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Originally Posted by ~Helen~
b ugger. so I can get time off for appointments (allegedly - as actually I can't because I can't have any time off at all due to staff shortages...i.e. I'm the only one here, doing two people's work at once) but not time for getting prescriptions. The only advantage I see is that this will be quicker than seeing the dr... the world is stupid
*and i'm in a tetchy mood thanks to lack of sleep and aching back...so apologies for grouchyness and thanks for the info!
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I used to work in a doctor's surgery - the way repeat prescriptions work is you get to order a certain amount of prescriptions without needing an appointment with the doctor - it should say on the repeat form. You then send the form into the docs when you need the repeat, that orders the prescription, signed by the doc without you needing the appointment. Most of the big chemists offer a service where they will collect the prescription from the surgery for you and make it up and you collect the drugs from them without needing to set foot in the surgery at all. You should be able to put a note on the repeat form asking them to send it straight to the chemist (I know Boots do this, the Lloyds Pharmacy in the town I worked in also offered the same service) and then just put the form through the surgery's letterbox - it's probably a good idea to stick it in an envelope marked 'Repeat Prescription Request'.
You could also try contacting the chemist you'd take the 'script to and asking if they offer the service, they may have a list they collect from the surgery, and at least that way you'll know where to pick it up from!
Does any of that make sense?