PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges (20 June 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the financial implications for the NHS of ending prescription charges in England.
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Answer
Prescription charges contributed £614 million in revenue in 2020/21. This funding provides an important source of income in light of increasing demands on the National Health Service. However, approximately 89% of prescriptions are dispensed free of charge and arrangements are in place to help those most in need.
Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
30 June 2022
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