Robinredbreast
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I have renewed my card for many years. Now 50's .
As type 1 and no cure seems silly lifetime card is not issued. Would surely cut down on administration/ postage.
Hi Heathero, you would think so wouldn't you



I have renewed my card for many years. Now 50's .
As type 1 and no cure seems silly lifetime card is not issued. Would surely cut down on administration/ postage.
For example when registering with a new GP I have to see the nurse before I then get to see the specialists at the hospital etc. The nurse often knows less than I do about T1 so why can't the GP just refer me directly? Sorry to derail the thread a bit but stuff like this annoys me
I recall one of the guys, who was diagnosed at the same time as me, sent off for his exemption card and back it came, as A MATERNITY EXEMPTION, so the card was photocopied, a replacement ordered and the photocopy displayed on the wall!Thanks for bringing this thread back into the limelight - reminded me I've got to phone them before Friday! I received a penalty notice as on a prescription back in October the wrong box had been ticked - and being a man I'm 100% sure I can't claim for maternity exemption............! Thing was my medical exemption had run out some time ago..........oh by about 20yrs! Funny thing was I think it was the pharmacist who ticked the box and scribbled a signature.
Hello Sam Fergusson,,,, the dsn i saw was very helpful,,but your surgery seems to be trying to run on the rails,,and not refer you to a more experienced dsn,,,is the one they supply got the right qualifications?,,,as for updating your records,,,if the system of full access then they can,,,your records can be accessed from hospitals, other specialists, clinics, all mine are,,,I think they are just restricting your choice,,and i would not accept a none responsive nurse,,,after all she is supposed to have your details/file details in front of her,,so not knowing your name is very unprofessional to say the least.Hi @Auckland Canary I know exactly how you feel on this one!
I get so frustrated with the process at my GP surgery. I am unable to see my DSN without making an appointment to have a full set of bloods taken 1 week prior, even though my DSN doesn't always use them & it means extra time out of work to get the bloods taken (as they only do them at certain times)
Also a couple of years ago I was seeing a specialist at the hospital & she was great, really understood me & my diabetes etc. But my GP surgery kept telling me I HAD to see the DSN they had there, otherwise they couldn't update my records etc & it could affect my DVLA info etc. So I lost my amazing DSN & now have to see a lady who never even remembers my name let alone what we discussed in my last appointment![]()
Hi I have just received a letter saying i have to pay a £96 fine for not having a valid medical exemption certificate. I was diagnosed Type 1 in 1998 and have never paid for prescriptions since. Nobody has ever told me about this. Has anyone else had the same thing and if so what was the outcome?
I know it's ridiculous. Once you have type 1 you are type 1 forever (pretty well).Hi I have just received a letter saying i have to pay a £96 fine for not having a valid medical exemption certificate. I was diagnosed Type 1 in 1998 and have never paid for prescriptions since. Nobody has ever told me about this. Has anyone else had the same thing and if so what was the outcome?
Hi I have been type 1 for 25 years, I may have filled out a form at some time, but tbh I really can't remember. My exemption certificate card gets renewed automatically when it runs out in 2017.
When I tick the box, the pharmacy staff always write my exemption number underneath as proof ( even though we are on first name terms). There are so many fraudsters out there and if we are not paying for prescriptions, we have to show proof of why we are entitled.
Best wishes RRB
Hi I have just received a letter saying i have to pay a £96 fine for not having a valid medical exemption certificate. I was diagnosed Type 1 in 1998 and have never paid for prescriptions since. Nobody has ever told me about this. Has anyone else had the same thing and if so what was the outcome?
Ignorance of the law is no defence in English law. It does state it is a criminal offence to make a fraudulent claimWhy would I eat humble pie if I have never been informed?
I do agree with what you say but personally I do feel it's up to the person to remember to renew their exception card.i literally asked my GP last year for the form that you need to renew the certificate and he said I don't need it, type 1 is a lifelong incurable disease.
but with the mindset i have now, i now think they're counting on me getting caught without one so they can get their money because its all connected through the NHS. at the moment though i'm fortunate the pharmacy remembers me and probably knows my diabetes from the amount of insulin i get prescribed every month so they know i'm exempt.