Repeat Prescriptions

You can request a repeat prescription in writing by either dropping it in to the surgery or by e-mailing prescriptions.thorntonmedicalcentre@nhs.net 

You can also use SystmOnline which is available via this page.  You must be registered for this service.  If you are not yet registered please contact reception to register and be issues with a username/password

We aim to process requests within 48 hours.

Prescriptions Charges and Exemptions

Extensive exemption and remission arrangements protect those likely to have difficulty in paying charges (NHS prescription and dental charges, optical and hospital travel costs).

The NHS prescription charge is a flat-rate amount which successive Governments have thought it reasonable to charge for those who can afford to pay for their medicines.  Prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) offer real savings for people who need extensive medication.

• Current prescription charge – £9.65 per item (£17.20 per pair of elastic hosiery)

• Three-month PPC – £31.25; this will save you money if you need more than three prescribed items in three months 

• 12-month PPC – £111.60; this will save you money if you need more than 12 prescribed items in a year

Free NHS prescriptions
Do you qualify?

Form FP92A Application for prescription charge exemption certificate

People with certain medical conditions can get free NHS prescriptions if they hold a valid medical exemption certificate.

You can get all your NHS prescriptions free if you have a valid medical exemption certificate because you have:
• a permanent fistula (for example, caecostomy, colostomy, laryngos-tomy or ileostomy) which needs continuous surgical dressing or an appliance;
• a form of hypoadrenalism (for example, Addison’s Disease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential;
• diabetes insipidus and other forms of hypopituitarism;
• diabetes mellitus, except where treatment is by diet alone;
• hypoparathyroidism;
• myasthenia gravis;
• myxoedema (that is, hypothyroidism which needs thyroid hormone replacement);
• epilepsy which needs continuous anticonvulsive therapy;
• a continuing physical disability which means you cannot go out without the help of another person; or
• cancer and are undergoing treatment for:
- cancer;
- the effects of cancer; or,
- the effects of cancer treatment.
You can only get a certificate if you have a condition on the list. If you are not sure about the name of your condition, check with your doctor. Doctors may advise you about free

For more information go to: 

http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/HelpWithHealthCosts.aspx

http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/HealthCosts/2733.aspx

Free prescriptions for people affected by cancer https://www.cmft.nhs.uk/media/844075/free%20prescriptions.pdf

If you're off work sick for 7 days or less, your employer should not ask for medical evidence that you've been ill. Instead they can ask you to confirm that you've been ill. You can do this by filling in a form yourself when you return to work. This is called self-certification.

If you're off work sick for more than 7 days, your employer will usually ask for a fit note (or Statement of Fitness for Work) from a healthcare professional. Fit notes are sometimes referred to as medical statements or a doctor's note.

If you need a Fit Note (also known as sick note) from the doctor, please visit the link below to complete a request -