The National Health Service (NHS) is raising prescription costs in England from £7.10 to £7.20 from April 1. God forbid. At least cancer patients will no longer have to pay for their drugs. As it stands, pensioners (retirees), children, pregnant women, people on income-related benefits, and patients with certain other conditions are already exempt from prescription charges. And yet the English complain that ALL prescriptions are not free, as they are in Wales and will be in Northern Ireland by next year and in Scotland by 2011.
Dental fees will also be rising on April 1. The charge for basic check-ups will rise 30p to £16.50, while the charge for fillings will rise by a whopping £1 to £45. The maximum charge for 'complex' dental procedures such as crowns and dentures will remain the same at £198.
I'm sorry, but coming from America where I couldn't get my teeth cleaned for less than $100 and where I last paid around $800 for a crown, not to mention around $100 on average per prescription (when I was without prescription insurance), I will gladly pay these fees any day. The Brits just don't know how well off they have it, do they?
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