FastTrack GP does not offer an ongoing medication request service. Every treatment we issue is a one-off, written during a consultation with one of our GPs. If you need a further supply of the same medicine, you will need to book another consultation — we cannot issue a follow-up treatment on the basis of a previous one.
This page explains why, and what your options are.
We only issue one-off treatment
Each private GP treatment from FastTrack GP covers a single, clinically appropriate quantity decided by the GP at the time of the consultation. There is no ongoing repeat arrangement, no medication "on file", and no way to request another script without a fresh assessment.
We do not:
- issue ongoing medication outside a consultation;
- issue treatment by email, phone or message;
- issue a further supply on the basis of a previous FastTrack treatment, or on the basis of records from another GP alone;
- arrange controlled drugs (see below).
If you take a medicine long-term, FastTrack GP is not the right service for ongoing supply. Your usual NHS GP, or a specialist service set up to monitor you, should manage repeat medication.
If you need a further supply
Book another consultation — face-to-face or video. The GP will reassess you and, if it is clinically appropriate, issue a new one-off treatment. Each consultation is charged separately, and there is private GP treatment fee in addition to the cost of the medicine itself (paid at the pharmacy).
A new consultation is a fresh clinical assessment, not a rubber-stamp of the previous one. The GP may reach a different decision — including declining to arrange — if circumstances have changed.
Controlled drugs
We do not arrange controlled drugs — any medicine listed in Schedules 1 to 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
If you take a controlled drug, your GP should be your usual NHS GP or a specialist service set up to monitor you appropriately. If you're not sure whether a medicine you take is a controlled drug, ask your pharmacist or check before booking.
What we won't recommend treatment privately
In line with GMC Good Medical Practice (2024) and our internal clinical governance standards, our GPs will decline to arrange where:
- the medicine is a controlled drug (see above);
- they consider it clinically inappropriate or unsafe;
- the request is for a category of medicine outside our scope;
- ongoing supply of a long-term medicine would be more safely managed by your regular GP or a specialist.
A declined request is a clinical decision, not a service failure. The consultation fee paid for the assessment is non-refundable.
Working with your usual GP
Where you have a regular NHS GP we will, with your consent, send a copy of any private GP treatment and a brief clinical letter so they have an up-to-date record. This is standard good practice and the GMC encourages it.
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Last reviewed: 27 May 2026.