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long-term conditions or on a low
income can apply for a range of
prescription charge exemptions
or additional support through
the NHS Low Income scheme.”
Only patients in England pay
charges, which have been
scrapped for the rest of the UK.
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Coalition, said: “Yet again, people
with long-term conditions are
being penalised.”
The Department of Health and
Social Care said: “Patients with
increase, by 55p to £29.65 for
three months and by £1.90 to
£105.90 for a year.
Laura Cockram, chairwoman
of the Prescription Charges
£9.15 prescription charge
THE cost of a prescription in
England is set to rise to £9.15.
It means charges for NHS
medication have gone up by
almost 30% since the Tories
came to power in 2010.
The 15p rise starts on April 1,
after it went up by 20p last year.
The cost of prescription
coUgh Up NHS medicine prepayment certificates will also
Latest rise means costs have
increased 30% under the Tories
by martin Bagot Health Editor
answers: page 34
1
The Sargasso Sea is
part of which ocean?
2
Wills and Kate is
the new bingo call
for which number?
3
Hattie McDaniel
was the first
African American to
win an Oscar in 1940.
For which film?
4
How many adult
teeth do people
usually have?
5
The Mercury Prize
is awarded in
which field?
OUR DAILY
PUB QUIZ
Towering
love for
Kylie and
her fella
KyliE Minogue’s fella is a wise man – as
Paul Solomons looks chuffed to be by the
pop star’s side after two years together.
Spinning Around singer Kylie, 51,
beamed in a gold minidress with GQ
creative director Paul, 44, as they saw
Tilda Swinton receive a bFi Fellowship at
the Rosewood hotel, london.
He’s head and shoulders above her
previous boyfriends, that’s for sure.
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