IF you have forgotten to order your prescripiton in time, and cannot wait the usual timescale, you will need to complete a Rapid 7 Day Prescriptin form available from Reception. 

Requests will only be honoured if they appear on the life saving medication as listed below.  For other medication it will be at the discretion of a Clinician.

Please ensure this form is fully completed.

Once completed you will need to give the form to a member of the reception team.

Collecting your 7 Day Prescription

For Life Saving Medication requests received before we close for lunch (1pm), this will be ready to collect from the Surgery from 5.45pm on the same day.  If requested after we open in the afternoon (2pm), then you will be able to collect from 12.45pm the following working day.

If your request is not for Live Saving Medication and the Clinician authorises the issue, requests received before we close for lunch (1pm) you can collect from the surgery from 12.45 the following working day.  If requested after we open in the afternoon (2pm), then you will be able to collect from the Surgery from 5.45pm the folllowing working day.

On collection of this urgent script you will need to complete the usual repeat medication request procedure in the usual manner, this will be processed in line with Practice Protocol for repeat prescriptions namely 2 CLEAR WORKING DAYS.

Device requests - such as sharps boxes etc will not be honoured.

We will honour two Rapid prescription requests; additional requests will be issued in line with practice policy of allowing two clear working days.

Life Saving Medication:

• Anti-coagulation medication
• Insulin
• Epilepsy Medication
• Inhalers
• Reducing courses of Steroids
• Epipens

HOSPITAL MEDICATION

We are unable to process hospital medication changes until the official letter from the hospital has been received, clearly identifying the changes required.  This can take up to 7 days. 

If the changes or introduction of medication is deemed urgent by the hospital, the hospital must provide the medication through their own pharmacy.

The hospital is required to supply patients with medication following discharge from inpatient or day case care. Medication must be supplied by the hospital for a minimum of seven days. 

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