Question reference: S5W-06686
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 30 January 2017
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the NHS is phasing out gluten-free staples on prescription for people with coeliac disease and, if so, whether it has considered other means of providing financial help.
Answer
There are no plans to phase out prescriptions for gluten-free food staples. Prescribing of these products are subject to ongoing monitoring and review as are all areas of prescribing activity. NHS prescriptions are not provided as a means of financial help, but are based on clinical need.