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Old 24th, March 2008, 12:48 AM
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Default Re: NHS prescriptions as Private

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Originally Posted by Robatcymraeg View Post
It's all Gordon Brown's fault. When he was Chancellor of the Exchequer the Treasury made a ruling (for England) that any new prescription charge system must:_
a). Raise the same amount of revenue as the present flat rate charge
b). Keep exempt from charges any patient group currently exempt from charges
A lot of the time under the current system it takes more time to sort out a patient exemption than it does to do the prescription. I understand we are paid 2p for this investigation.
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