Rejected petition No NHS Prescription Charge for people who suffer with Asthma.

If someone is diagnosed with Asthma, it isn't their fault. So why should we have to pay for a prescription for something that is essential?

5.4 million people suffer with asthma in the UK and every 10 seconds, someone is having a potential life-threatening attack (Asthma UK)

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In 2014 1216 people died from Asthma.

Asthma attacked hospitalise someone every 8 minutes; 185 people are admitted to hospital because of asthma attacks every day in the UK (Asthma UK)

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Date submitted 21 June 2016
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