Prescriptions

Ordering Repeat Prescriptions

The best way of ordering repeat prescriptions is online through   Using the NHS App.

Alternatively, you can order repeat prescriptions   by coming into the Surgery and fill in a repeat prescription form.

You can also order using online tool (Patches) which is available on NHS app.

We will only accept ,  on rare occasions prescription requests,  by e-mail to generic Practice e-mail address gmicb-hmr.healeysurgery@nhs.net

It is important that you allow 48 hours notice—prior to running out of your medication for these requests.

We cannot accept repeat prescriptions by phone, post or verbally at the reception desk as this breaks medical confidentiality regulations and causes delays for other patients waiting. 

Collecting your prescription

We will send your prescriptions electronically to your nominated pharmacy.

Please Note:  Healey Chemist is located next to side of the surgery and offer a collection and delivery service for repeat medication.  Please contact them directly on 01706 342050 for further information.

Medication reviews

If you have a repeat prescription, we may ask you to come in for a regular review. We will be in touch when you need to come in for a review.

What to do with old medicines

Take it to the pharmacy you got it from and they will be able to accept it.

Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.

Prescription charges

Find out more about prescription charges on nhs.uk.

Questions about your prescription

If you have questions about your medicine, your local pharmacists can answer these. They can also answer questions on medicines you can buy without a prescription.

The NHS website has information on how your medicine works, how and when to take it, possible side effects and answers to your common questions.

If you would like to speak to someone at the GP surgery about your prescription:

  • Send us a non-urgent query via Patchs
  • Phone us after 10am

Opioid Prescribing (Morphine, Tramadol, Co-codamol etc.)

At Healey Surgery we take patient safety very seriously. We follow the recent NICE guidance for chronic pain management and continually update and review our clinical practice to ensure patient care is of the highest standard. Recent research has highlighted a significant risk to patient safety around the use of opioid type painkillers for chronic pain.

We know that these drugs are helpful in pain of recent onset for example a broken bone and they are also effective in patients with cancer related pain. However, recent medical evidence questions the benefit of opioid type painkillers for chronic pain. We now don’t think they are very good at killing pain at all when taken for more than a few months. If you have been prescribed opioids for chronic pain and because we don't want our patients put at risk, we have been working on reducing your pain medications.  Please discuss with GP or Practice pharmacist if you have any concerns regarding this. 

About pharmacists

As qualified healthcare professionals, pharmacists can offer advice on minor illnesses such as:

  • Coughs
  • Colds
  • Sore throats
  • Tummy trouble
  • Aches and pains

They can also advise on medicine that you can buy without a prescription.

Find a pharmacy

Many pharmacies are open until late and at weekends. You do not need an appointment.

Most pharmacies have a private consultation room where you can discuss issues with pharmacy staff without being overheard.