Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 73077

Prescriptions: Terminal Illnesses

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 4 September 2025

Named Day

Question

Sarah Bool

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 67788 on Prescriptions: Terminal Illnesses, what the procedure is if a person is issued with an enquiry letter and a Penalty Charge Notice but wer

Answer

Karin Smyth

If a patient receives an Enquiry Letter or Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and is eligible for a Medical Exemption Certificate, they are advised to apply for the certificate and pay the prescription charge. Once the application has been received and processed...

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