Generally speaking, NHS services are free if you are exempt from prescription charges. The current NHS prescription charge is £9.90. In England prescribed
contraception is free for all women. Private services
are chargeable, usually for both the consultation and the cost of the medication that is prescribed. Yes,
the NHS funds the costs of pharmacists to carry out
consultations and provide advice under the Pharmacy First and Contraception initiative.
How are these services free? Is it really free ?
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