PRESCRIPTION charges in England are set to rise from ￡7.85 to ￡8.05 from 1 April, with a further 20p increase planned for next year, according to a written ministerial statement released earlier this week. The increase has been condemned by the Prescription Charges Coalition — an alliance of over 30 organisations, including the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, concerned about the impact of prescription charges on people with long-term conditions. Following the announcement, the RPS called for greater flexibility in how medicines are prescribed for patients with stable long-term conditions, suggesting that prescription charges should be linked to the authorisation of batches of repeat prescriptions rather than to each individual prescription form.
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