Patients’ charges to rise in April
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- Published: Saturday, 17 March 2012 12:28
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| Prescription and dental patients’ charges in England will be increased on 1st April. No announcements have been made for Scotland Northern Ireland or Wales. The changes in charges were outlined by Health Minister Simon Burns and will be laid before Parliament soon. |
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The charge payable for a Band 1 course of treatment will rise 50p to £17.50.
Band 2 charges will rise by £1 to £48.
For band 3 work the cost will increase by £5 to £209.
Mr Burns said: "Dental charges represent an important contribution to the overall cost of dental services. The exact amount raised will be dependent upon the level and type of primary care trusts and the proportion of charge-paying patients who attend dentists and the level of treatment they require."
The cost of NHS prescriptions in England will rise 25p to £7.65 from 1 April, the government has announced.
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