Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Make all repeat prescriptions free
Closed
81 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should make anyone with repeat prescriptions eligible for free prescriptions so people only pay for one-off prescriptions. This means anyone with conditions that require ongoing medication (asthma, IBS, cancer, migraines, endometriosis, skin conditions) are all treated the same.
There are multiple petitions for free prescriptions for people with certain diseases. But ANYONE who needs a repeat prescription regularly have prescription charges and many can't afford these. It is unfair that a handful of diseases have free prescriptions, meaning people with certain conditions don't have to pay but someone with an unlisted debilitating life-long condition has to pay for their prescriptions.
Timeline
| 7 Sep 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
81
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
7 Sep 2021
Closed
7 Mar 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.