Prescriptions
Some medications for minor health conditions can be purchased over the counter at your local pharmacy, Please ask to speak to the pharmacist initially, who can clinically assess you and advice on the right treatment for you. They will also advise you if you need to contact us.
Over the counter medications (OTC) will no longer be routinely prescribed by GP practice.
For further information regarding OTC medication please click here
Our Practice is set up to receive your repeat medication prescription requests via
Do not have access to a smartphone or tablet? You can still access prescription requests via the legacy SystmOnline portal.
Please allow two working days for your request to be processed. All prescriptions will be sent electronically to you nominate pharmacy automatically.
Please note, we do not accept requests for repeat prescriptions by telephone.
If you attend hospital appointment and changes are made to your medication, they will notify us, and we will make the changes automatically. This may take up to 2 weeks. There is no need to contact us to notify us of the changes. If you recently been discharged from hospital, then hospital will usually supply you 7 days of medications and will notice us of the changes.
All private prescriptions initiated or continuously recommended by any private provider will not be prescribed. Only drugs with local shared care agreement in place will be prescribed by the practice
We regularly review all repeat medications annually. Medication reviews are usually done remotely, by our team of clinical pharmacists, without you having to attend the surgery.
Some people are automatically entitled to free NHS prescriptions.
Other patients may be entitled to free prescriptions if they have certain medical conditions and hold a valid exemption certificate or receive certain types of benefits.
For further information please click here
This is a NHS service that allows us to send your prescription(s) directly to your chosen pharmacy rather than collecting your prescription from the practice.
All medications that are not required need to be disposed by your local community pharmacy. Please discuss any concerns you may have regarding your medications with your local community pharmacist.
Please always inform your pharmacist or your doctor before stopping any long-term medications.
Please do not put any medication it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.
As qualified healthcare professionals, community pharmacists can offer advice on minor illnesses. They can also advise on medicine that you can buy without a prescription and answer any common questions.
Many pharmacies are open until late and at weekends. You do not need an appointment.
Click here to find your nearest pharmacy.