Eligibility for free prescriptions to individuals with Parkinson's disease

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Currently individuals with Parkinsons disease have to pay for their medication! Parkinsons is a progressive lifelong condition and Parkinsons should be under the same bracket as other lifelong conditions and individuals should recieve free NHS prescriptions.

Many individuals who recieve a Parkinsons diagnosis may in time become unable to work meaning they have to choose what they spend their money on. Individuals with Young onset Parkinsons imparticular may struggle with work and have young families to provide for and therefore may put their family first leaving them unable to afford their own medication. Parkinsons needs more awareness and it is very overlooked especially young onset.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We currently have the below petition open, on this topic, which you might like to sign.

Free prescriptions for those with a long term and/or chronic condition.
Free prescriptions for those with a long term and/or chronic condition.

Timeline

19 May 2022	Petition opened for signatures
23 May 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 May 2022

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