NHS threatening millions with fines for validly claiming free prescriptions, investigation finds The NHS is harassing millions of vulnerable patients by threatening them with fines for validly claiming free prescriptions and dental treatment, an investigation has found.
MPs last night called for urgent reform after a National Audit Office (NAO) report revealed there has been a significant increase in the sending of Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) over the last five years.
The forms are intended to crack down on patients fraudulently claiming to be exempt from the standard £8.80 prescription charge, such as those aged 60 or over and children under 16. The Daily Telegraph
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MPs last night called for urgent reform after a National Audit Office (NAO) report revealed there has been a significant increase in the sending of Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) over the last five years.
The forms are intended to crack down on patients fraudulently claiming to be exempt from the standard £8.80 prescription charge, such as those aged 60 or over and children under 16. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- Investigation into penalty charge notices in healthcare National Audit Office
- NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds BBC News
- Prescription exemption rules are “overly complex” and cause genuine mistakes, says watchdog The BMJ
- NHS fraud crackdown sees millions in fines dished out to elderly, sick and others eligible for free treatment The Independent
- Free scrip eligibility checks must be simpler and quicker OnMedica
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