Littlebourne Dispensary

Please allow 48 hours (2 working days) for collection of prescriptions. If you have your prescriptions dispensed by the Practice, please allow 3 working days.

Dispensing patients - requests made for medication before 11:30am will be ready for collection from 8:45am - see below:

Managed Repeat Prescription Service

Are you on regular medication? Have you ever found yourself forgetting to reorder your medicine in time? Do you sometimes find it difficult to get to the surgery to hand in your repeat request?

If so, we can save you the trouble of having to make an extra trip to the surgery to order your medication each month and save you the worry of remembering to order before you run out. By using our managed repeat prescription service each time you come to the surgery to pick up your medication, you can order what you want for next time and leave the rest to us. We will give you a date to pick up the next month's medicines and they'll be waiting on the shelf for you.

Items are ordered well in advance so as well as saving you an extra trip to order your medicines there will be fewer occasions when you will be asked to return to pick up anything not in stock.

We'll let you know if your review is due or pass on any information the doctor wants you to know. If your medication changes or you need to change what you have ordered just let us know.

If you are interested in using the managed repeat service just ask any of the dispensary staff. You will just need to sign a consent form allowing us to hold your repeat slips and we'll take it from there

Other Dispensary Services

Your Use of Medicines

All our dispensers are able to carry out a review of your medicines. This is particularly useful for those who take several medications or suffer from long-term illnesses. The service provides an opportunity for you to sit down with a dispenser and ask any questions related to your medication and to discuss any concerns or difficulties that you may be having.

Measuring & Fitting Compression Hosiery

If you have been prescribed compression hosiery, our dispensing team can assist with measuring and fitting.

For any advice on medication when the Dispensary is closed, or if you have a prescription to be dispensed, please visit your local pharmacy. If you have run out of medication the pharmacy may issue an emergency supply (at their discretion)

If you require an urgent prescription outside of normal surgery hours, please telephone the Out of Hours Service on 111 This organisation provides out of hours cover from 6.30 pm weekdays – 8 am the following morning, and all weekend and Bank Holidays.

Dispensary Opening Hours

Monday 8.00am-11.00am then 1.00pm -6.00pm

Tuesday 8.00am-11.00am then 1.00pm -6.00pm

Wednesday 8.00am-11.00am then 1.00pm -6.00pm

Thursday 8.00am-11.00am then 1.00pm -6.00pm

Friday 8.00am-11.00am then 1.00pm-6.00pm

How to obtain medicines urgently when the Dispensary is closed

For any advice on medication when the Dispensary is closed, or if you have a prescription to be dispensed, please visit your local Pharmacy (details in your telephone directory and local newspaper) or you can contact NHS 111.

If you have run out of medication the a pharmacy may issue an emergency supply (at their discretion) but you will have to pay for this service.

If you are unwell outside of normal surgery hours and need a prescription, please telephone NHS 111. This organisation provides out of hours cover from 6.30pm weekdays until 8.00am the following morning and all weekends and Bank Holidays