United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 67236
Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
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1 November 2021
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4 November 2021 · Answer
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4 November 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a medical exemption from prescription charges for people who have sickle cell anaemia.
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1 November 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a medical exemption from prescription charges for people who have sickle cell anaemia.
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4 November 2021
Answer
We currently have no plans to review or extend the prescription charge medical exemptions list to include sickle cell anaemia. Approximately 89% of prescriptions are already dispensed free of charge and arrangements are in place to help those most in need...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-01/67236
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1364786
- uk · wq-1364786 · source updated 4 November 2021