If you see a private doctor or specialist, and they prescribe a particular medication for you, this will be issued on a private prescription. Patients should obtain this prescription at a community pharmacy.
Our GP’s can consider transferring your private prescription to an NHS prescription, if it is appropriate to do so, and providing that the following criteria is met:
• The medication is prescribable on the NHS.
• The use of the medication is compatible with national clinical or prescribing guidelines.
• There is a clinical need and appropriateness of the suggested medication.
In some cases the GP may not feel happy to issue the prescription, this will be returned to the patient to be obtained at a community pharmacy.
Private work should not impact NHS resources and will therefore incur a £10 admin fee, and will be dealt with within the same timescale as normal repeat prescriptions (3 working days)
Hospital Outpatient Prescriptions
If you are issued a prescription whilst attending a hospital appointment, you should not leave the hospital without attending the hospital pharmacy to collect the medication. A hospital prescription is not valid in community pharmacies.
Should you wish to have the prescription fulfilled by us instead, this will be processed routinely over 3 working days – the same as other prescription requests. If the medication is needed urgently or immediately you should return to the hospital pharmacy.
Please be aware some hospital medications are not licensed to be prescribed in general practice.
