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The NHS Business Services Authority said 3.35 million patients received NHS prescriptions where a PPC exemption was applied in 2024-25.
28 Jan 2026
The chancellor Rachel Reeves said the charge will stay at £9.90 and save patients about £12 million next year.
24 Nov 2025
Over 200,000 incorrect claims for medicines not covered by the PPC in the year to May.
14 Aug 2025
Labour claims fee freeze will save patients £18m over the financial year
28 Apr 2025
The NHS Business Services Authority said patients would have spent £817 million in prescription charges without prescription prepayment certificates.
26 Mar 2025
Nick Kaye is the latest figure in pharmacy to criticise the government over the prescription charge increase.
05 Apr 2024
RPS and CPE blast the Government's decision to implement the 25p increase.
04 Apr 2024
Renewed calls to axe prescription charge as survey highlights worrying findings.
05 Feb 2024
The health sectretary has been urged to scrap prescription charges temporarily to help reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
27 Apr 2020
Pharmacy bodies are urging the Government to scrap all prescription charges in England for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic.
01 Apr 2020
