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NHS charges and entitlements
This section includes information and guidance on NHS charges, help with the cost of prescriptions, dental charges and travel costs as well as, entitlements to free NHS sight tests and optical vouchers.
NHS prescription charges
From 1 April 2009, the charges are:
Prescription (per item): £7.20
12-month prepayment certificate (PPC): £104.00
3-month PPC: £28.25
Full details are contained in:
Guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care
Following a 12 week consultation, from 4 November 2008 to 27 January 2009, the Department of Health has now published final guidance on NHS patients wishing to pay for additional private care, alongside a Government response to the consultation.
In this section
- Help with NHS costs
- Prepayment of NHS prescription charges
- HC5 refund claim forms
- Forms HSA5 (drugs or elastic hosiery) and WF1 (supply of wigs or fabric supports) for hospital outpatients
- Information for dispensers of prescription items from FP10 prescription forms: free prescriptions for people claiming Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
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Overview of the most common services performed by the NHS.
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