NHS prescriptions to rise 30p to £9.65 in April despite the 'tax on health' being frozen last year

NHS prescriptions to rise 30p to £9.65 in April despite the 'tax on health' being frozen last year The cost of an NHS prescription will rise to £9.65 this year, the Government announced today. 

Patients in England will, from April 1, be forced to pay an extra 30p to collect their medication from a pharmacy.

Campaigners have long called the fee patients must pay to secure certain drugs like warfarin or asthma inhalers an 'unfair tax on health'. The Daily Mail

See also:

• NHS prescription charges from 1 April 2023 Department of Health and Social Care