taxman Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 England is now the only part of The UK that still has prescriptions charges. On the day that they are abolished in Scotland they have risen 20p in England. Good on Scotland? Or a popularist measure on their behalf which will have to be paid from somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liza D Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 My sister was rushed to hospital a few weeks ago down south. Two days ago she received a bill from the hospital for pain relief that they had to give her. This was not a private hospital (although her husband later rushed her to one, which saved her life) but a national health one and she is UK born, bred, resident and tax payers. Is this part of the new prescription charges, can we expect to have bills now from the hospitals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny11 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 whats wrong with paying for the item you use, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Nothing if it was fair. I must have had half a dozen prescriptions where the pharmacist has said I can buy the same item off the shelf for less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Its probably a necessary service in Scotland, with their diet and the amount they drink, they couldn't afford to buy the Statins they need to keep their cholesterol levels down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny11 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 we should make everyone pay for GP so we dont have a 2 week waiting list for scrubbers getting the contraceptive pill or antidepression or fatty pill type drugs would you like to see your GP same day if you pay £10 or wait 2 weeks for a appointment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfcowls Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 we should make everyone for GP so we dont have a 2 week waiting list for scrubbers getting the contraceptive pill or antidepression or fatty pill type drugs Idiot alert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny11 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Idiot alert very true now that you have join Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXC3000 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Was listening to a similar conversation on the radio, and someone said why not have a standard rate of about £2 for everyone ? - unemployed as well as employed. Seemed to be quite a fair assessment that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny11 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 if we charge £10 the charges will pay for the GP times and we can cut a bit more off the goverment bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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