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The cost of an NHS prescription, who is entitled to free prescriptions in England and how to get help with prescription costs.
The cost of an NHS prescription, who is entitled to free prescriptions in England and how to get help with prescription costs.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department periodically reviews the eligibility criteria for Medical Exemption Certificates granting free NHS prescriptions; and on what basis those criteria are chosen.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department periodically reviews the eligibility criteria for Medical Exemption Certificates granting free NHS prescriptions; and on what basis those criteria are chosen.
We keep all policies under regular review. This Government is also continuing to take action to make prescriptions more affordable for everyone, including freezing prescription charges for the 2026/27 financial year, both for single prescriptions and the three month and annual prescription prepayment certificates commonly used for long-term conditions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the list of medical conditions which provide exemption from the prescription charges to include aplastic anaemia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the list of medical conditions which provide exemption from the prescription charges to include aplastic anaemia.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 18 August 2026 in response to Question 18253.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the current criteria for medical exemption certificates for prescription charges to include endometriosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the current criteria for medical exemption certificates for prescription charges to include endometriosis.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 18 August 2026 in response to Question 18253.
Find out about the causes and consequences of medicines shortages, and UK Government actions in response to supply disruption affecting human medicines.
Find out about the causes and consequences of medicines shortages, and UK Government actions in response to supply disruption affecting human medicines.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 20 July (HL1965), what checks or actions they have taken to ensure that employers, system regulators and professionals are ensuring that physician assistants are not illegally acting as prescribers.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 20 July (HL1965), what checks or actions they have taken to ensure that employers, system regulators and professionals are ensuring that physician assistants are not illegally acting as prescribers.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients of adult gender dysphoria clinics are simultaneously receiving prescriptions from private or overseas online providers; and what mechanisms exist to identify such patients.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many patients of adult gender dysphoria clinics are simultaneously receiving prescriptions from private or overseas online providers; and what mechanisms exist to identify such patients.
Neither the Department nor NHS England hold this information.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that physician associates do not act as prescribers.
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that physician associates do not act as prescribers.
The law does not currently allow physician assistants (PAs), still legally known as physician associates, to prescribe.
The General Medical Council, which regulates PAs, states on its website that PAs cannot prescribe, even if they hold prescribing rights from a previous profession and have previously been authorised to prescribe in that role by their employer.
Employers and system regulators, alongside professionals, are responsible for ensuring that individuals do not work outside of their scope of practise.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending prescribing rights for occupational therapists on patient access to treatment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending prescribing rights for occupational therapists on patient access to treatment.
We support the expansion of non-medical professional groups being able to use legal mechanisms to prescribe, supply, and administer medicines to patients where it is safe to do so. There is a robust process in place for making such changes to ensure they are safe and beneficial for patients.
We are considering requests for the extension of existing medicines responsibilities and recently concluded a consultation on proposals to extend the medicines responsibilities of four professions. Further information can be found at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/consultations/extend-medicines-responsibilities-for-allied-health-professions
No specific assessment has been made of the impact of extending prescribing rights for occupational therapists on patient access to treatment, waiting times, or access to care in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support occupational therapists to undertake training required for independent prescribing qualifications.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support occupational therapists to undertake training required for independent prescribing qualifications.
We support the expansion of non-medical professional groups being able to use legal mechanisms to prescribe, supply, and administer medicines to patients where it is safe to do so. There is a robust process in place for making such changes to ensure they are safe and beneficial for patients.
We are considering requests for the extension of existing medicines responsibilities and recently concluded a consultation on proposals to extend the medicines responsibilities of four professions. Further information can be found at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/consultations/extend-medicines-responsibilities-for-allied-health-professions
No specific assessment has been made of the impact of extending prescribing rights for occupational therapists on patient access to treatment, waiting times, or access to care in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of occupational therapist prescribing rights on (a) reducing waiting times and (b) improving access to care in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of occupational therapist prescribing rights on (a) reducing waiting times and (b) improving access to care in West Dorset.
We support the expansion of non-medical professional groups being able to use legal mechanisms to prescribe, supply, and administer medicines to patients where it is safe to do so. There is a robust process in place for making such changes to ensure they are safe and beneficial for patients.
