Written statement made by Neil O'Brien (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 March 2023 in the House of Commons, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Prescription Charge Annual Uplift

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

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Type: Written statement
Reference: HCWS624
Session: 2022-23
Subjects: Fees and charges Hormone replacement therapy NHS Prescriptions Pre-payment Wigs
Legislation: National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written statement on www.parliament.uk

Prescription Charge Annual Uplift

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