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I saw this interesting post from another Facebook user with type 1 diabetes "I just got my BSA prescription fine waived and it appears it was illegal because one has to knowingly mislead the NHS - section 122 of the 1999 Act they're referring to and 194 of the NHS Act 2006. I've made Diabetes UK...

I saw this interesting post from another Facebook user with type 1 diabetes "I just got my BSA prescription fine waived and it appears it was illegal because one has to knowingly mislead the NHS - section 122 of the 1999 Act they're referring to and 194 of the NHS Act 2006. I've made Diabetes UK...

I saw this interesting post from another Facebook user with type 1 diabetes "I just got my BSA prescription fine waived and it appears it was illegal because one has to knowingly mislead the NHS - section 122 of the 1999 Act they're referring to and 194 of the NHS Act 2006. I've made Diabetes UK...

NHS Business Services Authority are on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NHSBSAHelpWithHealthCosts/posts/804056256349739:0

NHS Business Services Authority are on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NHSBSAHelpWithHealthCosts/posts/804056256349739:0

NHS Business Services Authority are on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NHSBSAHelpWithHealthCosts/posts/804056256349739:0

Article about unfair fines on BBC News today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31537381

Article about unfair fines on BBC News today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31537381

Hi caretaker, I've posted it as a separate thread: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/petition-to-ask-for-lifelong-medical-exemption-certificates-for-people-with-type-1.71613/

JDRF have recently published some guidance about the certificates and what to do if you've been fined: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Living_with_diabetes/Free-prescriptions

I order my prescriptions online and they go from my GP to the pharmacy. I collect the items from the pharmacy. I haven't been asked to sign anything for years.

JDRF have recently published some guidance about the certificates and what to do if you've been fined: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Living_with_diabetes/Free-prescriptions

JDRF have recently published some guidance about the certificates and what to do if you've been fined: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Living_with_diabetes/Free-prescriptions/

I agree that much better communication is needed and an end to the fines. I think renewing the certificates every five years for a permanent condition is a waste of everyone's time and so I've signed the petition but I understand that not everyone feels the same. Even if the petition is...

People with type 1 are being fined over £100 by the NHS Business Services Authority for using out-of-date medical exemption certificates. There are no warnings, and many people are unaware that their certificate isn't renewed automatically. Someone has started a petition to ask for lifelong...

There is now a petition to ask for lifelong exemption certificates http://www.thepetitionsite.com/443/210/127/lifelong-medical-exemption-certificate-for-all-with-type-1-diabetes-mellitus/?taf_id=13397573&cid=fb_na#

There is now a petition to ask for lifelong exemption certificates http://www.thepetitionsite.com/443/210/127/lifelong-medical-exemption-certificate-for-all-with-type-1-diabetes-mellitus/?taf_id=13397573&cid=fb_na#

Credit goes to @davidcragg who highlighted the issue on Twitter

I emailed [email protected] and got an acknowledgment to say it had been received so that address is okay.