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  2. Uvulopalatoplasty - Wikipedia

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    It is performed with the patient awake under local anesthesia, and normal functions can be resumed after the operation. An LAUP (Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty) procedure typically costs between two and three thousand American dollars. The principal side effect is a severe sore throat which can last from 7 – 10 days. [3]

  3. Immigration health surcharge - Wikipedia

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    It is alleged that health tourists in the UK often target the NHS for its free-at-the-point-of-care treatment, allegedly costing the NHS up to £200 million. [1] A study in 2013 showed that the UK was a net importer of medical tourists in ten of the eleven years between 2000 and 2010. [2]

  4. 10 Reasons You Should Never Ignore a Swollen Uvula, According ...

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    A swollen uvula (aka uvulitis) can have various causes, but isn't common. From viral infections to snoring, doctors share the possible reasons your uvula is swollen. 10 Reasons You Should Never ...

  5. Prescription charges - Wikipedia

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    Medical Exemption Certificates last for five years, and are not applicable to NHS wigs or fabric supports. Medicines administered at an NHS hospital or an NHS walk-in centre, personally administered by a GP, contraceptives or supplied at a hospital or clinic for the treatment of a sexually transmitted infection or tuberculosis are always free ...

  6. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty - Wikipedia

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    UPPP involves removal of the tonsils, the posterior surface of the soft palate, and the uvula. The uvula is then folded toward the soft palate and sutured together as demonstrated in the figures. In the US, UPPP is the most commonly performed procedure for obstructive sleep apnea with approximately 33,000 procedures performed per year.

  7. NHS Low Income Scheme - Wikipedia

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    The NHS Low Income Scheme is intended to reduce the cost of NHS prescription charges, NHS dentistry, sight tests, glasses and contact lenses, necessary costs of travel to receive NHS treatment, NHS wigs and fabric supports, i.e. spinal or abdominal supports or surgical brassieres supplied through a hospital.

  8. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence - Wikipedia

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    It costs about £30,000 for 12 weeks treatment. NHS England established 22 Operational Delivery Networks to roll out delivery and proposes to fund 10,000 courses of treatment in 2016-17. Each has been given a “run rate” of how many patients they are allowed to treat. This is the NHS’ single biggest new treatment investment this year. [49]

  9. Medication costs - Wikipedia

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    Medication costs can be the selling price from the manufacturer, that price together with shipping, the wholesale price, the retail price, and the dispensed price. [3]The dispensed price or prescription cost is defined as a cost which the patient has to pay to get medicines or treatments which are written as directions on prescription by a prescribers. [4]