Thanks for your advice - we collected the medical prescription OK, but do not know what to do with the other piece of paper - could it be a prescription for the nurses visits ? - it says nothing about phoning anyone. Just been to the pharmacy and they have given me the telephone number to call -why couldn't anyone have told me this at the hospital?? This will now mean a gap of at least 3 days before the dressings get changed. Thanks again for your help.