It is fifty years since prescription charges were introduced to the British NHS - by a Labour government. They remained at the same level throughout the UK until they were frozen at £6 in Wales by the Labour/Liberal Democrat partnership government. There followed a series of exemptions and reductions until they were eventually abolished altogether in 2007. One trusts that they will never be reintroduced. Not only will it cost money to recreate the administration of the system, but, unless there are wide-ranging exemptions for chronic conditions, poorer families would be faced with the invidious choice between perhaps eating for a day or two or suffering debilitating symptoms.
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