Electronic Prescription Service

We offer the Electronic Prescription Service, so if you have nominated a pharmacy, your GP can send all future prescriptions electronically to your preferred pharmacy.

If you would like to take advantage of this service and haven’t yet completed a nomination form, you should either ask your preferred pharmacy to set your nomination or select your pharmacy on our online repeat prescription request form.

This will not affect the way that you order or request prescriptions.

Benefits for you

If you receive repeat prescriptions you will not have visit the practice to pick up your paper prescription. Instead your GP will send it automatically to the pharmacy you choose.

Nearly all pharmacies are connected to the service so you will be able to pick up your medicines from any pharmacy you choose – whether it’s near home, work or the shops.

You may not have to wait as long for your prescription items, as often there will be time to get your repeat prescription items ready before you arrive. If any of the medicines on your prescription are out of stock when the pharmacist receives your prescription, they can be ordered in ready for you.

What happens if I do not wish to use the service?

Nothing- you will continue to get paper prescriptions as you do now.

Pharmacy information

A full list of pharmacies who are offering electronic prescriptions is listed on NHS Choices Website [Pharmacy Listings] You will see ‘Electronic Prescription Service Available here’ next to the name of the pharmacy listed.