Chronic Illnesses: Prescriptions

(asked on 26th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the NHS Business Services Authority on extending the duration of Medical Exemption Certificates for those with long-term conditions.


Answered by
Zubir Ahmed Portrait
Zubir Ahmed
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 30th January 2026

My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has had no such discussions.

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