Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 26 February 2026.
Nadia Whittome
Labour, Nottingham East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of including inflammatory bowel disease on the list of medical conditions which are entitled to a medical exemption certificate.
Zubir Ahmed
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
There are currently no plans to add inflammatory bowel disease to the list of medical conditions that entitle someone to apply for a medical exemption certificate which exempts the holder from paying the National Health Service prescription charge.
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