Medicine
Cost of NHS dental care to rise next month
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
NHS prescription charge to rise to £9
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
NHS prescription charge to rise to £8.80
The prescription charge in England is to increase by 20p to £8.80 – but many could save with a prepayment certificate
26 February 2018
Revealed: 800,000 could have saved with a prescription 'season ticket' last year
Hundreds of thousands of patients in England are paying more than they need to for NHS prescriptions
9 January 2018
Revealed: The IDENTICAL cold and flu medicines which cost a third of the price
Some over-the-counter cold and flu medicines are being sold at three times the price of identical tablets
20 December 2016
'Misleading' Nurofen TV advert banned
A Nurofen advert that claimed a product could specifically target joint and back pain has been banned from TV screens
29 June 2016
Revealed: Huge price differences between branded and own-brand medicines and generic equivalents
Some branded over-the-counter medicines can cost up to eight times as much as generic equivalents – and even 'own brand'
29 June 2016
EHIC application system crash 'in no way connected' to referendum result
Travellers have been unable to apply for or renew their European Health Insurance Card following a technical fault
27 June 2016
Buying hayfever tablets online? Check they're safe
Hayfever sufferers can save cash by buying tablets online, but there's no safety guarantee from unregulated firms
2 May 2011
Superdrug to cut private prescription costs
3 August 2010
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Shell Energy pays £390,000 after price cap blunder
14 June 2019
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10,000s of Coventry Building Society customers to lose debit cards
14 June 2019
Coventry Building Society is to withdraw debit cards from more than 30,000 customers using its MoneyManager savings accounts in September - and some will also lose overdraft facilities -
Curve 'all-in-one' debit card launches new cashback scheme, but is it any good?
13 June 2019
Curve cardholders can now earn 1% cashback at over 50 major retailers, following the launch of 'Curve Cash' – which is decent on its free card, but not worth upgrading to its paid-for cards. -
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13 June 2019
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Airports hike 'kiss and fly' drop-off charges - how to beat them
13 June 2019
Eight major airports across the UK have upped the cost of dropping off passengers over the last year, a MoneySavingExpert investigation reveals - and one now charges a whopping £7 for a 10-minute drop-off. But at most airports it's possible to beat the fees and drop off for free if you know where to go - we've full airport-by-airport help below
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Martin Lewis: Are you an overdraft prisoner? How to escape it
10 June 2019
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Do I need to show my boarding pass at airport shops? (video & guide)
9 April 2019
It’s one of those niggling frustrations. You want to buy something at the airport and you’re badgered for your boarding pass in order to purchase. Many people ask me if they need to bother, so here’s my quick video answer… Some frequently asked questions… After I originally posted this video on social media, there were a few...
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