Prescription: Can you tick IS if you get ESA?

K0SS

Indie_Kid wrote: »

I'm sure on either the JSA or IS box, it does mention ESA too.

Actually he was right, he sent me a whatsapp picture today, it does look confusing there is no mention of ESA on either of the boxes. By the way this is a NHS hospital prescription, but he has got his medication, his dad went with him. I thought I was working today it turns out it was a bank holiday and I didn't get the memo nice pleasant surprise though.

for anyone interested:

Indie_Kid

Interesting. I am sure on mine (non-hospital) it does mention ESA in the same statement as JSA.

System

It sounds like the hospital are using out of date stock which is a bit naughty because the only valid versions are now the ones dated 0608

K0SS

!!!!!! wrote: »

It sounds like the hospital are using out of date stock which is a bit naughty because the only valid versions are now the ones dated 0608

Initially this is what I thought, maybe the scripts are outdated. But this is a new one for me. So no wonder he was abit confused.

K0SS

Indie_Kid wrote: »

Interesting. I am sure on mine (non-hospital) it does mention ESA in the same statement as JSA.

Yeah when I got my stimulants a few months ago from the GP am sure I saw ESA there, but I pay for my medication so I wasn't paying much attention.

Robbie64

!!!!!! wrote: »

It sounds like the hospital are using out of date stock which is a bit naughty because the only valid versions are now the ones dated 0608

It's definitely a very old version of a hospital prescription form as one of the categories of exemption listed is that the person "has a partner who gets Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG)". MIG was replaced by Pension Credit in October 2003.

System

Last time i had a hospital prescription, when i as ESA they didn't have a box for esa then, in fact the pharmacist seemed cluseless when i tried to explain what esa was, i ended up paying for it then having to try and claim it back. This was in 2010 so a few years after it had been introduced.