NHS Prescription Prepayment Charges price drop in Wales

Cheddington2001

My Local Health Board tells me that the annual charge for a 12 Month Pre-Payment Certificate for NHS prescription charges drops to £43.09 from 1 April 2006 in Wales only.

The Health of Wales website today gives the charge as £57.46 - accurate to 31 March 2006.

:j

Scarlet_Woman_2

Cheddington2001 wrote:

My Local Health Board tells me that the annual charge for a 12 Month Pre-Payment Certificate for NHS prescription charges drops to £43.09 from 1 April 2006 in Wales only.

The Health of Wales website today gives the charge as £57.46 - accurate to 31 March 2006.

:j

The Welsh Assembly are dropping prescription charges in Wales and this will to be done by dropping the cost every year. :j

WelshLamb

Welcome to the board Cheddington2001!!

yes all WP10 perscriptions will now be charged at £3 per item from yesterday. Has to be a Welsh registered Dr, so no popping over the boarder to collect perscriptions as was tempting previously. This includes under 25's e.g before under 25 could pop over to Wales and get their perscription free from a Welsh pharmacy. Now they would be charged the full English charge of £6.65.
By 2007 the aim is to have all pescriptions free for all Welsh patients.Good news eh?;)

Cheddington2001

All prescription items are now free to patients in Wales.

Russ66

Cheddington2001 wrote: »

All prescription items are now free to patients in Wales.

Yeah, since April 1st 2007 :rolleyes:

funky-footprints

The news of the world reported in October that this was going to end. WAG deny this, however it has cost excessively more than estimated. await an announcement !!!