No More Funding For Gluten Free Foods or Over-the-Counter Prescriptions on NHS

Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s Governing Body takes decision on three locally commissioned services At a meeting on Thursday 24 November, Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s (BCCG) Governing Body took a decision on the future of three locally commissioned services: specialist fertility treatment, gluten-free foods and over the counter medicines on prescription. After considering the wide-ranging feedback from members of the public and support organisations, the Governing Body voted, - in favour of the proposal to no longer fund gluten-free foods and over the counter medicines on the NHS in Bedfordshire, - to continue to commission specialist fertility services in line with BCCG’s current policy. The decision was made following a 12-week public consultation that took place over the summer, attracting more than 1,000 responses, on whether gluten-free foods, over the counter medicines and specialist fertility services should continue to be provided by