Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 36287

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 6 March 2025

Answered: 13 March 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the criteria is for medication for long-term illnesses to be exempt from prescription charges.

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 prescri...

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