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Prescriptions: Pre-payment

Asked by Chris BlooreLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 23960

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to promote the use of Prescription Prepayment Certificates.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) promotes prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) as part of a wider communications plan for all of the Help with Health Costs services that it delivers. The NHS BSA and the National Health Service use social media, online resources, media releases, and healthcare bulletins to promote the PPC to professionals and patients, to ensure both groups are aware of their availability.

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