FREE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH LONG-TERM CONDITIONS

Early day motion 523, tabled 15 July 2010 by Peter Bottomley (Conservative). Signed by 96 members.

That this House welcomes the publication of Professor Sir Ian Gilmore's review of prescription charges; supports Professor Gilmore's recommendation that free prescriptions should be introduced for people with long-term conditions, as defined by the review; believes that free prescriptions for people with long-term conditions would improve concordance with medication and prevent the symptoms and/or the condition worsening, thus reducing the impact of living with a long-term condition for the individual and making significant savings for the NHS in treating long-term conditions, as outlined in Professor Gilmore's report; and urges the Secretary of State for Health to outline as soon as possible how he intends to act on the recommendations of Professor Gilmore's report and to set out a clear timeline to reform the arbitrary and unjust prescription charges system for people with long-term conditions.

Signatures by party: Labour 72, Liberal Democrat 17, DUP 3, Conservative 2, Green 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.