Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 4434 · Tabled 5 Sep 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 13 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to review the prescription charge medical exemption list annually.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Sep 2024
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 is a wide ra...