Order a repeat prescription
The most efficient way of ordering your repeat prescription is to order it online by using one of the following services:
Please allow 3 working days before collecting your prescription from the pharmacy or from the surgery. If you are not signed up for the above services create an NHS App account.
If you are unable to order your repeat prescription online then you can email the Dispensary:
In person
Repeat prescriptions can be arranged by calling into the surgery and dropping the slip into the box in the foyer. Our qualified dispensers' will check your request to ensure that:
- the item is available on a repeat basis
- the correct dosage is administered
- whether any scheduled health checks are due
To ensure that your prescription is ready for collection please allow 48 hours to enable the dispensers' to order the drugs and make up the prescription.
Electronic Prescription Service
This practice is set up for the electronic prescription service.
If you collect your repeat prescriptions from the practice, you will not have to visit the practice to pick up your paper prescription. Instead, we will be able to send it electronically to the place you choose, saving you time.
To allow us to send your prescription you will need to nominate a pharmacy of your choice. You can nominate a pharmacy online via the NHS App or by contacting the practice on 01423 542562 and asking practice staff to update this for you.
For information on medical exemption certificates please visit: Medical exemption certificates | NHSBSA
Dispensary
Our dispensary is available as a service to our patients who live more than one mile from a chemist.
The dispensary is open from 8:30am to 6pm during surgery hours to allow dispensing patients to collect their medication.
Queries - If you are unable to get into the surgery and have a query, please email: beechhouse.dispensary@nhs.net
Alternatively, please ring between 10.00-12.00
Prescription charges
Find out more about prescription charges on nhs.uk.
Prescription Charges Exemption
Patients are entitled to free NHS prescriptions if they have certain medical conditions, or if they are pregnant or who have had a baby in the last 12 months. To get the free prescriptions a valid medical exemption certificate is required.
Please visit https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/exemption-certificates/medical-exemption-certificates to check the medical conditions covered
About pharmacists
As qualified healthcare professionals, they 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 room. This means you can discuss issues with pharmacy staff without being overheard.
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.