Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 23106 · Tabled 9 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will undertake a review of the prescription charge exemption list to include more (a) chronic and (b) lifelong conditions.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 15 Jan 2025
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 prescr...