicines without seeing you except in extreme circumstances. For regular medications we may require that you have your blood pressure checked if appropriate or if you have not been seen for some time we will require you to come in and have a consultation. If the nurse advises you that an appointment is necessary in order to get a repeat prescription, she is following clearly set out protocols designed to ensure the safe and responsible administration of drugs. She is not just trying to create business or make your life difficult!
You can request repeat prescriptions online, or by telephone. Remember to include enough detail about the name and dosage of the medicine, and provide contact details so that our nurse can contact you if needed. All repeat prescriptions need to be checked against the patient notes by the doctor signing the prescription. This is a process which can't be rushed, or mistakes can be made. For this reason, repeat prescriptions are normally ready for collection the day after they are ordered. If you have an urgent need for a "same day" prescription, an additional charge applies.
If you want the prescription faxed it is useful for us if you have the name of the chemist available and if possible their fax or phone number. If you require your prescription by a certain time it is again best if you can talk to the practice nurse regarding this. We cannot fax prescriptions to private numbers; they have to be faxed to a chemist. There is an extra charge for faxed prescriptions to allow for the extra administration, including the cost of posting the original copy of the prescription to the chemist.
Prescriptions which need to be renewed can sometimes be issued without the need for an appointment, but we need to follow careful guidelines, for safety and legal reasons. All conditions which require long-term medication require regular review to make sure the treatment remains appropriate and safe. The frequency of the review depends on the nature and severity of the condition being treated.
We will not give prescriptions for new medicines without seeing you except in extreme circumstances. For regular medications we may require that you have your blood pressure checked if appropriate or if you have not been seen for some time we will require you to come in and have a consultation. If the nurse advises you that an appointment is necessary in order to get a repeat prescription, she is following clearly set out protocols designed to ensure the safe and responsible administration of drugs. She is not just trying to create business or make your life difficult!
You can request repeat prescriptions online, or by telephone. Remember to include enough detail about the name and dosage of the medicine, and provide contact details so that our nurse can contact you if needed. All repeat prescriptions need to be checked against the patient notes by the doctor signing the prescription. This is a process which can't be rushed, or mistakes can be made. For this reason, repeat prescriptions are normally ready for collection the day after they are ordered. If you have an urgent need for a "same day" prescription, an additional charge applies.
If you want the prescription faxed it is useful for us if you have the name of the chemist available and if possible their fax or phone number. If you require your prescription by a certain time it is again best if you can talk to the practice nurse regarding this. We cannot fax prescriptions to private numbers; they have to be faxed to a chemist. There is an extra charge for faxed prescriptions to allow for the extra administration, including the cost of posting the original copy of the prescription to the chemist.
