Repeat Prescriptions

You can nominate a pharmacy where your ordered prescription will be available for collection, ask you preferred pharmacy who will organise this for you.

Repeat Dispensing

We have a repeat dispensing facility for patients who regularly have the same medication each month, this involves having a set amount of prescriptions pre authorised for you to collect directly from your preferred pharmacy without the need to order them in advance.

If you think this service would be of benefit to you please ask at reception or speak to your GP.

Ordering Repeat Prescriptions

Repeat medication prescriptions may be obtained from any of our surgeries in the following ways:

We do not accept repeat prescriptions via our telephone lines at our Wickersley and Ravenfield branches. This is for patient safety reasons.

This does not affect our Braithwell dispensary patients.

Repeat prescriptions can be ordered by:

Online - SystmOnline - (Available 24 hours a day via mobile app, tablet or PC)
In person using your prescription slip
Via post

We require 2 working days from the time you order your medication, to process the prescription request (excluding weekends and bank holidays).

Once processed, it will then be sent to your nominated pharmacy, or if you haven't nominated a pharmacy, be available for collection from the surgery.

You need to register to use our online repeat prescription ordering service. To request your medication online you will need a username and password.

Surgery staff can print these details off for you to collect if required.

Braithwell - Telephone 01709 819716, or call in to Reception during surgery opening hours.

We dispense prescriptions from our Braithwell surgery only and new patients registering will be informed if they are eligible to have their medication dispensed by us.

When you call, please be ready to quote your NHS number or date of birth, together with the list of medications required.

Alternatively, you can order on-line, by post, or by dropping your request slip into our dedicated prescription box within the surgeries.

Please remember to allow us 48 hours to process your prescription requests, (excluding week ends and bank holidays) and allow a further 24 hours if your prescription is delivered to you by a nominated pharmacy.

Questions about your prescription

If you have questions about your medicine or your prescription please contact the surgery.

Your local pharmacists can also answer any questions about your prescription. They can answer questions on medicines you can buy without a prescription.

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HRT Prescriptions

More than 250,000 HRT Prescription Prepayment Certificates have been issued since they were launched earlier this year, helping women to get cheaper HRT medication for menopause symptoms.

HRT Prescriptions

Save money on your HTP prescription with a HRT prepayment certificate

Before you get it, check:

That your HRT medicine is eligible
That you're not already eligible for free NHS prescriptions or other help with health costs
Whether the 3 or 12 month general PPC might be more cost effective

Using it:

Get it online, or in person at some pharmacies, just before your next prescription
Ask for your HRT items on separate prescriptions
Take your prescription and HRT PPC to a pharmacy and use it as many times as you need over 12 months

28 Day Prescribing Advice

(For Rotherham GP Practices)

The NHS recognises that for most patients 28-day repeat prescribing interval makes the best possible balance between patient convenience, good medical practice and minimal drug wastage.

The British Medical Association (BMA) notes that "Prescribing intervals should be in line with the medically appropriate needs of the patient, taking into account the need to safeguard NHS resources, patient convenience, and the dangers of excess drugs in the home".

Multiple studies in the UK and abroad have shown significant savings and a reduction in waste with 28-day prescribing.

The benefits of 28-day prescribing include (but not limited to):

Reducing the amount of medicine which is currently wasted when your doctor stops or changes your medicine.
Reducing the potential for error when your medication is changed in the middle of supply
Increased safety as you will not have multiple containers of the same medicine meaning it is likely to reduce the number of mistakes made by, for example, elderly patients, and it will also reduce the risk of potential poisoning of young children
Reduce waste for medicines with potential of changes e.g. medicines which require regular blood monitoring
Many medicines are supplied in 28-day packs, allowing you to check that you have taken your medication each day. You will start and finish the container of each medicine on the same day of the week, meaning it will be easier for your doctor to review all of the repeat medicines you are taking and to see when you have not ordered your medicines.
Financial losses due to medicines waste, this in turn has a positive impact on patient care.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued "strong recommendations! that prescriptions for certain medicines, Schedule 2, 3, and 4 Controlled Drugs (CDs), are limited to the quantity necessary for up to 30 days' treatment. 28-day prescribing would aid alignment of all medicines, including CDs, with this advice.

For some patients on certain medicines at a stable dose (e.g. contraceptives, creams, HRT, inhaler etc), your doctor may decide it is appropriate to issue prescriptions for prescribing intervals longer than 28 days as these medicines are only available in certain pack sizes.

During the Covid-19 pandemic crisis and due to on-going stock issues with the NHS supply chain, re-enforcing 28-day prescribing is recommended as per guidance from the Department of Health (DoH) to manage and minimise medication shortages. NICE Guidelines also support 28 day prescribing and recommend that "medicines are prescribed for no more than 30 days" (prescribing larger quantities puts the supply chain at risk).

NHS Prescription Charges

Most patients collecting repeat prescriptions do not pay prescription charges, therefore, there will be no difference to these patients in terms of cost due to 28-day prescribing. If you do have to pay NHS prescription charges, then it may be beneficial for you to buy a Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC). The PPC covers all your NHS prescriptions for a set price. PPC will save you money if you need more than 3 items in 3 months, or 11 items in 12 months. More info available via https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/help-nhs-prescription-costs/nhs-prescription-prepayment-certificate-ppc