free prescriptions in wales but i live in england (10 mins away)!

[jammiev]

hi, i live in england and i am about 10 mins drive away from the welsh border.
is there anyway i can get free prescriptions?
thanks
:confused:
:beer:

[rmg1]

Probably not. The best thing to do is get a pre-payment certificate as it will probably work out cheaper. have alook at the NHS website.

[brazilianwax]

hi, i live in england and i am about 10 mins drive away from the welsh border.
is there anyway i can get free prescriptions?
thanks
:confused:
:beer:

Thankfully, NO.

The Welsh Assembly doesn't get any funding for you, so why should they pay for your prescriptions?

[heatherw_01]

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[punkrjb]

hi, i live in england and i am about 10 mins drive away from the welsh border.
is there anyway i can get free prescriptions?
thanks
:confused:
:beer:

move ten minutes down the road?

[milkydrink]

No you have to pay for your own from your net pay.
You also have to pay for the Welsh to have them free from your gross pay (in your deductions).
Its really nice of us to finance free perscriptions for them though isn't it:rolleyes:

[rmg1]

I thought so as well!

[brazilianwax]

No you have to pay for your own from your net pay.
You also have to pay for the Welsh to have them free from your gross pay (in your deductions).
Its really nice of us to finance free perscriptions for them though isn't it:rolleyes:

As if.

There is another post on this on the forum - would suggest you read it - you might find it enlightening.

[gremlin]

You have to live in Wales and be registered with a Welsh GP.

[queensway_boy]

You have to live in Wales and be registered with a Welsh GP.

What the actual doctor has to be welsh:eek: a bit racist that innit?

[DUKE]

hi, i live in england and i am about 10 mins drive away from the welsh border.
is there anyway i can get free prescriptions?
thanks
:confused:
:beer:


You could move house :confused: I've got family who live in Wales and I was dying to ask them about this but I thought that it was an April fool joke :rolleyes:

[angel]

As if.

There is another post on this on the forum - would suggest you read it - you might find it enlightening.

Do you have a link to it? I can't find it.

[mum_of_one!]

hi, i live in england and i am about 10 mins drive away from the welsh border.
is there anyway i can get free prescriptions?
thanks
:confused:
:beer:

I live in North Wales & this is the first I've heard about this. If I'm honest I'm not sure that 'we' get free prescriptions??
I thought they'd just been reduced to £3.50? Maybe I'm mistaken?! :confused:
If you are in receipt of tax credits then as far as I'm aware you should get free prescriptions??

[brazilianwax]

I live in North Wales & this is the first I've heard about this. If I'm honest I'm not sure that 'we' get free prescriptions??
I thought they'd just been reduced to £3.50? Maybe I'm mistaken?! :confused:
If you are in receipt of tax credits then as far as I'm aware you should get free prescriptions??

As of yesterday you do.

This has been all over the news!

clicky (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6513579.stm?ls)

[rmg1]

Which then begs the question :
"Who's going to pay for all of these 'free' prescriptions?"
:confused:

[brazilianwax]

Short answer - the Welsh Assembly which decides how it wants to spend the money voted to it by Westminster.

By spending money on this, they aren't spending money on something else, so the Welsh will be doing without something available in England in order to have this.