Publication - Factsheet

Help with health costs (HCS1): information booklet - August 2021

Published: 24 August 2021
Directorate: Primary Care Directorate
Part of: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781802012347

Information booklet (HCS1) providing advice on what help a person may be entitled to for NHS charges.

NHS Prescription Charges

Prescription charges were reduced to zero on 1 April 2011. No charge is applied to drugs and appliances dispensed by a community pharmacist or dispensing GP practice. No charge is applied to wigs and fabric supports supplied through a hospital service.

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