Has anyone past or present had fines issues/prescription charges issued because their GP/Mid-Wife practise has not issued maternity exemption certificates as they have said they would?
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I’ve never had a fine, but also still don’t have my exemption certificate. I’m 20 weeks and don’t have another midwife appt until 28 weeks.
@Sarah email your midwife! Tell them you need it for work x
@Tiffanie why do I need my exemption certificate for work?
I did in my last pregnancy,I had to explain and prove to them I had an exemption
Your midwife should be about to do it same day in an appointment. Mine did. But was a faff to work out who to get it from. Wasn't clear
Yes I was I didn’t pay the fine I had to pay the actual medication which I supposed to have for free
oh my god i JUST went through this 🥲 i got a letter about not paying for a prescription that MY MIDWIFE made me get! i had already sent off my fw8 form early in my pregnancy but it got lost in post, i had to get a new one and get back in contact with my midwife to set up a date/time she can sign it. im waiting a few days and going to call the number on the letter to check if they’ve got the form. this was not something i needed on my plate to fix with a baby and other stress hahaha
When I was pregnant it the exemption wasn't done automatically, I had to tell the midwife I wanted it
I didn’t send off my paper work last year when I was having my little girl I have never had a fine x
I did too! The pharmacist filled in the form to say as I was pregnant I didn’t need to pay which I suppose is true. But my midwife hadn’t completed the correct form for this to happen. I then got the fine through the post for like £150 I think when my little one was about 4 weeks old. I rang the health visitor who retrospectively filled out the paperwork to qualify me. So didn’t have to pay the fine but did have to pay for the prescription! Soooo silly and stressful with a newborn🙄😭
It’s frustrating and was thinking about a petition until I read this article. Poor lady. I am even more frustrated and disappointed in the system even more after reading it. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/04/nhs-fines-mothers-for-claiming-free-prescriptions-while-pregnant
I did but I got an extension and my fine waived but it was unnecessary stress absolutely!