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Apr 2023
4:44pm, 3 Apr 2023
22,249 posts
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Carpathius
, do you have a Citizens Advice Bureau locally, and if so see if they have a Connect For Health team.
If so, they will be able to help you apply, appeal and have access to a lot of other help.
If you like, PM me your local area, I can find out if there's a C4H near you (Mr Carp is part of our local team).
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Apr 2023
4:49pm, 3 Apr 2023
101,671 posts
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Hanneke
Carp, sadly, I have yet to get through to the Hereford CAB... It has been weeks, I have all but given up getting any help from them...
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Apr 2023
4:51pm, 3 Apr 2023
101,672 posts
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Hanneke
I left my number for a call back as suggested after I failed getting through many times. They have very restrictive opening hours and I cannot drive right now so getting to Hereford is not easy as no public transport and a 50 mile round trip...
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Apr 2023
8:01pm, 3 Apr 2023
9,263 posts
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Surrey Phil
I had a look around to see what I could get while I had treatment. The only thing of benefit to me was the five-year NHS prescription exemption.
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Apr 2023
8:17pm, 3 Apr 2023
101,687 posts
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Hanneke
Yeah, I have applied for that too but I don't take any meds 🙄
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Apr 2023
9:55am, 4 Apr 2023
14,410 posts
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mulbs
Oh Hann, that's horrible whichever way you look at it.
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Apr 2023
9:57am, 4 Apr 2023
42,033 posts
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EvilPixie
Hann you don't take them yet but surely chemo counts!?!
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Apr 2023
9:58am, 4 Apr 2023
101,699 posts
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Hanneke
I would have thought you don't pay prescription charges for chemo???
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Apr 2023
9:59am, 4 Apr 2023
42,034 posts
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EvilPixie
oh it has to be paid for? that's even more odd
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Apr 2023
10:05am, 4 Apr 2023
101,701 posts
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Hanneke
What Phil refers to is a 5 year prescription exemption. Which isn't exactly of use if you don't have any prescription medicine!
I have yet to start chemo though so I don't know??? Maybe you do have to buy it first? I thought they'd just administer it but what do I know? This, like the benefit system, is all pretty alien to me!
What I have noticed is that apparently it is really unusual to not take any prescription or over the counter meds??? In hospital they kept trying to give me omeprazole!!! No idea why. They kept insisting I needed to take them. I wasn't even allowed home without them and iron shavings! While using both at the same time is contra-indicated too 🙄🙄🙄
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