Campaigners are already fuming because free prescriptions for over 60s look set to be axed at the same time as the cost of prescriptions is rising. They say it will force millions of Britons to choose between their health and paying their bills.
A doctor has spoken out on BBC Morning Live slamming the current system in England that means some patients with serious medical conditions have to pay for their prescriptions.
Currently, people can apply for a medical exemption certificate which means they get free prescriptions if they are suffering from illnesses like cancer, diabetes or epilepsy.
However, other debilitating illnesses like Parkinson’s, arthritis and asthma aren’t exempt and people have to pay for their prescriptions unless they are on certain benefits.
Dr Ellie highlighted the issue on the show and said she has been a doctor for 15 years and the list which was first introduced in 1968 is “really archaic”.
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To add insult to injury, the prescription charge, currently set at £9.35, looks likely…
