The cost of prescriptions in England rise!!!
04 March 2011, 12:49 PM
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The cost of prescriptions in England rise!!!
While the Scots, North Irish and Welsh get FREE presciptions!!!! 
Come on Tories and LibDems - STOP Taxing ill health!!! Make them FREE in England too!!
Come on Tories and LibDems - STOP Taxing ill health!!! Make them FREE in England too!!
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04 March 2011, 12:56 PM
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Pete - I respectfully (and seriously) suggest you spend some time here:
http://www.thecep.org.uk/
When you've exploded several times at the inequality in the Union come back and post.
http://www.thecep.org.uk/
When you've exploded several times at the inequality in the Union come back and post.
04 March 2011, 01:00 PM
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Thought OAPs got them free anyway?
Not really got a problem with paying a bit for health care if it helps sort the NHS and get the country out of the mess we're in (brought about by a Labour government). Think those better off should do their bit where they can
Not really got a problem with paying a bit for health care if it helps sort the NHS and get the country out of the mess we're in (brought about by a Labour government). Think those better off should do their bit where they can
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04 March 2011, 01:04 PM
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Why should Cameron pay the SAME for his prescription, when he has £15Million in the Bank, as a Teaching Assistant on £8,000 a year!?
04 March 2011, 01:06 PM
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Remember this is only for occasional sickness. If you require multiple presciptions you can pay a flat fee per month, quarter or year depending on how sick / many prescriptions you need.
04 March 2011, 01:08 PM
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The size of chip on this ones shoulder is quite extraordinary , perhaps he should take things into perspective look round the world and consider how well off he really is
04 March 2011, 01:34 PM
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If you are more than one prescription and are prepared to pay a year in advance you can get them for £104 on one of the schemes, seen it advertised in Boots.
Imagine someone of Pete's medical needs on 4 or more different medications and he could be saving over £240 a year, that should cover the colostemy bags.
BTW, riding Matron is not prescribed you'll have to pay for that as normal....
Imagine someone of Pete's medical needs on 4 or more different medications and he could be saving over £240 a year, that should cover the colostemy bags.
BTW, riding Matron is not prescribed you'll have to pay for that as normal....
04 March 2011, 02:48 PM
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My father in law complained to me once about prescriptions in england and how "we" didn't have to pay in Wales.
Cheeky ****** really as he is on the career sick and doesn't pay for prescription anway.
Haven't had a thank you either for the free house and free money mind you paid by my taxes.
04 March 2011, 03:17 PM
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It was your heroes who started it all Pete!
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When did the Scottish start getting free prescriptions?
I've always got them free for medical reasons but I always thought people in Scotland had to pay for them normally
I've always got them free for medical reasons but I always thought people in Scotland had to pay for them normally
04 March 2011, 06:27 PM
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Who was it who instituted the present setup where the Scots and Welsh can do this and we in England can't? Why is it that an English MP can vote on English affairs but not on Scottish ones but a Scottish MP is not restricted in the way he can vote with regard to English affairs? Is that fair Pete? Another unanswerable one for you I imagine!
It was your heroes who started it all Pete!
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It was your heroes who started it all Pete!
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It just adds another costly and pointless layer of government in the lives of half of the UK, and threatens the break-up of this country.
The only gainers are the Politicians.
04 March 2011, 06:46 PM
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You KNOW who started it all Les ... and it was YOUR heroes - not mine!!! You were around at the time, but a little history for you:-
1. In October 1952, the Conservative government introduced the charge and set the charge at 1 shilling per prescription form.
2. In 1965, under Harold Wilson, Labour abolished prescription charges.
3. Labour were forced to re-introduce the charge in 1968 due to a massive drugs bill.
4. In 1971, charges stood at 20p per item, where they remained until July 1979.
5. In 1979 the new Thatcher government increased them to 45p.
6. Charges were increased twice in 1980, to 70p and then to £1 in December under the Tories.
7. Further, under the Tories, during the mid-1980s, charges rose at around 20p per year (with the new prices coming into force on April 1).
8. The Tories, in the early 1990s, accelerated the rise to 25p per year.
9. When Labour came to power in 1997, the annual rate of increase was reduced to 10p - where it remained until today.
So, Les, I would say that your heroes - the Tories - are the ones who stitch us up on the Prescription charge .... at every chance they can!!
Whereas Labour have abolished or reduced them!!
Tories tax sickness .....
You KNOW who started it all Les ... and it was YOUR heroes - not mine!!! You were around at the time, but a little history for you:-
1. In October 1952, the Conservative government introduced the charge and set the charge at 1 shilling per prescription form.
2. In 1965, under Harold Wilson, Labour abolished prescription charges.
3. Labour were forced to re-introduce the charge in 1968 due to a massive drugs bill.
4. In 1971, charges stood at 20p per item, where they remained until July 1979.
5. In 1979 the new Thatcher government increased them to 45p.
6. Charges were increased twice in 1980, to 70p and then to £1 in December under the Tories.
7. Further, under the Tories, during the mid-1980s, charges rose at around 20p per year (with the new prices coming into force on April 1).
8. The Tories, in the early 1990s, accelerated the rise to 25p per year.
9. When Labour came to power in 1997, the annual rate of increase was reduced to 10p - where it remained until today.
So, Les, I would say that your heroes - the Tories - are the ones who stitch us up on the Prescription charge .... at every chance they can!!
Whereas Labour have abolished or reduced them!!
Tories tax sickness .....
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Pete. Your original complaint was the fact that the English pay and no one else in the Union does.
How would you answer that? (now you've browsed the CEP web-site)
How would you answer that? (now you've browsed the CEP web-site)
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We were talking bout this in work today (i work in a pharmacy).
My opinion is that instead of funding wales and scotland for free scripts, we all should just pay a smaller amount. Why would that not be fair.
We had a lot of people paying for scripts yesterday, 46 items against the 219 exempt. The actual percentage is less than 10% of people pay.
I dont really feel justified in complaining about paying £14.40 a month when i know my medication costs around £125.
Why should dole people and WORKING tax credit people get free scripts? Bet most get more each week than someone in a full time job.
Also, the price of the drugs should be on the box, because **** me the wastage from people ordering repeat scripts for the sake of it then returning them unused, when they cannot be reused once left the premises, is sickening.
My opinion is that instead of funding wales and scotland for free scripts, we all should just pay a smaller amount. Why would that not be fair.
We had a lot of people paying for scripts yesterday, 46 items against the 219 exempt. The actual percentage is less than 10% of people pay.
I dont really feel justified in complaining about paying £14.40 a month when i know my medication costs around £125.
Why should dole people and WORKING tax credit people get free scripts? Bet most get more each week than someone in a full time job.
Also, the price of the drugs should be on the box, because **** me the wastage from people ordering repeat scripts for the sake of it then returning them unused, when they cannot be reused once left the premises, is sickening.