at various points today the nhs has apologised. i m joined now by professor annice mukherjee who specialises in menopause health care. she s a consultant endocrinologist and author of the complete guide to the menopause. welcome, thank you very much. a significant day for the hundreds of thousands of women who pay more than £200 for their prescriptions for h r t. how important is it that this came into force in england? i5 came into force in england? i3 hugely important because hrt isn t one single treatment, there can be two or three different components and at the moment, women are having to pay for a separate prescription charge for each of the components of the hrt from their gp. and it s great that more people being able access hrt but unfortunately, with the prohibited costs that i m