Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

(asked on 4th July 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual cost to NHS England of GP appointments and hospital admissions arising from people with asthma and other long-term health conditions who do not take prescription medications because they cannot afford them.


This question was answered on 15th July 2019

The Department has made no such estimate. Extensive arrangements are already in place to help people access National Health Service prescriptions. These include a broad range of NHS prescription charge exemptions, for which someone with asthma and other long-term health conditions may qualify.

To support those with greatest need who do not qualify for an exemption, cost of the prescription pre-payment certificates were frozen for another year. A holder of a 12-month certificate can get all the prescriptions they need for just £2 per week.

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