questionText: 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.
answerText: 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 ...
heading: Prescriptions: Fees and Charges