New NHS Changes on ordering prescriptions from 1st December 2017

From 1st December 2017 pharmacies are no longer able to order medication on behalf of patients unless they meet the following criteria:

  • School age children (if the items they need are to be administrated by the school)
  • Care homes
  • Individuals with funding care packages where a carer is provided to administer medicine or products
  • Anyone officially homeless
  • Dementia patients/ patients with learning difficulties

If you use this arrangement, please see below on how you can request your prescriptions:

Please note: We cannot accept prescription requests by telephone.

Allow three working days before collection.

If the prescription is not collected within four weeks, you will have to request it again.