Repeat Prescriptions

Requests for repeat prescriptions may be made in the following ways:

1. Online – See GP Online services
2. In person – using the repeat prescription form attached to your previous prescription, put a tick against the medication you require and pop it through the letterbox.
3. By post - Please address all repeat prescription requests to the 'Prescription Team'.

PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT ACCEPT REPEAT PRESCRIPTION REQUESTS OVER THE TELEPHONE

Medication Reviews

Patients on repeat medication will require an appointment either via telephone or face to face with an appropriate clinician at least once a year to review these regular medications. Your review date should appear on your repeat slip. Please ensure that you book an appointment to avoid unnecessary delays to further prescriptions.

Please allow two full working days for prescriptions to be processed and remember to take weekends and bank holidays into account.

Prescriptions Charges and Exemptions

Extensive exemption and remission arrangements protect those likely to have difficulty in paying charges (NHS prescription and dental charges, optical and hospital travel costs).

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.

NHS charges from 01 April 2023

These charges apply in England only. In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales prescriptions are free of charge.

• Prescription (per item): £9.65
• Prescription Prepayment Certificate – 3 month - £31.65
• Prescription Prepayment Certificate – 12 month - £111.60
• Prescription Prepayment Certificate - HRT -  £19.30

If you will have to pay for four or more prescription items in three months, or more than 12 items in 12 months, you may find it cheaper to buy a PPC.

Charges for prescriptions and prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) will increase by 2.59% (rounded to the nearest 5 pence) from 1 May 2024. Charges for wigs and fabric supports will increase by the same rate.

A prescription will cost £9.90 for each medicine or appliance dispensed, an increase of 25 pence. The 3-month PPC will cost £32.05 and the 12-month PPC will cost £114.50.  

The hormone replacement therapy (HRT) PPC will cost £19.80, an increase of 50 pence. This is because the rate is set at twice the single prescription charge.

• Telephone advice and order line 0845 850 0030
• General Public - Buy or Renew a PPC On-line

There is further information about prescription exemptions and fees on the NHS website