New NHS dental charges from 1 April 2009
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- Published: Sunday, 08 March 2009 19:52
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| The new NHS dental charges are:
· Band 1 and Band 1 urgent treatments to go up by 30 pence from £16.20 to £16.50.
· Band 2 treatments will increase by £1 from £44.60 to £45.60.
· Band 3 charges will be frozen at the existing rate of £198.
These charges apply to England only
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Prescription charges will also increase by 10 pence from £7.10 to £7.20
Health Minister Dawn Primarolo said:
“In England, 89 per cent of prescription items are dispensed for free, the remainder provides valuable income to the NHS. From April 1 cancer patients will be eligible for free prescriptions. A review of how this exemption can also be extended to patients with long-term conditions is currently underway and recommendations will be made to me in the Summer”.
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