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Has the time come to overhaul prescription charges in England?
Author(s) -
Buckland Danny
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1587
Subject(s) - pace , medical prescription , medicine , government (linguistics) , revenue , northern ireland , new england , optometry , public administration , finance , law , nursing , history , business , political science , geography , ethnology , politics , linguistics , philosophy , geodesy
The campaign to abolish or recalibrate prescription charges in England is gathering pace with the government under pressure to align with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales where they are free. However, the Department of Health insists that the current system provides the NHS with a revenue stream it cannot afford to lose.