Prescription Charges Coalition
Thousands of people tell us about the impact that prescription charges are having on their lives.
We are calling on the Government to urgently reform the prescription exemption criteria in England, and make prescriptions free for people living with long term conditions.
In March 2020 we wrote to Lord Bethell urging the government to suspend prescription charges during the coronavirus pandemic, to keep people with long term conditions well and reduce the burden on the NHS. The Minister responded to us in September stating they would not be suspending the charge.
Research conducted by York Health Economics published in 2018 shows that scrapping prescription charges for people with Parkinson's and inflammatory bowel disease would save the NHS money. Read it here.
We are calling on the Government to urgently reform the prescription exemption criteria in England, and make prescriptions free for people living with long term conditions.
In March 2020 we wrote to Lord Bethell urging the government to suspend prescription charges during the coronavirus pandemic, to keep people with long term conditions well and reduce the burden on the NHS. The Minister responded to us in September stating they would not be suspending the charge.
Research conducted by York Health Economics published in 2018 shows that scrapping prescription charges for people with Parkinson's and inflammatory bowel disease would save the NHS money. Read it here.