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Surprise charge from hospital after trip to A&E

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  • Torry_Quine
    Torry_Quine Posts: 18,895 Forumite
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    supersuperpav wrote: »
    In the UK? Or just England?

    Wales has free prescriptions...

    As does Scotland!
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  • supersuperpav
    supersuperpav Posts: 227 Forumite
    Torry_Quine wrote: »
    As does Scotland!

    I suspected they did, but I wasn't sure and I couldn't be bothered googling, so I didn't mention Scotland as I don't like gobbing off about things I ain't sure about ;)
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  • System
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    supersuperpav wrote: »
    I suspected they did, but I wasn't sure and I couldn't be bothered googling, so I didn't mention Scotland as I don't like gobbing off about things I ain't sure about ;)

    You won't last long on this board with that sort of sensible attitude :)
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  • redped
    redped Posts: 814 Forumite
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    edited 7 February 2012 at 9:27PM
    supersuperpav wrote: »
    In the UK? Or just England?

    Wales has free prescriptions...

    As do Scotland and Northern Ireland, which have been pointed out to milliemonster already - she hasn't been back to this thread to defend her ignorance about the rest of the UK. Or maybe she just thinks of the UK being England, and that the rest of us don't count.
  • LisaB85
    LisaB85 Posts: 2,008 Forumite
    redped wrote: »
    As do Scotland and Northern Ireland, which have been pointed out to milliemonster already - she hasn't been back to this thread to defend her ignorance about the rest of the UK. Or maybe she just thinks of the UK being England, and that the rest of us don't count.

    As a 'qualified' nurse she should know Wales, Scotland and NI were free, maybe she is a qualified nursery nurse.
  • custardy
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    milliemonster wrote: »
    Exactly!, anyone who reside in the UK knows there is a prescription charge for medication!

    is there?......
  • Arg
    Arg Posts: 931 Forumite
    ringo_24601 wrote: »
    You'd have sat in pain for the sake of seven quid?

    I suppose you think it's better to rip people off?
  • System
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    Arg wrote: »
    I suppose you think it's better to rip people off?

    You have an interesting decision making process if you think it's better to sit in pain than to be conned out of £7.
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  • WhiteHorse
    WhiteHorse Posts: 2,492 Forumite
    spadoosh wrote: »
    And is that not a prescription?!
    Depends on the strength. 8/500 co-codamol is available over the counter. 30/500 is prescription only.
    "Never underestimate the mindless force of a government bureaucracy
    seeking to expand its power, dominion and budget"
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  • Evilm
    Evilm Posts: 1,950 Forumite
    Last time hubby ended up in A&E after an ambulance ride we didn't even go through the waiting room so I wouldn't have seen these signs. I wouldn't have known this was going to happen and unless the doctor/nurse directly told me I would be phoning to query this invoice too due to inadequate notice.

    Thanks OP for the warning!
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