Asthma: Medical Equipment
Commons · Question 62448 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of making all NHS-provided emergency asthma inhalers free of charge.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 1 Jul 2025
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 are a wide ra...