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Sight tests, glasses and contact lenses
You're entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:
are aged 60 or over
are registered blind or partially sighted
have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
are aged 40 or over and have a close relative (parent, sibling or child) with a…
Electronic prescriptions
Get your prescriptions electronically and save time and money for the NHS
Electronic prescriptions service (EPS)
EPS is replacing the need for most paper prescriptions, working towards a paper free NHS. You can send your prescription…
Travel to receive NHS treatment
Certain groups can claim help with the cost of travel to receive NHS care in England if they:
are referred by a doctor (GP or hospital doctor), ophthalmic practitioner or dentist
make an extra journey to go to hospital or another place to…
NHS Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate (HRT PPC)
If you pay for NHS prescribed HRT medicine 3 or more times in 12 months, an HRT PPC could save you money.
Each item on an NHS prescription usually costs £9.90. You can buy an HRT PPC for a one-off payment of £19.80 (the cost of two single items).…
Medical exemption certificates
A medical exemption certificate entitles you to free NHS prescriptions.
Find out if you’re entitled to NHS dental treatment and other help with health cost using the NHS eligibility checker.
Check your medical exemption certificate is valid
Check…
Help with NHS dental costs
There are 3 standard charges for NHS dental treatment in England and Wales. Information on charges in Scotland is available at NHS Inform.
You will pay only one charge even if you need to go to the dentist more than once to complete a course of…
Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC)
Pharmacy contractors: For more information about RTEC, including how to register, go to PSNC’s website.
RTEC lets your local pharmacy see if you need to pay for your NHS prescriptions. They will do this when you pick up a prescription, or when it’s…
NHS Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC)
A PPC could save you money if you pay for your NHS prescriptions.
The certificate covers all your NHS prescriptions for a set price. You will save money if you need more than 3 items in 3 months, or 11 items in 12 months.
The prescription charge…
Pharmacy teams required to collect signatures on prescription forms
From 1 September 2021, the temporary suspension of patient signatures was withdrawn and the need for patients to sign the reverse of NHS prescription forms or EPS tokens resumed.
From this date, the monthly submission requirement of certain EPS…
Changes to the FP10 NHS prescription form
New prescription forms are being introduced in England to help eligible patients correctly claim free NHS prescriptions and avoid penalty charges.
The suite of FP10 prescription forms has been changed by the Department of Health and Social Care (…