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NHS prescription charges in England frozen for first time in three years
- Prescription charges in England are frozen at £9.90 per item for the first time in three years, as announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
- The Government stated this freeze will save patients about £18 million next year while keeping 89% of prescriptions free in England.
- Rachel Power, Chief Executive of the Patients Association, remarked that freezing charges offers only short-term relief and does not address deeper inequalities in the system.
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Labour freezes NHS prescription charges in England amid calls for 'sickness tax' to be scrapped - The Mirror
UK Government insists nine out of ten people in England should already be exempt from NHS prescription charges - FULL LIST of who should be getting them free
·London, United Kingdom
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NHS prescription charges frozen for first time in three years
Millions of people across the country will see the cost of their prescriptions frozen for the first time in three years from today
·Darlington, United Kingdom
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