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Medical Card

  • 10-01-2015 7:59pm
    #1
    Ellie1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭


    Just wonderin if you can get a medical card if you have a chronic desease like anaemia. I have a full time job but my partner is receiving jobseekers allowance so I'm not sure if I can get that only based on income. But I have severe anaemia and need to have regular bood tests done. I know my friend gets that because he has asthma so I'm wonderin is it the same for anaemia?


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  • #2
    Redo22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭Redo22


    It depends on how much 'financial hardship' your chronic illness is causing you per month really. If it is a huge amount of money, then you might have a chance in getting a discretionary card


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Ellie1984 wrote: »
    Just wonderin if you can get a medical card if you have a chronic desease like anaemia. I have a full time job but my partner is receiving jobseekers allowance so I'm not sure if I can get that only based on income. But I have severe anaemia and need to have regular bood tests done. I know my friend gets that because he has asthma so I'm wonderin is it the same for anaemia?

    Why not apply and see? You've nothing to lose!


  • #4
    iknow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭iknow


    I also have a question regarding medical cards. A friend of mine has chromes disease and had her medical card taken from her. She has been fighting since to receive it back.
    I have a medical card, and to be honest I should not have one.
    I know it's a long shot, but is there a way I can just give her my medical card subject to informing their headquarters, or is there a way round it at all? Any help would be very helpful.


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