Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60738
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 23 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse is for free prescriptions for people over the age of 60.
Answer
Karin SmythThere were 781 million items with a combined total net ingredient cost (NIC) of £5.9 billion dispensed to patients aged 60 years old and over in 2024/2025.National Health Service patients pay a fixed charge for each prescription item dispensed in primary ...
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