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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 18477 · Tabled 6 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2024

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Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the list of conditions eligible for free prescriptions by working age people.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 16 Dec 2024

There are no plans to review the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate to exempt people from the prescription charge. Approximately 89% of prescription items are dispensed free of charge in the commun...