NHS boss issues plea over repeat prescriptions ahead of bank holiday

An NHS boss has actually issued a plea over repeat prescriptions in advance of the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Thousands of people in the North West call the NHS 111 phone line every month over neglected prescriptions, placing the service under raised pressure.

The area's 111 phone call trainers get in between 6,000 as well as 10,000 prescription calls a month and are usually drenched with demands on weekends.

Ahead of Easter on 9 April, medics are urging individuals to prepare ahead.

Dr Paula Cowan, based in Liverpool, urged the public to get their prescriptions in"immediately". Dr Cowan, the NHS North West medical supervisor for health care, said:"If a patient schedules a repeat prescription in the days coming up to and also around the national holiday weekend break, they must get that demand in as soon as possible.

"That will certainly suggest they won't run except medication as well as it will likewise offer the drug store plenty of time to guarantee their prescriptions are ready. "Dr Cowan advised clients to obtain their prescriptions in"as soon as possible "She included: "This has to do with patient care and also guaranteeing that we supply the most effective care for our populaces.

"Whilst there are pressures within the emergency situation division, the out of hours as well as 111 -this is about making certain that our individuals put on't run short of their medication to ensure that they're not waiting in the emergency division trying to obtain a repeat prescription."Dr Cowan advised the most effective way to buy repeat prescriptions was through the NHS application or on a GP's site.

"Many techniques now have internet sites where patients can get the repeat prescriptions, and it will certainly most likely to their chosen pharmacy,"she stated."It improves points and makes it much easier as there's less need to hand over a prescription right into the technique and also return within 3 days. Doing it electronically indicates that it's at the drug store within 72 hours.