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| Prescription charge plan unveiled | Prescription charge plan unveiled |
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| Scotland's health minister is expected to reveal her detailed plans to abolish prescription charges. | Scotland's health minister is expected to reveal her detailed plans to abolish prescription charges. |
| It is thought that the charges will be stopped immediately for people with chronic health conditions. | |
| Nicola Sturgeon is expected to say that they will be phased out for everyone else over the next three years. | Nicola Sturgeon is expected to say that they will be phased out for everyone else over the next three years. |
| The move is similar to developments in Wales where prescription charges were gradually reduced from 2000 and abolished altogether this year. | The move is similar to developments in Wales where prescription charges were gradually reduced from 2000 and abolished altogether this year. |
| In Scotland, the cost of phasing out the charges over the next three years could be about £97m. | In Scotland, the cost of phasing out the charges over the next three years could be about £97m. |
| In January last year, MSPs voted to keep prescription charges, after a debate at Holyrood. | In January last year, MSPs voted to keep prescription charges, after a debate at Holyrood. |
| A motion to abolish the charge was proposed by the Scottish Socialists and supported by the SNP and the Greens, but it was defeated by 77 votes to 44. | A motion to abolish the charge was proposed by the Scottish Socialists and supported by the SNP and the Greens, but it was defeated by 77 votes to 44. |
| Paying patients in Scotland are currently charged £6.85 for prescriptions. | Paying patients in Scotland are currently charged £6.85 for prescriptions. |