Region targets prescription cuts under ‘enormous financial pressure’

By Mimi Launder2025-01-02T12:30:00

Woman's hands writing out a prescription

All but one of a region’s integrated care boards have stopped prescribing gluten-free products to save money, with a charity saying the move will exacerbate inequalities and risk “debilitating symptoms”.

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