Prescription charges frozen to keep them under a tenner

The cost of prescriptions in England has been edging closer to £10 for more than a decade (Picture: Getty Images/Image Source)

Prescription charges on the NHS are being frozen for the first time in three years – keeping them below a tenner.

The government has announced the move to keep the cost at its current level of £9.90 for patients in England, which will prevent it breaching the £10 mark.

Three-month and annual prescriptions prepayment certificates are also being frozen for the coming year.