MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION COLLECTION SERVICE FOR LAVENDON RESIDENTS WHO ARE PATIENTS OF HARROLD SURGERY

Residents of Lavendon, especially newcomers to the village, may like to be aware that a prescription collection service operates for those residents who are patients of the Harrold Surgery. The aim is to facilitate collection not only for those with limited transportation arrangements, but for those who wish to reduce the environmental impact by dropping the overall number of collection trips.

The collection of medicines from the Harrold Surgery pharmacy is made by a team of volunteers on Thursdays who deliver the items to the Lavendon Village Shop. Neither the couriers nor the Village Shop receive payment for this service, but do please remember to support the shop.

The practical arrangements are as follows:

The pharmacy requires five working days minimum notice, although patients with an on-line account who make a repeat request by a Sunday evening will usually receive their medicines on the Thursday that follows.

Alternatively, residents can take the completed repeat prescription form issued by the GP by Wednesday at the latest to our Village Shop. It will be taken Thursday by the courier and the medicines returned the following Thursday. Any payment required can be put in an envelope with the request form.

All requests should have LAVENDON clearly added to them so that they are added to the Lavendon delivery and not put in the general collection boxes. All prescriptions are taken to the Village Shop for the recipients to collect.

The village couriers are not required to do the collection at any particular time on the Thursday but most do it sooner rather than later. Prescription medicines should normally be available in the Village Shop by late afternoon, but certainly on Friday.

If you have any queries then please contact Frank Goodland on 01234 711434 or email fgoodland@gmail.com.