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The NHS prescription charge in England is set to increase by 15p to £9.15 from April.
4 March 2020
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Charges for NHS dental services in England are set to rise by 5% on 1 April, the Government has announced – so if you've been meaning to go to the dentist, see if you can go before then to avoid paying extra.
13 March 2019
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The NHS prescription charge in England is set to increase by 20p to £9 – but hundreds of thousands of patients could save by getting a 'prescription season ticket'.
21 February 2019
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The NHS prescription charge in England is to increase by 20p to £8.80 – but hundreds of thousands of patients could save an average of almost £50 a year by getting a 'prescription season ticket'.
26 February 2018
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Hundreds of thousands of patients in England are paying more than they need to for NHS prescriptions and could save an average of almost £50 a year by getting a 'prescription prepayment certificate', data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com reveals.
9 January 2018
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Some over-the-counter cold and flu medicines are being sold at three times the price of identical tablets with different packaging, a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals.
20 December 2016
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A Nurofen advert that claimed a product could specifically target joint and back pain has been banned from TV screens.
29 June 2016
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Branded over-the-counter medicines can cost up to eight times as much as generic equivalents – and even 'own-brand' generics can cost more than three times as much as them – a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals.
29 June 2016
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Travellers have been unable to apply for or renew their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) after a technical fault caused the online and telephone application systems to crash. However, MoneySavingExpert.com understands the issue is not related to the recent referendum result.
27 June 2016

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