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NHS England consultation on reducing prescribing of over-the-counter medicines

21/12/2017

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Commenting on NHS England’s consultation, launched today, which proposes to rein in prescriptions for many over-the-counter products, Matina Loizou, Senior Policy and Campaigns Adviser at Parkinson’s UK and Co-Chair of the Prescription Charges Coalition, said:
 
“NHS England has decided to play the role of Ebenezer Scrooge this Christmas by launching this cruel consultation.
 
“If seen through, these proposals would be a catastrophic blow to some of the country’s most vulnerable and unwell people who rely on a variety of medication and treatments to live, work and be well.
 
“We’ve heard distressing and alarming experiences from people who are facing impossible choices over whether they should eat, heat their home or pay for essential medications. Expanding the list of products unavailable via prescription will increase the financial burden on people throughout the UK who have already suffered enough.”

To read more about the consultation, please follow this link. 
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Prescription Charges Coalition comments on Northern Ireland proposals

19/12/2017

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Commenting on proposals to reinstate prescription charges in Northern Ireland, Matina Loizou, Senior Policy and Campaigns Adviser at Parkinson’s UK and Co-Chair of the Prescription Charges Coalition, said:

“The reintroduction of prescription charges in Northern Ireland would be a blow to some of the country’s most vulnerable and unwell people who rely on medication to live, work and be well.

“In England, where prescription charges are still in place, we’ve heard distressing and alarming experiences from people who are facing impossible choices over whether they should eat, heat their home or pay for essential medications to treat life-threatening conditions.

“It’s a travesty that prescription charges in England are preventing people from getting the treatment they need, and alarming that Northern Ireland would consider reinstating prescription charges even in a budgetary outlook.”

For further information on the proposal, please follow this link. 
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Send your MP a ‘blistering reality’ card this Christmas

14/12/2017

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The Campaigning Team at Parkinson’s UK have been busy crafting Christmas cards with a twist to go to MPs this festive season.

​For people living with long-term conditions like Parkinson’s, prescription charges are another item they must budget for this Christmas.

A Prescription Charges Coalition survey showed that 67% of people with long-term conditions have not collected a prescription due to cost. Many people skip and reduce doses because they simply cannot afford the cost of the prescription.

Do you have a long-term condition, an empty medicine blister pack and a bee in your bonnet about paying prescription charges? 

Let your MP know and join in the fun by creating your own ‘blistering reality’ Christmas card for your local MP!

Don’t forget to tweet your creations @prescriptionsCC #updatethelist #prescriptioncharges
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How to make a ‘blistering reality’ Christmas card:
  1. Fold an A4 piece of coloured card
  2. Line up empty medicine blister pack and write capital letters to spell ‘HAPPY X-MAS?’
  3. Stick empty medicine blister pack over letters
  4. Print out our ready-made message insert and stick inside your card
  5. Take a photo and Tweet it @prescriptionsCC #updatethelist #prescriptioncharges
  6. Address and post it to your MP

Download and Insert this into your Christmas card
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