** Grrrrr . . . Doctors!!! **

codger

Needed to organize a repeat prescription so rang to speak to my practice's pharmacy at Brampton Medical Practice early this afternoon.

An answerphone message said the practice was unavailable until 5pm today because of "staff training". In the event of needing an emergency doctor, then blah blah blah, otherwise, please ring again after five.

Rang back shortly after 5pm when this NHS practice was once again in touch with the wider world but the line was, predictably, busy. Rang again at 5.25pm and was told by a recorded voice:

'Please note: if you are wishing to book a repeat prescription, this service operates between 9am and 4.30pm only.'

What is it with disorganization as screwball as this: aren't we paying General Practitioners enough???

I shall ring again tomorrow. Maybe ask for double the medication now, seeing as it has been prescribed for . . . blood pressure.

Grrrrrrrrr. . . :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

fluffnutter

Can't you do it online?

peter_the_piper

At our local one you just drop a slip into a box and 2 days later you pick it up. Don't they run something like this ?

custardy

peter_the_piper wrote: »

At our local one you just drop a slip into a box and 2 days later you pick it up. Don't they run something like this ?

same for ours. the explicitly dont do them over the phone(excluding phone consultations of course)

codger

fluffnutter wrote: »

Can't you do it online?

Apparently, yes. I hadn't realised.

But trying to do so via the practice's web page took me to a registration process involving inputting an access code and ID which I needed to obtain from the practice but which I couldn't get from the practice because it was practising how to run a practice today and therefore unavailable for any practical benefit for folks such as me.

No matter. I feel better now. A herbal remedy involving juniper berries and tonic water and ice is proving to be so superior to the NHS medication I was going to re-order that I've already had two repeat prescriptions of this and am about to self-dispense a third.

Valli

Add a slice of lemon or lime to your herbal remedy and boost your vitamin C levels while you're at it.

And I am impressed at the lucidity and eloquence of your post, given that you've had so much medication:rotfl:

Dreamnine

Why block up their phone line?

I just email mine and it's ready within 24 hours.

Torry_Quine

My practice has a seperate phone number for ordering prescriptions which you leave a message on so can be used 24hours per day.

codger

Valli wrote: »

Add a slice of lemon or lime to your herbal remedy and boost your vitamin C levels while you're at it.

And I am impressed at the lucidity and eloquence of your post, given that you've had so much medication:rotfl:

Sheem to be getting more and shmore luchid. Thish, I attribute, to your informed healthcare advice re lemon, slice of. The only shlight shide effect so far is a minor speech impairment arising from exsheshive vitamin Shee. Even sho, I shall come here more offen for treament and thus allow my practice more time to practish. Sinchere thanksh!

ljonski

for repeat prescriptions - register with your local pharmacy and ring them up and get them to fax through the prescription to the surgery. they will normally pick it up 2 days later and dispense it to you when you turn up.

Torry_Quine

ljonski wrote: »

for repeat prescriptions - register with your local pharmacy and ring them up and get them to fax through the prescription to the surgery. they will normally pick it up 2 days later and dispense it to you when you turn up.

I'm registered with my local pharmacy but I still have to call the surgery and say that I pick up my medication from the pharmacy. someone from the pharmacy goes to the surery daily to collect the prescriptions.