I've mentioned before that people who live in Wales don't have to pay any prescription charges ... which means that they can receive any gluten free items prescribed for free. I've just discovered that the prescription fees for people in Scotland are being reduced over the next few years until the fees are abolished in 2011. This year, … [Read more...]
Northamptonshire: new prescribing scheme
Remember all the brouhaha over prescriptions in Northamptonshire a while ago? The Northamptonshire Primary Care Trust has now come up with a great new scheme to help coeliacs get gluten free prescriptions directly from the pharmacist rather than via the GP. When coeliac patients ask for a repeat prescription, they will get a referral letter … [Read more...]
Newsflash: prescription changes afoot …
The latest news from Coeliac UK is that Northamptonshire PCT is to reconsider its policy of restricting prescriptions for gluten free foods for coeliacs. I've posted about this before, discussing NHS cuts for gluten free food and Northamptonshire prescription cuts, so am very pleased to see that they are having a rethink. It is important that … [Read more...]
