Prescriptions

Patients on long-term medication can order repeat prescriptions:

The practice policy is to prescribe 28 days supply however a second prescription can be obtained for holidays and for some medical conditions, a batch prescribing facility is available (this is not permissible for dispensing patients).

Patients on repeat medication will be asked to see either a doctor, nurse practitioner or practice nurse at least once a year to review these regular medications.

Dispensary

If you live in one of the villages surrounding St. Ives or more than one mile from the surgery, we encourage you to use our dispensary as we have trained staff available to dispense your medication every day. Please allow 3-5 working days for our dispensers to prepare your medication.

Private Prescriptions

These are issued after a consultation with a private consultant or a private GP and all prescriptions are subject to a fee. The surgery is unable to change these prescriptions to a FP10 for several reasons:

• We may not have seen the patient
• We would be taking on the prescribing costs and responsibilities for the patient who is having non-NHS Care
• Private prescriptions are very often difficult to read as often hand written, therefore scope for error

If a patient sees a specialist privately, their specialist may write to their GP making recommendations about ongoing medication. These recommendations will generally then be prescribed by their GP on receiving the appropriate correspondence as long as these recommendations are licensed on the NHS and in accordance with local prescribing guidelines.