Joanna: Cant Afford My Medication

Prescription Charges Coalition

PSC Support is a member of the Prescription Charges Coalition, calling on the government to scrap unfair prescription charges for people living with long term conditions like PSC and IBD, and of course, people who have had liver transplants.

BBC Radio 4 Programme

Our campaign features on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 24 February 8pm as Joanna, who has a liver condition, investigates the outdated system. As a child Joanna's prescriptions were free but, since turning 19, she’s had to pay, and she just can’t afford them.

Unfair system?

She’s baffled that she and thousands of others like her - with long-term conditions like chronic asthma, PSC and inflammatory bowel disease - have to pay for their prescriptions, while those with conditions like Type-1 diabetes don’t pay a penny. If she lived in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland she and everyone else would get their prescriptions for free.

So why is the system so unfair in England? Wouldn’t free prescriptions for all - so people don’t ration their life-saving medications - protect people's health and save the NHS money in the long-run?

Listen again

Joanna investigated the unfair prescription charges system in England, which leaves her, and thousands with long-term conditions, struggling to pay for vital medication. Listen again here and tweet your MP to ask the govt to scrap the charge