I just noticed this. Sorry if someone has already lined to it
New rules to stop diabetes fines
Thursday 19 March 2015
The Health Minister Dan Poulter has committed the Government to changing the system for checking free prescriptions to stop people with diabetes being unfairly fined.
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In recognition that many people with diabetes are falling foul of the system, Mr Poulter has asked the NHS Business Services Authority to change the process so that fines will be cancelled if people submit a valid application for a medical exemption certificate within 60 days of being contacted. He has also agreed to do more to let people with diabetes know that they need an exemption certificate........
(snip)Barbara Young, Diabetes UK Chief Executive, said..................
"However, it is not yet clear whether those fines that have been issued to people with diabetes already will be cancelled and reimbursed along with the prescription charges. It would be unfair if those whom the system had penalised before the changes were not reimbursed for the prescription charges and fines they shouldn’t have had to pay."
http://www.diabetes.org.uk/About_us/News/New-rules-to-stop-diabetes-fines/