St Johns Surgery – 01527 872393
Wychbold Surgery (Branch) – 01527 861638
Lines open 8am to 6.30pm

Repeat prescriptions

You can request a repeat prescription by

  • completing the right-hand section of your previous prescription form. Leave it with the surgery or send it to us by post.
  • You can also request a repeat prescription online using Patient Access or the NHS APP
  • Email the surgery: stjohns@nhs.net

Telephone requests are only available to housebound patients. The prescription request line is open from 1.00pm 2.30pm, Monday to Friday on 01527 872393, Option 3.

You need to register to use our online repeat prescription ordering service. Please speak to one of our receptionists.

All prescriptions are forwarded electronically to your nominated pharmacy via the Electronic Prescribing Service (EPS) rather than you needing to collect a paper prescription from the surgery.

When ordering please remember to:

  • Please provide the exact drug names wherever possible.
  • Please allow 72 hours for the practice to process your prescription requests
  • Emergency prescriptions such as antibiotics, baby feeds and inhalers will be processed the same day.
  • Please allow extra time at weekends and bank holidays.
  • All Prescriptions are now be sent to a pharmacy of your choice via the Electronic Prescribing Service (EPS). Please visit the pharmacy that you would like to collect your prescription from and ask to register with them to use the EPS service.
  • If you have NOT nominated a Pharmacy to receive your prescriptions, we will send your prescription to Lloyds Pharmacy in the BHI Parkside building (excludes Wychbold dispensary patients).

 

Medication reviews

We are keen to ensure that patients with ongoing medical problems are monitored regularly. If the date for your next review with a doctor or nurse has passed you will be asked to make an appointment.

 

NHS prescription charges and exemptions

The NHS prescription charge is a flat-rate amount which successive Governments have thought it reasonable to charge for those who can afford to pay for their medicines. Prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) offer real savings for people who need extensive medication. Extensive exemption and remission arrangements protect those likely to have difficulty in paying charges (NHS prescription and dental charges, optical and hospital travel costs).

Go to the NHS website for the latest prescription charges and exemption criteria

 

Prescription Requests when Travelling or Moving Abroad

Under current legislation, the NHSs duty of care ends when a person has been absent, or intends to be away from the United Kingdom for a period of more than three months. A supply of medications for up to three months can be made to allow the patient to find a prescriber at their destination. Two three month prescriptions would not be acceptable under current legislation. Patients who return to the UK for the purpose of obtaining medication, or who use a local proxy to request prescriptions on their behalf should be refused supply. Patients should be directed to local services in their country of residence with the offer of supplying appropriate medical notes and a list of current medicines to their qualified medical practitioner.

When a GP provides a prescription, they are responsible for any adverse events that occur as a result of taking the medicine, regardless of where the patient happens to be. So a doctor would be ill-advised to prescribe for a patient who they know will out of the country. GPs are also required to deregister a patient who they know or suspect to be residing outside the UK for three months or more.

Date published: 8th October, 2014
Date last updated: 20th December, 2022