Request a repeat prescription

Repeat prescriptions

 

The easiest ways to order repeat prescriptions are:

These accounts show you all your repeat medicine and dosage and you can choose the ones you need.

You can also:

  • bring the paper repeat prescription to the surgery, Monday to Friday from 0830 until 1800.

We do not take repeat prescription requests over the phone.

In line with guidelines we issue 28 days of medication. 

https://www.nhs.uk/

Collecting Repeat Prescriptions

Collecting your prescription

 

You can collect your prescription from Bottisham Medical Practice Dispensary  5 working days after you have ordered it.

The dispensary hatch is closed from 1200 until 1400 during the day. 

If you collect your medication from another pharmacy you will need to choose a pharmacy to collect your prescription from. We call this nominating a pharmacy. We will then send the prescription to your nominated pharmacy via the electronic prescribing system. 

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

Bottisham Medical Practice Delivery Services

If we dispense medications to you , you automatically qualify for this free delivery service provided by our own staff and drivers. 

If you would like to take advantage of the delivery service please complete and sign the Medicines Delivery Service Application Form and return it to the surgery 

Medicine Delivery Service Application letter

Delivery Authorisation Form.pdf

Information about your medication

You can find information about your medication via NHS Website.

If you would like to speak to the team about your medication please contact the surgery

Dispensing Patients

We are delighted as a practice to be able to dispense to patients in the following villages:

Bottisham, Lode, Longmeadow, Swaffham Prior, Swaffham Bulbeck, Little Wibraham, Great Wilbraham, Stow-cum-Quy, Six Mile Bottom and existing Reach and Teversham patient's.

The benefits to dispensing patients are:

  • We provide access to medicines and general healthcare under one roof.
  • There is no need to take your prescription to a Pharmacy.  If a clinician issues a   prescription during a consultation, the patient is able to have the prescription filled within a few minutes from our dispensary, rather than having to walk or drive to a Pharmacy.
  • There is less room for error and confusion regarding repeat prescriptions if medications are dispensed on site.
  • There is immediate access to the prescribing clinician if required.
  • GP dispensaries have a unique opportunity to support patients in their medicine-taking, ensuring benefit from medicines is maximised and waste is minimised.

Dispensary Opening Hours

The dispensary will be open from 8.30am to 12pm then 2pm to 6pm.

Will the dispensary have what I need?

The Dispensary has a broad range of stock and commonly prescribed items. If we do not have an item in stock, we are able to obtain it within 24 hours (like any chemist or pharmacy) as we have twice daily deliveries from our suppliers.

Standards in Dispensing Practice

Service standards are set very high for dispensing doctors. Dispensary standards for doctors in England and Wales are set out in the Dispensary Services Quality Scheme (DSQS) which was agreed by the NHS, the General Practitioners' Committee and the Dispensing Doctors' Association, and introduced in 2006/07. The DSQS is a quality framework, which has patient safety at its centre and it has been widely adopted by dispensing practices.

Page last reviewed: 28 September 2025
Page created: 28 September 2025