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NHS Prescriptions & Sight Tests

NHS PRESCRIPTIONS

Charge per prescribed item £6.50
Support stockings each £6.50
Support tights* per pair £13.00
Prescription prepayment certificate (Season ticket) that starts on or after 1 April 1998:  
4 months
£33.90
12 months
£93.20
For items dispensed in combination (duo) packs, there is a charge for each different drug in the pack
* Available from hospitals only

 

SIGHT TESTS

NHS sight test £18.39**
NHS sight test at home £50.77**
Private sight test see your optician
Private sight test at home see your optician
Hospital Eye Department sight test FREE
** For HC3 / AG3 purposes only from 6th May 2005
see also : NHS vouchers for spectacles & contact lenses
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