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<p><em>The </em>NHS Business Services Authority and the National Health Service promote
the NHS Low Income Scheme and prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) to professionals
and patients. It does this through social media, online resources, media releases
and healthcare bulletins.</p><p>Our extensive arrangements to help people afford NHS
prescription charges, means that almost 89% of prescription items in England are already
provided free of charge. For those not exempt from charges, PPCs can be used to cap
costs at approximately £2 a week for regular prescriptions.</p>
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