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New Telephone System

  • Abbey Road Surgery are moving to Online Triage from Tuesday 1 July 2025
  • Our telephone lines are closed between 1pm and 2.30pm, Monday to Friday. The surgery is still open for you to walk in with queries that cannot wait until the phone lines open again at 2.30pm. If you have a life-threatening medical emergency that requires an ambulance, please hang up and call 999 immediately.
  • Did you know you can now contact us for medical and administrative help online (see our website for more details) : Get help online
  • You can avoid waiting in the queue with our new telephone system, press 1 at any time when in the queue, you will keep your queue position and we will call you back. Please do not press this option more than once until we have called your back.
  • Repeat Prescription: The easiest way to order repeat prescription is using the the NHS account (through the NHS website or in the NHS App)

Over the counter medication prescribing

Ceasing of prescribing of over the counter medicines for acute conditions

As a Practice within Herts and West Essex ICB (HWEICB)we have been instructed to follow the policy below. HWEICB policy is aligned to NHS England (NHSE policy).

HWEICB and NHS England do not routinely support the prescribing of medicines that are available to buy from pharmacies and other outlets. All individuals will be expected to pay for over-the-counter medicines for conditions that can be managed through self-care, Including groups that currently receive free prescriptions.

Patient queries can be directed to: