NHS charges and prescriptions
Information on what NHS services you have to pay for and what help you can get with the costs. Includes entitlements to free prescriptions.
Information on charges for NHS treatment for people from abroad including who is entitled to receive free NHS treatment and which treatment is always free.
Information for patients about help with health costs through tax credits, pre-payment certificates, medical exemption and low income schemes. Includes links to leaflets about the separate NHS charging arrangements that apply depending on whether you live in England, Wales or Scotland.
Information on who is entitled to free dental treatment or partial help with dental costs.
Information about how to claim help for a range of health costs including travel, eye care, prescriptions and wigs.
Information about what help you can get with health costs in Wales.
Everyone aged over 60 gets free prescriptions and eye tests, but you may be entitled to help with other NHS health costs too, depending on your circumstances.