We are considering requests for the extension of existing medicines responsibilities and recently concluded a consultation on proposals to extend the medicines responsibilities of four professions. Further information can be found at the following link:
www.gov.uk/government/consultations/extend-medicines-responsibilities-for-allied-health-professions
No specific assessment has been made of the impact of extending prescribing rights for occupational therapists on patient access to treatment, waiting times, or access to care in West Dorset.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has discussed with the NHS Business Services Authority the introduction of additional Prescription Prepayment Certificate schemes for long-term women's health conditions, including endometriosis, similar to the Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate; and whether he plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has discussed with the NHS Business Services Authority the introduction of additional Prescription Prepayment Certificate schemes for long-term women's health conditions, including endometriosis, similar to the Hormone Replacement Therapy Prescription Prepayment Certificate; and whether he plans...
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual savings for pet owners arising from the proposed cap on written prescription charges.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual savings for pet owners arising from the proposed cap on written prescription charges.
The Department has not made a separate estimate of the average annual savings for pet owners arising from the cap on written prescription charges. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) introduced the cap as part of a wider package of remedies to improve affordability, transparency and competition in the veterinary services market. Further information on the CMA's veterinary services market investigation can be found at: Veterinary services for household pets.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer to Question 10108 on 24 June 2026, where data on NHS prescriptions issued to not ordinarily resident overseas visitors is held.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer to Question 10108 on 24 June 2026, where data on NHS prescriptions issued to not ordinarily resident overseas visitors is held.
This data is not routinely collected.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current prescription charging policy on people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease under the age of 60.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of current prescription charging policy on people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease under the age of 60.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole on 1 June 2026 to Question 2931.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients are informed of the side effects of antidepressant medication prescriptions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients are informed of the side effects of antidepressant medication prescriptions.
When antidepressants are prescribed, the clinician responsible for the patient’s care should explain the medicine clearly. This should include a discussion with the patient about the possible benefits, risks, and side effects of treatment. Patients are also given a patient information leaflet (PIL) with each medicine. This explains possible side effects. The National Health Service website also has information on antidepressants, including possible side effects.
Patients and families raised concerns with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the current warnings about some risks of antidepressants were not clear enough. In response, an Expert Working Group of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) was set up to give independent advice to the MHRA on how risks could be explained more clearly to patients. This review has concluded and the MHRA is taking forward several recommendations with the marketing authorisation holders, including strengthened wording in the PIL, so that risks such as suicidal behaviour are clearer and easier for patients and their support network to understand. This work has been informed by a group of patients with a range of mental health conditions in line with CHM advice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is in place to manage withdrawal symptoms of patients coming off antidepressant prescriptions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is in place to manage withdrawal symptoms of patients coming off antidepressant prescriptions.
In 2022, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence published guidelines entitled Medicines associated with dependence or withdrawal symptoms: safe prescribing and withdrawal management for adults to assist clinicians in supporting patients prescribed medicines with the potential for withdrawal-related adverse effects, including information on how to safely reduce and withdraw the prescribing of these medicines. The guidelines are available at the following link:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending independent prescribing rights to Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs); and whether his Department has plans to review the eligibility of ODPs to undertake non-medical prescribing qualifications and progress into...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending independent prescribing rights to Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs); and whether his Department has plans to review the eligibility of ODPs to undertake non-medical prescribing qualifications and progress into...
Operating department practitioners are registered allied health professionals who support patients before, during, and after surgery, including in operating theatres and recovery areas.
The Government has no current plans to allow operating department practitioners to prescribe medicines independently. However, the Department has recently consulted on whether they should be able to use Patient Group Directions. These would allow them to supply and administer specified medicines to defined groups of patients without a prescription, where it is safe and appropriate to do so. The consultation received responses from healthcare professionals, organisations, and members of the public. The Government will publish a response, setting out next steps, in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS prescriptions were issued to not ordinarily resident overseas visitors in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-2026.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS prescriptions were issued to not ordinarily resident overseas visitors in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-2026.
This data is not held centrally.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people with (1) severe asthma, and (2) chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, are currently prescribed biologic medicines in England, with figures for each integrated care board and NHS region.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many people with (1) severe asthma, and (2) chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, are currently prescribed biologic medicines in England, with figures for each integrated care board and NHS region.