Thank you for your request for information about the following:

‘Which if any posts in the NHSBA have delegated authority to write off or not apply a prescription charge of less than £10 where circumstances warrant this please?

What was the total Financial amount of potentially recoverable prescription charges written off by NHSBA, where Prescription Exemption Checking suggested a prescription charge was due for the 2022/23 financial year, but this was not recovered please? (This information is sought for the last full financial year. If this data is not available for the 2022/23 financial year, the most recent full financial year for which this data is available will be appreciated as an alternative)’

Your request was received on 9 November 2023 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Response

Question 1

There is no delegated post for this and patients are liable for all charges unless an exemption can be confirmed.

Question 2

The amount for prescription charges where either an exemption was confirmed or the charge was cancelled was £1,184,874.05. This data has been provided for the 2022/23 financial year.

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