Labour party 'concerned' over prescription charge plans

The Manx Labour Party says it wants more information from the government about plans to charge people more for their prescriptions in future.

Last week the Department of Health and Social Care revealed it plans to up the age limit for pensioners who get free prescriptions from 65 to 75.

David Cretney MLC says the party met a day later - and members had already been contacted by numerous members of the public worried about rising costs for the sick.

He says he wants more details from the DHSC about exactly what is planned: