"And although I'm on the side of "If you can afford to pay for the prescription you should do" I also realise that healthcare is free for all regardless of income at hospitals. But I do wonder if the physical number of prescriptions had increased significantly as folk aren't paying for them so maybe less inclined to only get what's definitely needed?"
Same in Wales. I mentioned this to someone I know in the business and her response was that it would cost more to administer that it would gain.
I listened to one of BBC's one minute podcast this morning. It covered "s*** lives" (BBC's words not mine) and how they impact on health. We had a client in at the Foodbank this morning who fitted exactly into this catagory. Declining physical and mental health brought on by loss of self worth following loss of work and dependent on benefits for the first time ever. It is really s***
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