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If you know you’ll have to pay for a lot of NHS prescriptions, it may be cheaper to buy a prescription prepayment certificate (PPC).
A PPC covers all your NHS prescriptions, including NHS dental prescriptions, no matter how many items you need.
A PPC does not cover the cost of other health items, such as wigs and fabric supports.
The gov.uk website offers comprehensive guidance on:
6 February 2026
Have your say on proposals to relocate Mount Vernon Cancer Centre –…
People across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas have been invited to have their say on proposals to relocate Mount Vernon Cancer Centre to a new,…
4 February 2026
Bedford and Central Bedfordshire residents to be offered lung cancer screening
Eligible people living in the Bedford and Central Bedfordshire areas are to be invited to come forward for lung cancer screening, as the mobile screening…
4 February 2026
On World Cancer Day, Denise marks 10 years since her first breast…
“I was inundated with messages of hope,” says Denise Coates, thinking back almost a decade to the first time she spoke out about her breast cancer diagnosis. “There’s nothing positive…
2 February 2026
More appointments on offer in general practices, new figures show
The number of appointments available at general practices in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes continued to rise in the three months to November 2025, according to new data published by…
29 January 2026
Urgent dental appointments now available in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Extra appointments are available now for people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes who need urgent or emergency dental care. There are 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments being rolled out…
20 January 2026
Pharmacy First sore throat consultations up by over 80% as winter illnesses…
New figures from NHS England show that almost 5,000 patients in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes used the Pharmacy First scheme to get treatment for a sore throat without seeing…