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New prescriptions
If the doctor or specialist nurse
gives you a prescription during your
consultation and you are registered
as a dispensing patient, please take
your prescription straight to the
dispensary, where it will be filled
for you. In the unlikely event that
the dispensary does not have the
item in stock the dispenser will
advise you when to return for
collection.
If you are not a dispensing patient
you will have to take your
prescription to a pharmacy. This
“discrepancy” is currently under
review by the Government.
Requesting repeat prescriptions
We have a computerised repeat
prescription service for those on
long-term treatment.
You can request
your repeat medication by:
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Calling in to
the health centre to request in
person
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Leaving your
repeat request tear off slip,
with the items you required
marked, in the special
prescription boxes by the main
entrances
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Please note as from May 2011 we
will not be accepting telephone
requests for ordering repeat
prescriptions.
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Fax: 01207
560172 at any time
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Via our
secure online system -
CLICK HERE
(You must contact the dispensary to
register for this service)
If you are taking medication on a
long term basis your doctor will
need to see you from time to time to
review your prescription.
Collecting your medication -
dispensing patients
If we are able to dispense you
medication for you, we ask that you
allow at least 24 hours before collection and
try to call in before 12.00 noon or
after 3.00pm.
We request that children under the
age of 16 years do not collect
medication.
Patients who are exempt from
payment need to show evidence of
exemption when they collect their
medicines.
Collecting your repeat prescription
– non dispensing patients
Please allow 24
hours/1 working day before
collecting your prescription.
Please collect your prescription
from the doctor or dispensary in the
usual way.
Unfortunately, if you are
not registered as a dispensing
patient, i.e. you live within 1 mile
of a pharmacy (this includes
patients who live in Chopwell,
Blackhall Mill and Consett), we are
not allowed to dispense to you and
you must take your prescription to
your local pharmacist.
If you are a
non-dispensing patient on
regular repeat medications you
may ask a pharmacy of your
choice to hold up to one year's
prescriptions for you and
dispense them monthly. This
means you will not have to
contact the Practice each time
you want repeat medications.
Please ask your doctor, nurse or
the dispensing team for details
of the "repeat dispensing
scheme."
Dispensary
Oakfields Health Centre is a
dispensing practice. This means that
we are able to dispense medication
directly to our patients who live
more than 1 mile from a community
pharmacist/chemist. Please ask at
reception is you think you might be
eligible and would like to know more
about this service.
Queries
If you have any queries about the
medicines the doctor or nurse has
prescribed for you please contact
the dispensary.
Dosette boxes
We can arrange for weekly
dosette boxes to be made up for
patients who have difficulty
managing medication. Please ask
the dispensing manager for more
information.
Delivery service
The practice will be introducing a
delivery service for dispensing
patients who are housebound and
unable to collect their medicines
from the surgery.
Please ask the dispensing team for
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