Ordering repeat prescriptions
The easiest ways to order repeat prescriptions are:
- Using your NHS account – (through the NHS website or in the NHS App)
- Using the GP online system – Patient Access
- Using our Online Form – Select admin query, followed by repeat prescription
These accounts show you all your repeat medicine and dosage and you can choose the ones you need.
You can also:
- Bring a repeat prescription form to the surgery – Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 6.30pm
- Post a repeat prescription form to the surgery
We do not take repeat prescription requests over the phone or email.
Collecting your prescription
Your pharmacy may text you when your signed prescription has been received from the surgery, or when your medicine is ready to collect. Alternatively, you can check on the NHS App or Patient Access to make sure your prescription has been signed before visiting your pharmacy to collect this.
You will need to choose a pharmacy to collect your prescription from. We call this nominating a pharmacy.
You can change your nominated pharmacy at any time:
- On the app or website where you order repeat prescriptions
- At your GP practice
- At any pharmacy that accepts repeat prescriptions
Questions about your prescription
If you have questions about your medicine, your local pharmacists can answer these. They can also answer questions on medicines you can buy without a prescription.
The NHS website has information on how your medicine works, how and when to take it, possible side effects and answers to your common questions.
If you would like to speak to someone at the GP surgery about your prescription:
Medication reviews
We review any regular medication on a repeat prescription annually, wherever possible the doctor will do this without you having to attend the surgery.
If you have been advised by the surgery that you need a medication review please contact our reception
Prescription charges
Find out more about prescription charges (nhs.uk).
What to do with old medicines
Take it to the pharmacy you got it from or bring it in to the surgery. Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.
Local Pharmacies
- Cohens Chemist
2 Albion Street, OL6 6HF - Cohens Chemist
Glebe Street, OL6 6HD - Penny Meadow Pharmacy
61 Penny Meadow, OL6 6HE - Boots
1-3 Bow Street, OL6 6BU - Boots
15 Staveleigh Mall, OL6 7JL
About pharmacists
As qualified healthcare professionals, pharmacists can offer advice on minor illnesses such as:
- coughs
- colds
- sore throats
- tummy trouble
- aches and pains
They can also advise on medicine that you can buy without a prescription.
Many pharmacies are open until late and at weekends. You do not need an appointment.
Most pharmacies have a private consultation room where you can discuss issues with pharmacy staff without being overheard.