Adrian Sanders MP has added his support to a campaign urging Gordon Brown to keep a promise he made over a year ago, to abolish prescription charges for people with long-term conditions in England.
Adrian has supported the ‘Prescription Promise’ campaign by signing up to a new Parliamentary motion, calling on Ministers to publish their review of prescription charges as soon as possible and set a clear timetable for the implementation of Gordon Brown’s promise.
The ‘Prescription Promise’ campaign is led by a coalition of twenty health charities, who represent the voices of millions of people with long-term conditions. These include Asthma, Diabetes and Arthritis. There are almost 6,000 people in the Torbay constituency receiving incapacity benefit, which is given to those with long term conditions.
Adrian, who is chairman of the Cross Party Diabetes Parliamentary Group said: ‘I’m concerned about the number of people with long-term conditions in my constituency who may be choosing to go without vital medicines as a result of the recession and the rising costs of fuel and other bills.
‘Gordon Brown must now follow through and implement his promise, which would benefit thousands of people in Torbay, as soon as possible. ’
Members of the public who would like to sign the ‘Prescription Promise’ campaign’s petition can do so at prescriptionpromise.org
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