NHS prepayment certificates may have saved patients nearly £500m in prescription costs

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) has estimated that patients who purchased a 12-month NHS prepayment certificate (PPC) may have saved almost £500m in prescription costs. In an experimental analysis of prescription data from 2024/2025, published on 27 January 2026, NHS BSA identified 3.4 million patients who had received NHS prescriptions where a PPC […]