NHS UK (formerly NHS Choices)

Patients can use the NHS website to log in to their NHS account. The NHS App also provides a method of logging into patients’ NHS accounts. The NHS account will allow patients to order repeat prescriptions, check their patient record or book and manage appointments as well as use other features.

The NHS website also includes a Medicines A-Z directory at nhs.uk/medicines which has more than two million visitors each month. The directory offers patient-friendly information on commonly-used medicines, with guidance on dosage to management of side effects. Information within the directory is aligned to that included within the product’s patient information leaflet, but often presented in a more accessible way. Many community pharmacists have found this a useful resource to refer patients to following discussions on a medicine in the pharmacy.