tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post8386155320413934300..comments2023-11-03T23:18:25.999+00:00Comments on BIGNEWS MARGATE: NHS Double Drugs Bill scam the er facts?Tony Flaighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-47419588578920942822009-02-11T20:47:00.000+00:002009-02-11T20:47:00.000+00:00The point is those who already take prescriptions ...The point is those who already take prescriptions are in effect paying a health tax and this a doubling of this tax.<BR/><BR/>I'm still waiting for the department of health to either confirm what is the truth.Tony Flaighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212662248741515725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-88168601502795017692009-02-11T18:14:00.000+00:002009-02-11T18:14:00.000+00:00Some folk are entitled to reduced prescription cha...Some folk are entitled to reduced prescription charges or free prescriptions. Details are available at:<BR/><BR/>http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23069022/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-51869549051581744372009-02-11T12:40:00.000+00:002009-02-11T12:40:00.000+00:00According to the NHS website..."NHS chargesFrom 1 ...According to the NHS website...<BR/><BR/>"NHS charges<BR/>From 1 April 2008, charges will be:<BR/><BR/>Prescription: £7.10<BR/>12-month Prepayment Certificate (PPC): £102.50<BR/>3-month PPC: £27.85"<BR/><BR/>A pre-pay card cost is higher than the cost of my yearly prescription charges if the doctor prescribes what I want in the quantities that I want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-3370620175226659912009-02-11T11:30:00.000+00:002009-02-11T11:30:00.000+00:00People (under 60's) with long term needs can get a...People (under 60's) with long term needs can get a prepayment card (33.90 for 4 months, 93.20 for 12) and then it does not matter whether you only get a prescription for 28 days at a time. It also does not matter how many items you need. My surgery has only been giving 28 days for at least the last 10 years. Maybe 28 days is least wasteful. The money saved on prescriptions will be spent elsewhere by the local Health services.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25954340.post-49477408057005196862009-02-11T10:26:00.000+00:002009-02-11T10:26:00.000+00:00In the general pit of "waste" that is this Labour ...In the general pit of "waste" that is this Labour Government £100 million is peanuts. <BR/><BR/>I have 2 inhalers that I need to manage my asthma, I asked for 2 of each on every prescription to try and save me some cash, from time to time I get told that I can only have 1 of each at which point I normally kick off to such a degree that the GP increases it back to 2 just to get me out fo the surgery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com