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Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

Volume 471: debated on Monday 4 February 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what changes have been made to the list of medical exemptions which allow patients fee free prescriptions after his Department's recent review; (183784)

(2) when the last time was that his Department made changes to the list of medical exemptions which allow patients free prescriptions.

The medical conditions which grant entitlement to free prescriptions, in England, through medical exemption certificates have not changed since their introduction in 1968.

The Government's review of prescription charges will be inviting views shortly on options for changes to prescription charges that are cost neutral to the national health service.