Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 5424

Parkinson's Disease: Prescriptions

Tabled: 11 September 2024

Answered: 7 October 2024

Named Day

Question

Sarah Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending free NHS prescriptions to people with Parkinson's disease.

Answer

Karin Smyth

There are no current plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there are a wide r...

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