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Pharmacies selling Prescription Prepayment Certificates (PPCs)
If you are a pharmacy, you can process PPCs sold at your pharmacy in Manage Your Service (MYS).
This is for both:
3 or 12 month PPCs that cover all NHS prescriptions
HRT PPCs that cover certain hormone replacement therapy medicines
When you…
Sight tests, glasses and contact lenses
You're entitled to a free NHS sight test if you:
are aged 60 or over
are registered blind or partially sighted
have been diagnosed with diabetes or glaucoma
are aged 40 or over and have a close relative (parent, sibling or child) with a…
Getting benefits
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Only certain benefits entitle you to help with NHS costs.
In Scotland or Wales, NHS prescriptions are already free. You're also entitled to free NHS dental check ups and NHS sight tests in Scotland, and free NHS dental check ups up…
Maternity exemption certificates
It is the maternity exemption certificate that entitles you to free NHS prescriptions, not being pregnant or having given birth in the last 12 months. If you do not have a valid maternity exemption certificate, you may be liable for a penalty charge…
Check if you're eligible for help
You could get help to pay for:
NHS prescriptions
NHS dental treatment
sight tests, glasses and contact lenses
travel to receive NHS treatment
NHS wigs and fabric supports
Find out what help you could get using our eligibility checker. If…
Wigs and fabric supports
NHS wigs and fabric supports supplied through a hospital are free if you live in Scotland or Wales. The current charges in England are:
stock modacrylic wig: £80.15
partial wig - human hair: £212.35
full made-to-order wig - human hair: £310.55…
Medical exemption certificates
It is the medical exemption certificate that entitles you to free NHS prescriptions, not the medical condition. If you do not have a valid medical exemption certificate, you may be liable for a penalty charge.
Find out if you’re entitled to NHS…
HC2 certificates (full help with health costs)
If you apply to the NHS Low Income Scheme and receive an HC2 certificate for full help with health costs, you’re entitled to:
free NHS prescriptions
free NHS dental treatment
free NHS sight tests
help with the cost of glasses or contact lenses…
NHS Low Income Scheme
If you have a low income, the NHS Low Income Scheme could help you pay for:
NHS prescription charges
NHS dental treatment charges
the cost of sight tests, glasses and contact lenses
the cost of travelling to receive NHS treatment
NHS wigs and…
Medicines covered by the HRT PPC
HRT PPCs cover certain HRT medicines. Your GP may prescribe you other medicines that are not covered by an HRT PPC.
It's important to check that the medicine you need is covered before buying an HRT PPC.
The medicines are listed A to Z by the…