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

jammiev
jammiev Posts: 1,039 Forumite
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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:
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  • rmg1
    rmg1 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
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    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.
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  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    jammiev wrote: »
    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?
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  • heatherw_01
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    I have moved this over to health & beauty moneysaving


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  • System
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    jammiev wrote: »
    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?
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  • milkydrink
    milkydrink Posts: 2,407 Forumite
    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
    rmg1 Posts: 3,159 Forumite
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    I thought so as well!
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  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    kimevans wrote: »
    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.
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  • gremlin
    gremlin Posts: 1,189 Forumite
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    You have to live in Wales and be registered with a Welsh GP.
    "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye" - Miss Piggy
  • queensway_boy
    queensway_boy Posts: 5,989 Forumite
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    gremlin wrote: »
    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
    DUKE Posts: 7,360 Forumite
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    jammiev wrote: »
    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:
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