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Work in North can i get medication for free

  • 03-01-2012 8:02pm
    #1
    deaglan169
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭


    hope this is the correct forum, basically i work in the north and live in the south, i pay my tax and national insurance in the north and have a national insurance number, my question is if i attend my local doctor in the south could i get the prescription in the north for free as it would normally work for northern folk


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  • #2
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    Will people from the Republic of Ireland have to pay when in Northern Ireland?

    A prescription issued in the Republic of Ireland is treated as a private prescription and a fee will be charged by the pharmacist in Northern Ireland. If the person has been treated by a Northern Ireland GP and issued with a Health Service prescription they will not pay a charge.

    http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/prescription-charges


  • #3
    deaglan169
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭deaglan169


    Balagan wrote: »
    Will people from the Republic of Ireland have to pay when in Northern Ireland?

    A prescription issued in the Republic of Ireland is treated as a private prescription and a fee will be charged by the pharmacist in Northern Ireland. If the person has been treated by a Northern Ireland GP and issued with a Health Service prescription they will not pay a charge.

    http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/prescription-charges

    thanks that clears that up


  • #4
    Meeoow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 630 ✭✭✭Meeoow


    Great site for cross border workers:
    http://www.borderpeople.info/
    May help:)


  • #5
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Should you not get a medical card regardless of means if you are a cross-border worker?


  • #6
    Lugh Ildanach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Lugh Ildanach


    snubbleste wrote: »
    Should you not get a medical card regardless of means if you are a cross-border worker?

    Those working in the north are automatically entitled to a medical card if living in the south. But the issue here is whether southern prescriptions will be honoured in the 6 Counties, it appears that they aren't.

    A person in those circumstances could opt to register with a doctor in the north as well, and then could have their northern NHS prescriptions honoured in a northern pharmacy.

    There might be an EU law issue there if someone was really put out by the setup and was prepared to dig it up.


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