NHS Prescriptions

[jasholden]

Are they truly considering taking test strips and pen needles off NHS prescription to save £68M (the annual bonus of some of the countries' CEO's) - seems a little misguided to me.

 

[lucylocket61]

Are they truly considering taking test strips and pen needles off NHS prescription to save £68M (the annual bonus of some of the countries' CEO's) - seems a little misguided to me.

where did you see this please?

 

[Rokaab]

There are a couple more in depth conversations about this already:
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/nhs-low-priority-crackdown-on-blood-test-strips.158922/
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/nhs-removing-items-from-prescription-lists.158923/
And no, for test strips and needles it looks like they'll just be going for cheaper ones.

 

[SophiaW]

I saw this news article today and came here to ask the same question. The article didn't specify if this will affect all types of diabetes or maybe for t2s. Either way it's a shortsighted decision.

 

[Engineer88]

I saw this news article today and came here to ask the same question. The article didn't specify if this will affect all types of diabetes or maybe for t2s. Either way it's a shortsighted decision.

Its been mentioned its only T2

 

[jasholden]

where did you see this please?

pls excuse the mega-late reply, now I honestly can't remember where I read it might have been in the Week magazine...

 

[jasholden]

to add insult to injury it now looks like the final bit for HS2 is going to top £100 BILLION pounds