Submitted on Thursday 21st March 2013
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Abolish prescription fees in England.
England are the only country in the UK to pay prescription charges. Meaning we are funding the NHS.
Wales abolished their prescription charges in 2007, followed by Northern Ireland in 2010 & Scotland in 2011.
By making prescription medicines available to all has removed the barrier to work, so more people are coming off benefits. People are also managing their conditions better so the number of people admitted to hospital is lower, and therefore lessening the burden on the NHS
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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Please see: Free NHS prescriptions in England because they are free in Scotland & Wales
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