Caroline Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Hi Not sure if I'm worrying unduly. My 77 years old mum has been told by the chemist that she now has to pay 10 pounds to get each prescription delivered to her home. Has anyone else experienced this. I don't live close by so a bit difficult. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudds1 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, Caroline said: Hi Not sure if I'm worrying unduly. My 77 years old mum has been told by the chemist that she now has to pay 10 pounds to get each prescription delivered to her home. Has anyone else experienced this. I don't live close by so a bit difficult. Thank you Was announced sometime ago that some chemist were to start charging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollypolly Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Caroline, have you tried asking a volunteer to collect your mums prescription? I think you should be able to get a list from your local council or your medical center. I tried using Lloyds Echo which I thought was a really good service. However I soon experienced problems with them, missing items etc so I went back to using my local pharmacy. I've seen that Boots and Co-op do a similar service so it might be worth your while giving them a go. Hope you get it sorted. 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Have a look on Facebook to see if there's a Covid Mutual Aid group. We have one in Stannington (Stannington (S6) COVID-19 Mutual Aid) that I set up and it's for volunteers to do things like collecting prescriptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay1 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Caroline said: Hi Not sure if I'm worrying unduly. My 77 years old mum has been told by the chemist that she now has to pay 10 pounds to get each prescription delivered to her home. Has anyone else experienced this. I don't live close by so a bit difficult. Thank you Yes the charge for Lloyds pharmacy is £5 for a single delivery or you can pay £60 for the year or £30 for 6 months , you can have them delivered for free via an online pharmacy but take your chances if they get it right, my family have had to go back from online due to mix up of medication or even non delivery. I pay 6 monthly and dont have any problems at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thank you all for your replies they were very helpful 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Lo's Pharmacy delivers for free. I live in Birdwell so my Lo's Pharmacy is in the Barnsley area. A Google search finds 7 Lo's Pharmacies in Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteowl Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 The Co-op are advertising a free delivery service on the telly. No experience of it but might be worth a look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmiss Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I’ve used Boots online since the beginning of the pandemic after local Boots wanted to charge £5 per item even though the government had stated those shielding should get free delivery. Mostly ok but very difficult to contact if there are problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornout53 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 07/01/2021 at 18:01, Rollypolly said: Caroline, have you tried asking a volunteer to collect your mums prescription? I think you should be able to get a list from your local council or your medical center. I tried using Lloyds Echo which I thought was a really good service. However I soon experienced problems with them, missing items etc so I went back to using my local pharmacy. I've seen that Boots and Co-op do a similar service so it might be worth your while giving them a go. Hope you get it sorted. 😃 I have been using Echo for a couple of years after having problems with pharmacy2U. If there is a problem they always contact me including when my GP had put a medication I had not specifically requested on my prescription. If I have had to contact them for any reason I have had a prompt and helpful reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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