Should Doctors Prescribe Nappies and Shampoo?
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Should Doctors be able to prescribe essentials?
GPS say they have been asked to prescribe things like nappies and self care items like shampoo as they see more patients in poverty.
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SamGoodship because it has never before been an issue and that is presumably what child benefit is for. There has to be a limit on the things we expect the government to pay for.....what next, our food?
Also go back to Terry nappies if it is a problem, helps the environment too.
No why would they prescribe that unless you are talking about a medicated shampoo for severe skin conditions absolutely not
I don’t think nappies should be on prescriptions. Only medications should be available.
If you have a scalp condition and needed medicated shampoo's then yes but otherwise then no.
demileighanders Do you think if someone has eczema or psoriasis they should get a medicated shampoo prescribed?
SamGoodship as someone who's been diagnosed with both at a very young age yes I do. I have previously been prescribed medicated shampoos. I have had doctors recommend some shampoos that you can get from savers but to no luck.
No, why should they ? The NHS has been bled dry for years. No wonder It Is what It Is today. If It Is a medical condition which It Is not, then yes. If you have children then look after them the proper way.
Not shampoo .You can but cheap stuff for less than a pound and you certainly don't need to wash your hair everyday if indeed every week lol.
Some shampoos yea ones that you can't buy over the courter but no to normal shampoo and nappies,nappies are so cheap now newborn ones a less than a pound and and others less than £3 I get a maga pack for £4.99 shampoo you can get for a pound too sorry cost of living all that I know it's hard but they have to get on with it same as all of us
I have prescribed medication for excema but I don't think nappies or shampoo should be prescribed for everyday situations
No. Unless they are specialized products which can't be bought elsewhere. The NHS is not responsible for poverty or paying for nappies.
No wearing a nappy is not a medical condition, this would open up tthe whole deba around sanitary products
No. I think this is a step too far. Plenty of home remedy’s for shampoo, and nappies well back in the day, they used to fasten them with pins and wash them and reuse
possy Can you see today's generation wasting their precious screen time worrying about dirty nappies and the aftermath of it? There is no such thing as poverty in this country. Only someone (usually on benefits) who doesn't know how to budget properly. The same type who orders a takeaway on their apps, tattoos, gambling, begging, stealing, I could go on. Boots sells a variety of medicated shampoos.
jam45 that's an outrageous lie. There is very real poverty, and denying it just makes you a hateful bigot. Demonising those on benefits is heartless right-wing cruelty. I really wish people like you could spend some time living the lives of those who are struggling so you could appreciate the inhumanity of your bile. Your spout the propaganda of those who want to obfuscate the corruption of the richest who siphon off public money for their own ends, which the tories have been doing for 13 years now, especially during the pandemic. Your kind laugh at the truth and spread this disgusting rhetoric because you have no empathy or decency. SamGoodship do you think this hate speech should be allowed in this forum? There should be a way of reporting comments like this.
gothvixen I can see both sides. Yes I agree there is genuine poverty but there are also those who spend unwisely and put themselves in a worse position than they need to be in. If you are on benefits or low income a cigarette, takeaway or alcoholic drink should never touch your lips, nor should you gamble. You should also not have multiple children thinking you can stay home for them instead of working.
Poverty will never be dealt with until people care for others or stop those habits. As this will never happen (it hasn't throughout history) there will always be poverty.
gothvixen Me?? Right-wing!!! I Have never voted Tory in my entire life, always Labour (but not since Gordon Brown). I don't like SIR Keir Starmer, a middle class left winger who only cares about his own type. I get your point that some people cannot afford to pay their bills. But I was only generalising the worst type of benefit claimants or those who chooses to spend their money unwisely. I must apologise if I come across as uncaring and unkind.
jam45 so you know how hard it is then ? I know there's people out there that won't work but there is alot of people who can't work and people who work full time and still get help for universal credit now when we was on just benefits we really did struggle no matter how much we budget we would still struggle to pay bills and get food and had to use a food bank the most embarrassing thing I've had to do and I'm lucky to have got out of that situation but for some there is no solution
I think no as these are things people should be buying anyway I do agree though if it's a medicated shampoo then why not it's a medication. I don't think it's the GP job to prescribe this but it's clear some associations maybe could pick this up and offer free supplies maybe an extention of a food bank or something
Definitely NO!!! One chooses to have a baby...don't have one if you can't afford the basics. It's time we went back to Terry towelling nappies anyway. Shampoo - you can get a really cheap one that does the job. Periods on the other hand, no woman WANTS them, but again there are budget ones if really struggling but these should be prescribed to the poorer families?
Bamboo15 Exactly.
A couple having a kid is only their responsibility and their parents if they want to help them out, that's it.
Setting up an ISA for the kid to withdraw when he/she is 18 years old would be a good idea, but who knows what value fiat money ($/£/€) would have then. It's a risk perhaps worth taking.
Takes the Micky if they do,I work in a care home and could not even get a GP out recently to certify a death due to cut backs, so how on earth would they find the budgets for things like that!!!!!!!!
Shampoo? Interesting you ask that, I stopped using shampoo around last year as I actually don't need it for my hair.
It doesn't work for everyone one, so there is that.
I've tried using a body brush to remove dry skin/dirt from my body, but that is just painful to use.
When my children were babies I used terry towelling nappies. This saved me loads of money, even with the washing side of it.
Well I don’t think it would be a good idea cause i think it would end up costing the nhs a lot of money. As always some people would take the mick.
jms19 NHS has been burning money so it wouldn't be anything new for them. 
£40 million. Damn!
Unless the shampoo is for medical reasons, then no.
As for nappies, having children is a lifestyle choice. So again, no.
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