Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 23106

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 9 January 2025

Answered: 15 January 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will undertake a review of the prescription charge exemption list to include more (a) chronic and (b) lifelong conditions.

Answer

Karin Smyth

There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions, or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate.There are extensive arrangements in place in England to ensure that prescr...

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