Clare.T
04-30-2007, 01:24 PM
This is for reference : I'll finish it later but have to run now :rolleyes:
The source is :
http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/FundingPrescriptionCharges
Current Exemption categories: England
The following categories of people are entitled to exemption from NHS prescription charges:
Men and women aged 60 and over;
Children under 16;
Young people in full-time education aged 16, 17 and 18;
Pregnant women and women who have had a child in the previous 12 months who hold a valid exemption certificate;
People who hold a valid exemption certificate for a War disablement pension but only in respect of medication for the disablement;
People suffering from the following conditions who hold a valid exemption certificate:
forms of hypoadrenalism (including Addison's disease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential;
diabetes insipidus or other forms of hypopituitarism;
diabetes mellitus (except where treatment is by diet alone);
hypoparathyroidism;
myasthenia gravis;
myxoedema;
epilepsy requiring continuous anti-convulsive therapy;
continuing physical disability which prevents the patient from leaving his residence without the help of another person.
A person or partner receiving Income support; Pension Credit guarantee credit; or Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Tax credit where income is £15,050 per year or less and meeting qualifying conditionsNote:
The regulations apply to England. Arrangements in Scotland, Wales (see below) and Northern Ireland are a matter for their Devolved Administrations.
To be continued
Clare
The source is :
http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/FundingPrescriptionCharges
Current Exemption categories: England
The following categories of people are entitled to exemption from NHS prescription charges:
Men and women aged 60 and over;
Children under 16;
Young people in full-time education aged 16, 17 and 18;
Pregnant women and women who have had a child in the previous 12 months who hold a valid exemption certificate;
People who hold a valid exemption certificate for a War disablement pension but only in respect of medication for the disablement;
People suffering from the following conditions who hold a valid exemption certificate:
forms of hypoadrenalism (including Addison's disease) for which specific substitution therapy is essential;
diabetes insipidus or other forms of hypopituitarism;
diabetes mellitus (except where treatment is by diet alone);
hypoparathyroidism;
myasthenia gravis;
myxoedema;
epilepsy requiring continuous anti-convulsive therapy;
continuing physical disability which prevents the patient from leaving his residence without the help of another person.
A person or partner receiving Income support; Pension Credit guarantee credit; or Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Tax credit where income is £15,050 per year or less and meeting qualifying conditionsNote:
The regulations apply to England. Arrangements in Scotland, Wales (see below) and Northern Ireland are a matter for their Devolved Administrations.
To be continued
Clare