Prescription charge controversies in England
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While prescribed medicines are free for all in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, patients England who not exempt still need to pay prescription charges. But the current cost-of-living crisis, is present system fair might it actually represent a false economy NHS?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Prescriber
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['0959-6682', '1931-2253']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.2063