{"id":359,"date":"2020-05-04T14:53:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T13:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hurrell-it.co.uk\/beeches\/?page_id=359"},"modified":"2020-05-07T18:20:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:20:07","slug":"prescription-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/prescriptions\/prescription-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Prescription fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Prescriptions Charges and Exemptions<\/h2>\n<p>Extensive exemption and remission arrangements protect those likely to have difficulty in paying charges (NHS prescription and dental charges, optical and hospital travel costs).<\/p>\n<p>The NHS prescription charge is a flat-rate amount which successive Governments have thought it reasonable to charge for those who can afford to pay for their medicines. Prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) offer real savings for people who need extensive medication.<\/p>\n<h3>NHS charges<\/h3>\n<p>These charges apply in England only. In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales prescriptions are free of charge.<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Prescription (per item)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a39.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">12-month prepayment certificate (PPC)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a3105.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3-month PPC<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">\u00a329.65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>If you will have to pay for four or more prescription items in three months, or more than 15 items in 12 months, you may find it cheaper to buy a PPC.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telephone advice and order line &#8211; <strong>0300 330 1341<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>General Public &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhsbsa.nhs.uk\/ppc-online\/patient.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhsbsa.nhs.uk\/ppc-online\/patient.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy or Renew a PPC On-line<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There is further information about prescription exemptions and fees on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/using-the-nhs\/help-with-health-costs\/get-help-with-prescription-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHS website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prescriptions Charges and Exemptions Extensive exemption and remission arrangements protect those likely to have difficulty in paying charges (NHS prescription and dental charges, optical and hospital travel costs). The NHS prescription charge is a flat-rate amount which successive Governments have thought it reasonable to charge for those who can afford to pay for their medicines. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":348,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/359\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebeechesmedicalpractice.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}