Repeat prescriptions

1. Acute (on-off) Prescriptions: these are for new or short-term conditions. In you were advised to continue taking that medication, to request new prescription contact your pharmacy or complete an online triage form (LINK). Your GP will review the request and decide if a prescription is appropriate.
2. Repeat Prescriptions:ongoing medications you take regularly. You can request these through the NHS app, or through your pharmacy. Be sure to order well in advance to avoid running out of medication, allow 3 working days.
3. Repeat Dispensing:it allows your GP to provide a batch of prescriptions for a set period (e.g., 1, 2, or 3 months), which you can collect from your pharmacy without needing to request a new prescription each time. Once a repeat dispensing prescription is set up, you simply visit your pharmacy to collect your medication on the agreed schedule.

1. Plan Ahead
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   Order Repeat PrescriptionsRequest no more than a week before you run out.
   ‍Example: On a 28-day supply, order from Day 21.
2. Submit Your Request
   Request Options
   
   NHS App
   Local Pharmacy
3. Nominate Your Pharmacy
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   Choose Your Collection PointSelect or update your nominated pharmacy:On the NHS appAt your GPAt any pharmacy that accepts repeat prescriptions
   (You can change your nominated pharmacy anytime)
4. Practice processing Time
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   Please Allow at Least 3 Working Days Your GP will process your request and send it to your chosen pharmacy, for the pharmacy to prepare it.
5. Collect Your Medication
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   Pick Up Your PrescriptionPlease check the NHS app if it has been done. Sometimes your pharmacy may notify you when it's ready — collect your medicine.
6. Recommended Timeline
   Day Action
   Day 21Place Request
   Day 24 GP Processes
   Day 25 Pharmacy PreparesDay 25+ Collect Your Prescription

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A request to prescribe a new medication will not be automatically be accepted.

If a private doctor or specialist recommends a particular medication this will  need to be prescribed  by them on a private prescription. Patients should obtain this prescription at a community pharmacy.

Our GP’s can consider transferring private prescription to an NHS prescription, if it is appropriate to do so, and providing that the following criteria is met:

• The medication is prescribable on the NHS and routinely prescribed by GP practices
• The use of the medication is compatible with national clinical or prescribing guidelines.
• There is a clinical need and appropriateness of the suggested medication.

In some cases the GP may not feel happy to issue the medication , in this case the patient must obtain a private prescription to take to the pharmacy

The practice reserves the right to reject any request from a private Specialist to prescribe medications on an ongoing basis. Patients who are issued a medication by a private specialist will need to pay the private prescription fee for that item.

If a prescription is issued whilst attending a hospital appointment, patient should not leave the hospital without attending the hospital pharmacy to collect the medication. Some hospital prescriptions can be issued at community pharmacies and some are only issued by the hospitals dedicated pharmacyIf the medication is needed urgently or immediately the patient should return to the hospital pharmacy.

Please note that we are unable to enter into shared care agreements with non-NHS providers or providers outside the ADHD “Right to Choose” (RTC) framework.

A list of approved RTC providers can be found here:
ADHD UK Right to Choose Providers

If you require an ADHD assessment or ongoing treatment, you may choose to:

• Be referred to an NHS ADHD service
• Be referred to an approved “Right to Choose” (RTC) provider
• Arrange private care independently

Please be aware that private providers outside the approved NHS/RTC pathways may not be eligible for shared care prescribing through the practice.

Please note that we are unable to enter into shared care agreements with private gender clinics or undertake blood test monitoring requested by non-NHS gender services.

We can only consider shared care arrangements where care is provided through an NHS gender clinic. This is because the practice does not have the specialist expertise required in this area and therefore cannot take responsibility for prescribing or ongoing monitoring without appropriate support from an NHS-regulated specialist service.

If you would like support accessing NHS gender services, we would be happy to discuss referral options and help direct you to appropriate care pathways.

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Please note that requests for new medications recommended by a private doctor or specialist will not automatically be accepted for NHS prescribing by the practice.

Where a private clinician recommends starting a new medication, the initial prescription should usually be provided by the private clinician on a private prescription. Patients can then obtain the medication from a community pharmacy.

Our GPs may consider transferring a private prescription to an NHS prescription where it is clinically appropriate and where all of the following criteria are met:

• The medication is routinely prescribed within NHS primary care
• The medication is approved for NHS prescribing and is in line with local and national prescribing guidance
• The GP is satisfied there is a clear clinical need and that the treatment is appropriate and safe
• The practice has sufficient information to take over prescribing responsibility safely

Please be aware that the decision to prescribe rests with the GP, who may decide that it is not appropriate to issue the medication on an NHS prescription. In these circumstances, ongoing prescriptions will need to continue to be provided by the private clinician, and patients will be responsible for any associated private prescription costs.

The practice reserves the right to decline requests from private specialists for ongoing prescribing where this falls outside the scope of NHS primary care, local prescribing guidance, or the expertise of the practice.

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Patients can now access oral contraception directly through the NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service without needing a GP appointment.

As a result, the practice is no longer routinely issuing repeat prescriptions for oral contraceptive pills unless there is a specific clinical reason to do so.

Patients are encouraged to contact a participating local community pharmacy to arrange their next supply and contraceptive review. Pharmacies can provide:

• Repeat supplies of oral contraception
• Contraceptive advice and support
• Help with starting or changing contraception in some cases

This service is available through many local pharmacies and can often be accessed more quickly and conveniently without needing to contact the practice first.

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