Gov.pay Prescription payment request

Dear Patient,

Please find enclosed your medicines prescribed at your recent appointment.

If you usually pay for your prescribed medicines please could we kindly ask you to go to CUH Gov.pay (opens in a new tab)

and follow the instructions using your hospital number (MRN) and initials as a reference.

Alternatively, scan this code on your smart phone to go directly to the website

NHS prescription charges are a contribution to NHS funding and are unrelated to the cost of your medicine(s). There is one charge per prescription item dispensed.

1 prescription charge = £9.90

2 prescription charges = £19.80

3 prescription charges = £29.70

4 prescription charges = £39.60

5 prescription charges = £49.50

You will receive email notification of payment.

If you experience any problems related to the online payment, please contact cuh.outpatientprescriptioncharges@nhs.net sending the email notification of payment and/or your name and hospital number.

If you are in any of the following groups you do not need to make a payment.

• Under 16, aged 16-18 and in full time education, aged 60 or over
• Hold a valid prepayment certificate
• Hold a valid medical exemption certificate.
• Hold a valid maternity exemption certificate.

Currently receiving any of the following:

• Income Support
• Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income related Employment and Support Allowance
• Pension Credit Guarantee Credit or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit with Savings Credit
• Universal credit and meets the criteria.
• Valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
• Valid NHS certificate for full help with health costs.(HC2 certificate)

If you are unsure whether you are exempt you can check your eligibility by accessing the link below.

· Valid war pension exemption certificate (entitling you to free NHS prescriptions for your accepted disability)

You can check on this website - it takes 3 minutes to check (opens in a new tab)