Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73733

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Tabled: 1 September 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Daniel Francis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of exempting people with sickle-cell anaemia from prescription charges.

Answer

Karin Smyth

There are no plans to amend the list of medical conditions that provide eligibility for free prescriptions to include sickle-cell anaemia.Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the community in England, and there are a wid...

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