Patients cannot claim free 'over-the-counter' medication, such as paracetamol, for minor illnesses in some NHS surgeries ...

Greysteel dad says 'system is broken' and asks 'how can you tell a child to just go on for a year with that pain?' ...

The move to curb prescriptions for minor conditions was met with "broad support" during a public consultation and is said to ...

The NHS has stopped issuing prescriptions for a number of common ailments including constipation and dandruff among others ...

A range of 'over the counter' remedies are no longer available on the NHS after a crackdown in recent years on unnecessary ...