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Health workers' opinion on impact of abolishing prescription charges in England 2020

Published by Preeti Vankar, Jun 20, 2022
According to a survey carried out in England in 2019, almost 16 percent of health professionals believed that abolishing NHS prescription charges would have a significant negative impact, while a further 29 percent thought it would have a somewhat negative impact. On the other hand, 17 percent of respondents advised that abolishing the prescriptions charges would have a significant positive impact.

Would abolishing prescription charges in England have a positive or negative impact on the NHS?

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Release date

April 2020

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

23 October to 31st October 2019

Number of respondents

1,027 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Healthcare workers

Supplementary notes

Full question was worded in the source as: "In your opinion, would abolishing prescription charges in England have a positive or negative impact on the NHS?"

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