May Bank Holiday Opening Hours at Regent Medical Centre
Hot on the heels of a later Easter comes May with its two Bank Holiday Mondays.
Regent Medical Centre will be closed on:
- May Day Bank Holiday – Monday 5th May 2025
- Spring Bank Holiday – Monday 26th May 2025
We also have a scheduled staff training event on Thursday 8th May, and will be closed from midday.
As ever, reorder prescriptions early to avoid running out over the long weekends, and make sure you know what to do if you need help when we’re closed.
Order Prescriptions Early
The quickest and easiest way to request a repeat prescription is with the NHS App.
You can send your request through the NHS App at any time. You don’t need to wait for us to be open. Requesting a prescription in the NHS App takes just a few taps, so don’t put it off.
- Open the NHS App and make sure you are logged in.
- Tap ‘Repeat Prescriptions‘ in the centre of the homepage
- You can view or change your nominated pharmacy.
- Tap the green ‘Continue’ button.
- You can view your medicines and select any you would like to request.
- Tap the green ‘Continue’ button.
- Check you are happy with the details, and tap the green ‘Request prescription’ button
- You can see what to do next and view the status of your requests.
Collect Prescriptions from any Pharmacy with the NHS App
If you have reordered a prescription through the NHS App, you can generate a bar code to collect your medication from any Pharmacy.
This is ideal if you didn’t get around to collecting it from your normal Pharmacy or if you are away visiting friends or family.
- Open the NHS App and make sure you are logged in.
- On the home page, select View and manage prescriptions
- Select Your confirmed prescriptions
- Select View Prescription
- Click Prescription barcode
Getting Help while we are Closed
If you need medical help over the Bank Holidays, the Pharmacy First scheme, NHS 111 and Urgent Treatment Centres are all available.
Here’s what you get help with:
- Earache/ear infections (aged 1-17)
- Impetigo/skin infections (1 year +)
- Infected insect bites (1 year +)
- Shingles (Aged 18+)
- Sinusitis (Aged 12+)
- Sore throats (5 years +)
- Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections, or UTIs (Women aged 16-64)
Over 10,000 pharmacies – 95% of all those in England – have signed up.
Remember, you don’t need an appointment. You can visit any Pharmacy, and they are often open when we are closed, especially over Bank Holidays and weekends.
For more medical help when the practice is closed, you can use NHS 111.
By visiting 111.NHS.uk or by calling 111, you can:
- Get help and advice 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Check your symptoms and get advice on conditions and medication.
- Find self-help resources and links.
- Find out what services are available near you.
- Be connected to a nurse, emergency dentist, pharmacist, or GP.
- Get a face-to-face appointment if you need one.
You should only ever call 999 or go to Accident and Emergency if it is a life-threatening situation.
Please only use Accident & Emergency departments or 999 for life-threatening emergencies.