Never heard of it. I use contact lenses, but I don’t understand the difference between using glasses and not having a prescription vs having a prescription.
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England's NHS App Gains Digital Prescription Services
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Really?
So, what do Norwegians call the set of numbers that set out your eyes' strengths and weaknesses after an eye test?
Surely you must call it something?
The words we use in daily talk is just “strength”. We get prescriptions for drugs that are regulated. For the eyes we just know what the numbers are and we can order whatever we want from wherever we want. I just go online and order -0.75 for right eye and -0.50 for left eye plus corrections for astigmatism. There’s no “official prescription” as far as I know.
I just had to look this up…
brilleseddel mean anything to you?
Anyway, I suspect you know what we mean. And perhaps you're just having a bit of a laugh with semantics. 😉
I’m genuinely curious, because in my head “prescription” is something you need to buy regulated medications. Everyone can buy glasses or contacts here without any prescription.
I’ve heard the word brilleseddel. That’s probably the same. Maybe I’m just the weird one
I’ve used the NHS app for the occasional prescription and I can vouch the barcode element has not been part of the NHS app. This barcode element now negates the need for the busy pharmacists to quickly and easily locate a prescription and verify the ID of the customer by asking for name, address and postcode: all time consuming if you do hundreds of times a day.
Possibly you have been part of a trial roll-out but for the general public it‘s a worthy update in an app. Though I’m curious as to why it merits mention on ( USA centric) Macrumors.
Its not a new thing in England - I haven't had to visit my GP for a repeat prescription for maybe 10 years - initially it was done by a web application - then it was a phone app - functionality has been there for ages.
I use an app called Well and get the prescriptions delivered. Not sure why anybody would want to go pick them up at a physical shop when delivered is an option. Really that functionality should be built in to the NHS app (and the prescriptions should be free for everyone).
Probably just a language thing. We also call "prescription" to medicines and eye wear although they are different documents and nobody gets confused.I’m genuinely curious, because in my head “prescription” is something you need to buy regulated medications. Everyone can buy glasses or contacts here without any prescription.
I’ve heard the word brilleseddel. That’s probably the same. Maybe I’m just the weird one
We even have the exact same word for recipe (probably the origin is from when medicines were locally made with some recipe) so "prescription" can be chocolate cake, penicillin or glasses.
Incorrect, maybe in England this is the case - which is not the whole of the UK. Prescriptions in Scotland are free for everyone and have been since 2011.
Context: I’m a US citizen who has never traveled outside the States.
The example given in the article is “hip replacement” but in the same sentence it’s referred to as an “elective procedure”. And, while I’m not trying to be negative towards any healthcare system, I don’t understand how a hip replacement is elective? Is it not something you either need or don’t need? I would like to understand…
The example given in the article is “hip replacement” but in the same sentence it’s referred to as an “elective procedure”. And, while I’m not trying to be negative towards any healthcare system, I don’t understand how a hip replacement is elective? Is it not something you either need or don’t need? I would like to understand…
I'm not English native but elective procedures are the ones you don't need immediately aka they aren't emergencies or urgent.
I have been ordering direct from my GP online for quite some time and indeed will be making my latest request on Friday
I think an 'elective procedure' is one where it's not a matter of life-or-death or associated with a serious health issue, but it still relates to a quality-of-life restriction that's serious enough (such as being unable to walk enough to live an independent life) that it will be provided on the NHS if the patient wishes to go ahead with the procedure.
Prescription just means something was prescribed by a professional. So for example, a doctor can prescribe therapy, a dentist can prescribe antibiotics, and an optician can prescribe spectacle lenses.I’m genuinely curious, because in my head “prescription” is something you need to buy regulated medications. Everyone can buy glasses or contacts here without any prescription.
I’ve heard the word brilleseddel. That’s probably the same. Maybe I’m just the weird one
As you say, some medicines are regulated, but not all prescriptions are regulated.
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Whilst I'm posting, I might as well say that when I went through the procedure to get the NHS app (supply NHS number, photo and passport scan) they said I was approved for full access. However, when I went to see my record, it was blank. So it's pretty useless.
(I've been trying to work out if I missed some vaccinations, but still have no idea since my parents lost my paper records.)
Sorry but GPs don’t make money from repeat prescribing. Most regular drugs are put on repeat prescription - there is a pressure to make this 1 month at a time as this means you pay 12 prescription charges a year.. its a government tax..