Emergency medication
Our walk-in centre is limited on the issuing of routine repeat prescriptions to patients.
Our walk-in centre is limited on the issuing of routine repeat prescriptions to patients. This is because there is limited or no access to your clinical records, and there could be patient safety issues when prescriptions are issued by the nurses who are unfamiliar with your care and medication history.
We may refuse to issue you a prescription. The only exception will be emergency supplies of some medication that is needed for patient safety reasons. In such cases, only a small amount of medication (3-5 days) will be prescribed and you will need to see your own GP for further supplies. We will not continue to issue prescriptions to you for requested medication if you have recently received a supply from the walk-in centre.
Prescriptions for controlled drugs (e.g. tramadol, amphetamines, diazepam, zopiclone,) and drugs considered to be of high risk (e.g. pregabalin, gabapentin, methotrexate, lithium, antipsychotic medication) will not be issued by this service.
PROTESTS – 13th JUNE – Due to Protest events leading to higher numbers of footfall around the station area there may be some disruption to services on Saturday 13th June. Please check local news and traffic especially between 10:30am – 1:30pm. Our plan is to remain open however we will work dynamically with guidance from the police and protest organisers.
Please see our notice below. We will also be affected by reduced waiting space during the time of the protests and may need to ask some patients to return at a later time if we reach capacity.
ESSENTIAL WORKS – Please note our services will be affected by essential improvement works between 1st – 15th June which may affect our face to face capacity.
WEEKEND WORKS ON 13th & 14th – The Walk in Service will not have any access to the usual waiting room. We will continue to operate as usual however patients will need to use the entrance door next to the usual one. Patients may be required to wait outside or return at a later times. Report to our reception team as usual during this time to register for the walk in service.