I'm one of those people who hardly ever go to the doctor unless there is something definately wrong. However since going to university I've visited the doctors more often and have now come to the realisation that prescription charges are atrocious.

Luckily for me I currently live in Wales so I can get prescrirtions free whilst i'm under 25. However I'm moving to Bath in a few weeks then where will I be. I'll be like the rest of the country, having to pay extortionate amountsfor prescriptions.

My fiance has tablets to alleviate his allergies and up until recently (when the National Assembley in Wales decided to give free prescriptions to under 25's) he had to pay for his prescriptions. Now we are moving to Bath he will again have to pay for them.

I don't agree that people who have to rely on tablets to see them through the day, tablets that are peoples hope of living like heart conditoins, arthritus etc should have to pay for prescriptions.

Of course the econmoy couldn't handle everyone having free prescriptions but in some cases I think it is the right thing to do.

Luckily contraception is free on prescription. It would cost the government more to have an increase in birth rates than to give free contraception.

Of course I am aware that we have a much better deal than they do in America where the majority of the healthcare is private and if you haven't got medical insurance then you are up the proverbial creek!!!

So really in a way we should count ourselves lucky but putting aside the rest of the world, medicine and particularly prescriptions are too costly!