NHS Electronic Prescription Service

A quicker and more convenient way to get your repeat prescriptions.

The NHS Electronic Prescription Service gives you the chance to change how your GP sends your prescription to your pharmacy – by sending it electronically instead of the traditional paper-based method.

If you collect your prescription from a pharmacy, we can save you time by arranging for your GP to automatically send your prescription to our Chipping Sodbury branch.

The benefits of the new service to you?

• If you normally collect your repeat prescriptions from your GP you will no longer have to. Instead, your GP will send it electronically to your nominated pharmacy, saving you time.
• The prescription is an electronic message so there is no paper prescription to lose.
• You will have more choice about where to get your medicines from because they can be collected from a pharmacy near to where you live, work or shop.
• If the prescription ever needs to be altered or cancelled, your GP can electronically issue a new prescription without you having to return to the practice – saving you extra trips.
• You may not have to wait as long at the pharmacy as there will be time for your repeat prescriptions to be prepared before you arrive.