HRT prepayment for prescriptions has arrived

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Just seen this and it’s pretty awesome.

A prepay certificate for HRT prescriptions bringing the annual cost down to under £20

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/01/government-slashes-cost-of-hormone-replacement-therapy-prescriptions-in-england

This is so good. I hadn’t thought about it because I have a full prepay to cover other prescriptions, but it took lots of trying to figure out the right treatments for my HRT and it must have been a big barrier for loads of women.

A hidden cost. But hooray for this to reduce that problem.

This is indeed very good news. But it won't surprise me if trans-activists try to stop information about it being targetted to women, and/or interfere so much with the "gendered" language that women won't easily be able to understand it is for them.

It would be good if it was ever in stock at the chemist.

I read one report which said the government estimated that there are 400,000 women who could benefit from the certificate. No wonder the website crashed when it first went live. Apparently it's working again now. The MP Carolyn Harris has done excellent work highlighting the lack of support for women who need HRT but this is also a good example of women MPs working together across political parties.

agreed @nettie434

400k is a lot of women! I wonder what they’re doing to let them know it’s available.

I saw it on a Facebook advert.

I'm not the target. So that's good.

It's also important that women tell each other about this.

Exemptions and prepayments aren't anywhere near as well known as they should be

It’s great and it covers cis women and trans women who equally need the treatment. Awesome!

There been barely any mention of it on social media that I’ve seen. I wonder if Davina has posted about it on Twitter.

off to have a look…

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