COVID-19 Coronavirus and other virus UK and World News Update 2nd May 2025
Prescription charges in England are being frozen at £9.90 per item. This will come as some relief to the many millions of people who don't qualify for free prescriptions, but are feeling the cost of living just as badly. 3 month and annual prescriptions are also frozen (and worth it if you have more than 1 prescription a month or 11 a year), as well as wig and fabric support prescriptions.
Free prescriptions stay the same. People registered with a GP and using a pharmacy in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland get free prescriptions anyway.
Despite practically the entire world using 'CDC' as an acronym for Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the UK Department of Health and Social Care have decided to use it for Community Diagnostic Centres. Well, that isn't confusing... tsk. However...
"Community Diagnostic Centres and crack teams of NHS doctors are making a difference across the country.
- More tests, checks and scans
- More care closer to home
- Waiting lists slashed in areas with high economic inactivity"
Good stuff.