Ordering repeat prescriptions
The easiest way to order repeat prescriptions is:
- using your NHS account (through the NHS website or in the NHS App)
This account shows you all your repeat medicine and dosage and you can choose the ones you need.
You can also:
- fill out a repeat prescriptions request form
- bring the paper form to the surgery, when we are open.
We do not take repeat prescription requests over the phone or email.
Please see the way repeat prescriptions are ordered is changing in May 2026
Collecting your prescription
You can usually collect your prescription from the pharmacy 48 hours after you have ordered it.
You will need to choose a pharmacy to collect your prescription from. We call this nominating a pharmacy.
You can change your nominated pharmacy at any time:
- on the app or website where you order repeat prescriptions
- at your GP practice
- at any pharmacy that accepts repeat prescriptions
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:
- phone our pharmacist after 10am on 0161 905 0310
- visit the surgery, when we are open
- fill out an online form
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.
Find out about prescription charges
Find out more about prescription charges (nhs.uk).
Take it to the pharmacy you got it from or bring it in to the surgery. Do not put it in your household bin or flush it down the toilet.
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.
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.
There are times when the hospital might ask your GP to undertake something on their behalf. This can range from tests or investigations, to prescribing.
GPs are independent practitioners, and as such they are responsible for the results of any tests they request, or medication that they prescribe. This means that in order to undertake tests, a GP must be confident as to how and with what urgency the result would need to be actioned. This means for prescriptions that they need to be confident of the risks and benefits of prescribing a particular drug for a condition, and feel safe to manage and monitor the prescribing.
Therefore if your GP does not feel that the test or prescription requested from them is within the normal scope of their practice or competence, they can reasonable refuse to undertake the test or prescribe.
Please see our policies on Shared Care and Private Providers and Shared Care.