FREE prescriptions for Transplant recipients.......

by The Squirrell 24. June 2010 22:26

I have currently got a "Bee in my Bonnet" !


After a £90.00 charge for my medications/pills I began to

look into NHS rulings on FREE prescriptions etc.


Turns out, unless you meet a series of criteria you do not qualify!

(However if you are over 65, unemployed, asylum seeker, etc you CAN

get FREE NHS care for everything!)


UK residents who meet certain criteria CAN get a "Medical Exemption"

card for free prescriptions etc with an FP92A form. (In brief) If you have Cancer,

are a Diabetic, or have certain other illnesses you CAN get an exemption

card for "Life Preserving" lifelong medication! I felt this was unfair as we Transplant

patients also need "Life Preserving" medication to combat rejection etc, and

it is also a life long requirement, so WE ALSO meet this description!


So in "Typical Matt Style" I decided this was unfair, and have resolved to

solve this discrminatory policy! Mr Cameron has a letter en route, so do

numerous other depts!


You to can help me achieve this goal ! I made an online petition you can sign!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/freemedicationfortransplantpatients/


Please help me/US..... Thank you !

 

 

 

 

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24/06/2010 23:22:39 #

matt

Please help us....

Thank you.

Smile

matt United Kingdom | Reply

28/02/2016 17:57:53 #

caroline

Hello. I'm a transplant patient too, having just learnt my diabetic friend gets free scripts I'm a little agrieved to say the least. Any news?

caroline United Kingdom | Reply

16/02/2017 22:22:01 #

matt

Sadly no ! Government changed and it all died the death ! Feel free to sign the petition, its still doing the rounds !! Best wishes.

matt United Kingdom | Reply

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About Matt.

My name's Matt. I was born with a congenital heart defect which hampered me in my youth, and sadly became a terminal conditon recently, and beyond the (amazing) care of the BRI-Bristol Heart team.

In 2008, my condition deteriorated, to a point I was happy to see Xmas 2008. I had prepared to die.

Then in January 2009, a late night phone call from QEH-Hospital Birmingham changed my world, when they offered me a heart transplant, if I could get there pronto!!

6 months on, after a rocky start, I am still alive, thanks to them!

Read on to see how my new life is taking shape, and my adventures to date!....

 

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