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01/03/2013
Prescriptions Prices To Rise In England
Prescription charges in England will rise by 20p from April 1, bring the cost to £7.85, the government has announced.
The British Medical Association has however called the charges “unfair”, and called for prescription to be free, as the are in the rest of the UK.
Free prescriptions were introduced in Wales in 2007, Northern Ireland in 2010 and Scotland in 2011.
Those exempt from charges in England include children under 16, income-related benefit claimants and pregnant women.
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The British Medical Association has however called the charges “unfair”, and called for prescription to be free, as the are in the rest of the UK.
Free prescriptions were introduced in Wales in 2007, Northern Ireland in 2010 and Scotland in 2011.
Those exempt from charges in England include children under 16, income-related benefit claimants and pregnant women.
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