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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 48854 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 May 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase public awareness of pre-payment certificates as a means to help reduce the cost of prescriptions.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 7 May 2025

Promotion of pre-payment certificates (PPCs) is carried out by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), who promote the use of their online eligibility checker in the first instance, to enable people to check if they are entitled to free prescription...