Station Road
Westbury
Wiltshire
BA13 3JD
T 0844 477 8760
F 01373 866902
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Eastleigh Surgery
White Horse Surgery
Westbury Hospital
Hospital Road
Westbury
Wiltshire
BA13 3EL
T 0844 477 8762
F 01373 864724
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Bratton Surgery
The Tynings
Bratton
Wiltshire
BA13 3RR
T 0844 477 8761
F 01380 831915
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Prescriptions
Help with NHS charges
Most NHS treatment is free, although there can be charges for:
- NHS prescriptions
- NHS dental treatment
- Sight tests
- Glasses and contact lenses
- Necessary costs of travel to receive NHS treatment under the care of a consultant
- NHS wigs and fabric supports (spinal or abdominal supports or surgical brassieres supplied through a hospital)
Out of Date Medication
When looking through your medicine cabinet or first aid box at home and you find you have out-of-date medication and you don't know what to do with it, the best thing to do is take it to a chemist and they will dispose of the drug for you.
Please note that the surgery is unable to take in un-used medications
Why your medicine may change
The following message is from Wiltshire Primary Care Trust:
We have asked all GP's to change how they prescribe medicines so we and GP's can continue to provide the best possible care for all patients.
Each year we could save £500,000 a year by changing only 20 commonly- prescribed branded medicines to a generic version.
Most medicines have two names:
- The official scientific name (generic name); and
Prescriptions
The surgery runs a computerised repeat prescription system. Once your doctor has agreed that you can have your medication on a repeat prescription, you will usually have a repeat request slip given to you when you pick up your prescription from the chemist or surgery.
You can order repeat prescriptions in three ways:
In Person