NHS Business Services Authority

• Process applications for help with NHS charges under the NHS Low Income Scheme and NHS Exemption Certificates: maternity, medical, NHS tax credit and Prescription Pre-payment Certificates.
• Patient Services of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) based in Newcastle issues NHS maternity, medical and Tax Credit Exemption Certificates. It also sells Prescription Pre-payment Certificates and administers the NHS Low Income Scheme providing financial help with NHS health costs including prescriptions, glasses, sight tests, dental treatment, wigs and fabric supports.
   
• Patient Services
  Sandyford House
  Newcastle Upon Tyne
  Northumberland
  NE2 1DB [map]
• 0191 2035555
• 0191 2035507
• ppc1ppa.nhs.uk
• www.ppa.nhs.uk
   
• Premises - wheelchair access, typetalk, disabled toilet, signs.
  Literature - Braille, large print and audio formats on request.