Menopause Matters Forum
General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: Perinowpost on October 29, 2021, 07:06:05 AM
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MP’s are due to vote on a private members bill on Friday which if it goes through would mean hrt would be free. (Hope I’ve copied the link correctly).
https://apple.news/Aw31f98SjQh29el8X2VcjLg
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Link is good. Thanks for posting☀️
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Saw this on TV earlier. You beat me to it.
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Pennyfarthing 😂. Fingers crossed it goes through x
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Might be more beneficial to spend the money educating gps.
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There are a lot of life threatening chronic illnesses that require ongoing medication eg asthma that do not qualify for free prescriptions. I struggled to pay the prepayment prescription charge, but had no choice. I am grateful to get free prescriptions since becoming 60. There are discussions of stopping this until reaching state pension age. Now I have a state pension I can actually afford prescriptions! I would have really struggled before. So can this country afford to make HRT free if treatment for life threatening illnesses aren’t?
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It's through! :ola:
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Wow, I can’t quite believe it - that is progress 👏👏👏
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👏👏🥂 :party: :medal:
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May I ask why this is deemed necessary? I've had to pay (until I hit 60) for everything, including the ADs and anti-anxiety meds which helped keep me alive. Menopause isn't an illness although symptoms can cause problems as we read here every day.
Which clinical conditions are likely to get free medications B4 60?
I remember the days when the Prescription was the piece of paper, it didn't matter how many items went on it, there was a single charge. Then someone cottoned on >:(
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See my post. I have a friend who has a condition that requires meds, but is rare, but she didn’t have to pay. She always said that it wasn’t fair that someone like me with asthma, (common condition) who would not have survived without meds and hospitalisation at times, has to pay. I’m grateful that I have had the meds and medical help and was able to scrape the money together for the prepayment certificate, but some people can’t afford it.
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Surely those on benefits etc. would get free prescriptions for on-going conditions :-\
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Yay… :party:
Thank you to all who pushed this through!
:thankyou:
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I tend to agree it should be a level playing field, no reason why you should pay for one chronic condition but not another. It seems we'll be paying for e-cigs now for those who want to quit smoking. I'maall for helping people stop but if they can afford fags surely they can afford e-cigs.
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Yep. I'm all for Means Testing.
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Here here Jillydoll, I saw Louise Newson on the news it’ll so think she must be part of it.
Re other ongoing conditions of course they should get the same support. We have a reactive government now is the time to push x
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Maybe, hopefully, this will open the door for other conditions too.
Hope so anyway.
Even I have a life long condition concerning my liver, and will need meds for the rest of my life.
So at least now, I’ve only one prescription to pay for.
Hi Perinowpost, at least we’ve got people like Dr Louise to help fight for us. 👍
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Does this mean that all clinics appts for menopause advice will be free from now on?
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Does this mean that all clinics appts for menopause advice will be free from now on?
No. NHS HRT prescriptions, not private clinic fees, tests or prescriptions.
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So that's seen as an achievement? Pity the energy wasn't put into educating GPs so that women don't get fobbed off :bang:. So that women don't have to seek private advice because the NHS isn't getting the message through.
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Does the bill cover topical HRT as well?
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I'm answering my own question...
From the Bill:
" Menopause (Support and Services) Bill 18 Commons Library Research Briefing, 28 October 2021
2.2 The Bill’s clauses
Clause 1: Free HRT
Clause 1 would amend the National Health Service Act 2006 and the National
Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015 to
exempt hormone replacement therapy from prescription charges in England. Prescription charges were abolished in Wales in 2007,57 in Northern Ireland in
201058 and in Scotland in 2011.59 This means prescribed HRT is available free of
charge in the devolved administrations. Hormone replacement therapy is defined in clause 1(3) as “a treatment of
oestrogen, progestogen or both for the purposes of relieving the symptoms of
menopause, however it is administered.”
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Nothing about testosterone ........... :-\
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Hmmm...
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/types/
"Testosterone is available as a gel that you rub onto your skin. It is not currently licensed for use in women, but it can be prescribed after the menopause by a specialist doctor if they think it might help restore your sex drive."
Do you think it's because of the licensing issue?
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Probably because it is thought that women don't require testosterone?
Tnx for the info. U R working well :medal:
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You're welcome :)
To be fair, this at least (mostly) brings England in line with Wales and Scotland.
Re: testosterone, perhaps someone in Govt should have a chat with Nick Panay!
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It's a bureaucratic problem, there is no testosterone product licensed for use by wpmen in the UK. Because of this the GP is directly responsible if anything goes wrong and, understandably, most won't take that risk. Presumably the drug companies don't think there's a big enough market to be worth the cost. Androfemne is designed for women (much lower dose) but is licensed for use in many countries but not the UK.