Gluten is not necessary for a healthy diet and patients can safely exclude it from their diet and still eat healthily without purchasing formulated foods. Naturally GF foods include meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, rice and most dairy products. In practice, patients usually adhere to a GF diet through some combination of naturally GF food and formulated GF food both purchased privately and obtained through prescription.
Non-adherence to GF diets can cause serious health problems. According to NICE, those who are not following a strict GF diet are at a higher risk of long term complications, including osteoporosis, ulcerative jejunitis, intestinal malignancy, functional hyposplenism, vitamin D deficiency and iron deficiency.
Other guidance, that of the British Society of Gastroenterology, identifies CD patients as being at increased risk of osteoporosis and bone fracture. GF foods are available on prescription to patients diagnosed with gluten sensitivity enteropathies, including CD. The aim of prescribing GF foods was to encourage patients to adhere to a GF diet, when availability of formulated GF foods was limited. This helped prevent more complex health problems from developing.
As formulated GF foods and naturally GF foods including meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, rice and most dairy products are now more widely available to purchase in supermarkets and other outlets, the aim of changes is to make savings through restricting the prescribing of GF foods to a more limited list of products, whilst maintaining adherence among patients and so avoiding detrimental health effects.
The savings mean the NHS will be able to invest more in other treatments. This mainly related to the prescribing of staple foods such as bread, flour and mixes but also to non-staple items including cakes, pastries and cereals which were all prescribed at NHS expense. Regulations Option 2 : To add all GF foods to Schedule 1 of the above regulations to end the prescribing of GF foods in primary care.
Under this option no GF foods would be available on prescription in primary care. Option 3 : To only allow the prescribing of certain GF foods e. The consultation was published on GOV. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
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In England, prescriptions for gluten free food are not free of charge unless you qualify for free prescriptions. Find out if you qualify for free prescriptions. Usually you will need to pay one prescription charge for each item on your prescription. If you pay for prescriptions, it may save you money to purchase a pre payment certificate PPC which allows you to pay a set fee for either three months or 12 months. To find out more about PPCs, speak to your local pharmacist, call , or you can order one online.
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The Warburtons Gluten Free range is available to order in pharmacies and is key for those medically diagnosed with coeliac disease. This range includes fresh white and brown loaves and rolls all of which are fortified to be high in calcium and provide a source of iron.
Find the full range on our Warburtons Gluten Free product page. Cookies on this site We use cookies on this website. Skip to main content. Why take a gluten free prescription?
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