Written questions

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 34681 · Tabled 28 Feb 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 7 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of prescription charges on patients with long-term health conditions; and whether he has made an estimate of the number individuals not taking pr

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 7 Mar 2025

The Department has made no assessment of the impact of prescription charges on patients’ health outcomes, or the number of hospital admissions or general practice visits. The Department does not hold data on the number of individuals not taking prescribed...