Prescription Charges Coalition
Thousands of people tell us about the impact that prescription charges are having on their lives.
Tincy, a nurse in King's Lynn has set up a petition on the UK Government website calling for free prescriptions for people with long-term health conditions. Please sign the petition and share it with your networks. Payday loans company Wage Day Advance have also reported that many people are using short term loans to fill basic needs such as prescription costs. Consumers should not need to use payday loans in this manner, prescriptions should be affordable.
Aligning charges with the pension age
Last year the UK Government have just consulted on aligning prescription charges with the State Pension Age - we opposed this proposal and called on them to urgently reform the prescription exemption criteria in England. We believe prescriptions should be free for people living with long term conditions.
Coronavirus
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 shows prescription charges cost the NHS more
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.
Tincy, a nurse in King's Lynn has set up a petition on the UK Government website calling for free prescriptions for people with long-term health conditions. Please sign the petition and share it with your networks. Payday loans company Wage Day Advance have also reported that many people are using short term loans to fill basic needs such as prescription costs. Consumers should not need to use payday loans in this manner, prescriptions should be affordable.
Aligning charges with the pension age
Last year the UK Government have just consulted on aligning prescription charges with the State Pension Age - we opposed this proposal and called on them to urgently reform the prescription exemption criteria in England. We believe prescriptions should be free for people living with long term conditions.
Coronavirus
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 shows prescription charges cost the NHS more
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.