Question follow-through · 102314

Prescriptions: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific clinical, economic, or operational thresholds (e.g., prevalence shifts, new NICE guidance, excess out of pocket costs) would need to be met to trigger a formal review of the medical e

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 2 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 6 Jan 2026
Answer: 8 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specific clinical, economic, or operational thresholds (e.g., prevalence shifts, new NICE guidance, excess out of pocket costs) would need to be met to trigger a formal review of the medical e
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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8 Jan 2026
Answer published
There are no current plans to review the list of prescription charge exemptions or the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate. There are no specific conditions that need to be met to trigger a formal r...

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