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Add Sickle Cell Disease to the NHS Prescription Charge Exemption List

Submitted by Portia Wharton on Saturday 24th January 2026

Published on Wednesday 25th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 25th August 2026

Current Signatures: 112
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Access ~ Cost ~ disease ~ Essential ~ genetic ~ Geography ~ health care ~ Healthcare ~ Individuals ~ journey ~ list ~ listing ~ Managed ~ My Life ~ NHS ~ overwhelming ~ Physics ~ Quality ~ Shoulders ~ Sickle ~ Sickle cell ~ Sickle cell disease ~ The NHS ~ uncertainty

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 112 signatures in total, with signatories from 48 constituencies. That makes it the 933rd most popular open petition, and the 20,758th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 14% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 6% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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