There is a new petition on the UK government website that Cystic Fibrosis Care wholeheartedly support. We would urge all of our supporters to encourage their friends and family to sign and share the petition.
Text from the Petition which can be found at;
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/633794
At 10,000 signatures…
At 10,000 signatures, government will respond to this petition
At 100,000 signatures…
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
Free prescriptions for all Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients
CF patients should not have to pay for drugs that keep them alive. The Government must make all CF patients eligible for a medical exemption certificate. The exemption list was created in 1968, and CF was not included due to patients rarely living into adulthood, so cruel was the condition.
This is no longer the case. Modern medical advances have revolutionised treatment and outlooks, even so the daily fight to manage the condition is gruelling and relentless. CF patients can find it very difficult to maintain jobs due to the often incapacitating nature of the disease, causing many to live with extremely strained finances.
CF patients in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland already receive free prescriptions. English sufferers deserve nothing less than parity.
The petition was created by Nicholas Smith and runs until 27th August 2023