Urgent warning for thousands of mums being hit with surprise fines for free NHS prescriptions
In June, Elisia wasn't feeling well and blood tests revealed she needed pregnancy supplements of iron and B12.“It was obvious I was pregnant when I went to collect the script. The pharmacy assistant told me to tick the pregnancy exemption box.
Kara, from Leighton Buzzard, told The Sun she felt like the NHS is hitting her with a hidden “miscarriage tax” and wants new mums or women who have lost babies to know they can appeal the fines.“The horror of not one, but two miscarriages came flooding back and on top of that a government body was asking me to fork out a fine and a prescription charge totalling nearly £100 for the experience of not becoming a mum.”She said: “At 38 it was a shock because we’d been told I couldn’t conceive.
“I told her I was seven weeks gone and she told me to tick the maternity exemption box on the back of the script to get the medication free.Kara then fell pregnant again in October and again lost the baby in the first two months.However, Kara was determined not to pay the fine.“I was only in the very early stages of pregnancy."Midwives normally are assigned towards the end of the first trimester and until then pregnant women are on their own when it comes to getting the exemption.
If you weren’t exempt from paying for prescriptions, or if you don't respond, a penalty charge notice is then issued. “It’s critical you read the letter carefully and highlight any deadlines or key information you can’t understand or have to meet,” explained Elisia.
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