NHS medical exemption card held - claim back possible by nhs?

holidaypain

Hi,

I'm probably sweating the small stuff but wondering if anyone knows about the nhs medical exemption card? I fear I'm in breach of rules.

I've held one for years, never been in trouble before but recently found myself swimming in lower limb wraps, I thought you could only get 2 per every 6 months on prescription. I've got double order somehow by district nurses and then when I attended a clinic to hear if I have got lymphoedema, they then start discussing giving me the rolls royce of leg wraps which are going to be on their way, so I'll have exceeded my quota for sure.

Surely the nhs will come after me about this, especially as the wraps are quite pricey. 

How does it work? Would they accept return if I didn't open say one set?

mebu60

I doubt there's a rigid quota. I think the ideal is two per six months so you can wear one / wash one until they need replacing at the six month mark. But if you've been prescribed different wraps then it's likely to be fine. I wouldn't worry about it at this stage. NHS doesn't usually accept returns. 

maman

Sorry, can't help with the medical exemption but pharmacy won't be able to take them back in my experience. They definitely don't in ours with unopened medication. 

The district nurses might though. Our surgery was very pleased when DH took in some surgical dressings he didn't need. 

Flugelhorn

the issue is more to do with stopping staff prescribing too many, rather than an individual receiving too many - don't worry