Hollyns Health and Wellbeing offer Electronic Prescriptions. Electronic prescribing is an NHS service that allows patients to choose to have their prescriptions sent electronically to a nominated pharmacist. You will no longer need to collect your repeat prescriptions from the Practice.
We will send your prescription electronically to your chosen Pharmacy, saving you time.
What we offer
Repeat Prescriptions
Please note from 4th November our prescription process is changing.
To improve efficiency of our current process we will no longer be automatically issuing prescriptions; this means you will need to request all your medications.
Please note if you receive weekly prescriptions or medication in a monitored dosage system (Dosette box) then these changes will not apply.
You can request your medication by:
- visiting the practice to complete a prescription request slip
- via the NHS app (which can be downloaded onto your phone/laptop/ipad)
- via SystmOnline / AIRMID app for more information how to register for this please bring with you 2 forms of identification and ask at reception for the consent form.
Please ensure you allow 72 hours for the practice to process your request.
We do not routinely accept requests: –
- Verbally
- Over the telephone (except in certain circumstances e.g. The housebound or Gold line patients) between the hours of 10.30am – 3.30pm, Monday to Friday. ∙ From the chemist (except in certain circumstances)
Remember to tell us if: –
- If you no longer wish to continue taking a medication
- If you are going on holiday and require your medication earlier than its due date – please note the maximum issue we can prescribe for a holiday is 3 months
Moving forward we will gradually be implementing a new system called ‘Repeat Dispensing’ for those patients who wish to return to receiving their prescriptions automatically.
Please find more information on repeat dispensing: Repeat Dispensing Information leaflet
Patients who have signed up with a Chemist for the ‘Electronic Prescription Service’ can collect their medication from the Pharmacy on the day the medication is due.
For more information on the Electronic Prescription Service please ask your local pharmacy or visit www.hscic.gov.uk/epspatients
Useful information:
NHS prescription charges – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Save money with a prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Who can get free prescriptions – NHS (www.nhs.uk)