Department Of Health
The National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were laid before Parliament on 3 April 2024. The regulations set out the new charges for NHS prescription charges in England.
Charges for prescriptions and prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) will increase by 2.59% (rounded to the nearest 5 pence) from 1 May 2024. Charges for wigs and fabric supports will increase by the same rate.
A prescription will cost 9.90 for each medicine or appliance dispensed, an increase of 25 pence. The 3-month PPC will cost 32.05 and the 12-month PPC will cost 114.50.??
The hormone replacement therapy (HRT) PPC will cost 19.80, an increase of 50 pence. This is because the rate is set at twice the single prescription charge.
Charges from 1 May 2024
Full details of the new charges from 1 May 2024 are in the table below.