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New procedures for prescription charge refunds: Changes to the design and use of FP57 forms

  • Document type:
    Dear colleague letter
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    22 March 2005
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Publication format:
    Electronic only
  • Gateway reference:
    4729
  • Pages:
    6
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This letter notifies of the increases to prescription charges from April 2005 as well as other changes such as the responsibility for refunding patient prescription charges in England passing from the Post Office to pharmacies.

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