Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Free prescriptions for everyone with long-term or chronic health conditions
Closed
1,371 signatures
What the petition asks
Extend free prescriptions to everyone in England with chronic or long-term health conditions like Parkinson's disease, Asthma, COPD, IBS etc. These conditions can start at any age and medications are lifelines for sufferers. Providing free prescriptions would help ensure access to medication.
People in England has to pay for their medications unless they are exempted from prescription charge. People who suffer from long-term or chronic health conditions like Parkinson's disease, asthma, COPD, hypertension etc are not included in prescription exemptions list, which means sufferers must pay for prescriptions for their medication. This change will be even more important if the Government implements plans proposals to raise the age for free prescriptions to 66 years, which mean more people had to pay for their prescriptions.
Timeline
| 3 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Apr 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,371
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
3 Oct 2022
Closed
3 Apr 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.