i was wrong in here about what unlicensed meant for about six months until somebody sorted me out
#uk-ireland 2026-02-03
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- no_appetite_nia — coming back after 14 months, is the nhs picture any better 12:41
- VialBot — Purity check: no report on file for lot D-0718. Nothing logged either way. 14:06
- VialBot — Channel stats, last 30 days: 51 messages from 24 members. 17:16
- sharps_bin_sid — everything in this channel about pricing is a snapshot. read any figure here as the month somebody typed it, ymmv 17:52
coming back after 14 months, is the nhs picture any better
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does anyone know whether the shortage list is public
when i checked last year my local specialist service was quoting eighteen months to two years, and that was for a first appointment
there was a two year limit in the nhs guidance i read. what happened at the end of it was not clear to me then and may be clearer now
an irish member told me their out of pocket cost was noticeably higher than the uk equivalent when they compared in 2024, for what its worth
ok so nobody here can tell you what your gp will do. the variation between practices is the whole story in england, happy to be corrected
that was 2024
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mine was 18 months
Purity check: no report on file for lot D-0718. Nothing logged either way.
the criteria included a bmi threshold plus comorbidities when i read them, and they have been revised since, so check rather than trust me
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scotland ran a different process from england when i looked into it, and a member there reported a shorter wait, happy to be corrected
does the two year wait figure people quote come from anywhere real
check, dont trust me
whats the position on driving, is there anything anyone had to declare
is the picture in ireland completely separate on reimbursement
supply was upstream
i moved from private to nhs and the handover was messy. one experience in one area, nothing more than that, still working it out
i would not repeat any of the nhs criteria as current fact, they were revised at least once since i last read them
gp said they cant prescribe it at all, is that national or a local budget thing
what happens at the end of the two years on the nhs route
i have never been asked for id at a pharmacy for this and other members here have, so it seems to be down to the individual pharmacist, happy to be corrected
Channel stats, last 30 days: 51 messages from 24 members.
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vat was not charged on the private prescription i saw, but i am the wrong person to ask about tax
northern ireland sits under different arrangements from great britain and those have changed more than once, so do not treat anything i say about it as current
ni has its own rules
everything in this channel about pricing is a snapshot. read any figure here as the month somebody typed it, ymmv
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how many pharmacies do people ring before giving up for the day
ireland runs its own reimbursement system and as best i understood it a year ago the picture there was less generous than people expect
is vat charged on a private prescription in the uk
ask your gp