Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Primary Care
and Public Health) (Neil O'Brien):
Charges for NHS prescriptions, wigs and fabric
supports
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances)
(Amendment) Regulations 2021 (“the Amendment Regulations”) have
today been laid before Parliament to increase certain National
Health Service charges in England from 1 April 2023.
We have applied an inflation rate of 3.21%. This year we have
increased the prescription charge by 30 pence from £9.35 to £9.60
for each medicine or appliance dispensed. The cost of
prescription pre-payment certificates (PPC) will also be
increased: 3-month PPC increases by £1 to £31.25 and 12-month PPC
increases by £3.50 to £111.60. The recently introduced HRT PPC
will cost £19.30.
Charges for wigs and fabric supports will also be increased in
line with the blended inflation rate, as described above. Details
of the revised charges for 2023/24 can be found in the table
below:
|
|
2022/3
|
2023/4
|
change in £
|
|
Single prescription charge
|
£9.35
|
£9.65
|
0.30
|
|
PPC 3 month
|
£30.25
|
£31.25
|
1.00
|
|
PPC 12 month
|
£108.10
|
£111.60
|
3.50
|
|
HRT PPC
|
n/a
|
£19.30
|
n/a
|
|
Surgical bra
|
£30.70
|
£31.70
|
1.00
|
|
Abdominal or spinal support
|
£46.30
|
£47.80
|
1.50
|
|
Stock acrylic wig
|
£75.70
|
£78.15
|
2.45
|
|
Partial human hair wig
|
£200.50
|
£207.00
|
6.50
|
|
Full bespoke human hair wig
|
£293.20
|
£302.70
|
9.50
|
