Revised prescription list for the South

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This is it!

Long Life Bread products available on prescription
February 2011

Ener-G gluten-free brown rice bread 474g,
Ener-G gluten-free tapioca bread sliced 480g,
Ener-G gluten-free white rice bread sliced 456g,
Glutafin gluten-free wheat-free fibre loaf sliced,
Glutafin gluten-free wheat-free white loaf sliced,
Glutafin Select gluten-free fibre loaf sliced 400g,
Glutafin Select gluten-free seeded loaf sliced 400g,
Glutafin Select gluten-free white loaf sliced 400g,
Juvela gluten-free fibre loaf sliced 400g,
Juvela gluten-free fibre loaf unsliced 400g,
Juvela gluten-free white loaf sliced 400g,
Juvela gluten-free loaf white unsliced 400g

Flour Products available on prescription*

Pure (Innovative Solutions) Gluten-Free Blended Flour 1kg,
Orgran self-raising flour 500g,
Proceli plain white flour 1kg,
Wellfoods gluten-free plain flour alternative

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Posted by Liz (Bham) on 17/2/2011, 19:24:51, in reply to "Here is the revised prescription list for the South East Coast PCT, covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey"

I have to say I'm shocked by that. I agree with everything Sheona said. The people that make these decisions obviously don't have to live with a gluten free diet themselves - or they wouldn't have put Ener-G stuff on prescription and missed other products out! I hope Coeliac UK can put some pressure on to this PCT and send out a message to other PCTs that this is totally unacceptable.

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Posted by Karen (Rugeley) on 17/2/2011, 17:22:18, in reply to "Here is the revised prescription list for the South East Coast PCT, covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey"


Wow that is restrictive to say the least. I use quite a lot of rice flour and tapioca starch so would be lost without these in particular. I have never seen tapioca starch in any supermarket so would really struggle without it on prescription. Have you referred this to CUK?

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Posted by Sheona (Drossa) on 17/2/2011, 18:40:36, in reply to "Re: Here is the revised prescription list for the South East Coast PCT, covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey"


No pasta
No fresh bread
No brown flour
No codex flour/mixes
No fibre bread mixes

What was the basis of this PCT's decision?
If it was cost, what costs? Where did they get their list of costs from? What is their estimated saving?

If it was on health grounds, what rationale for the products they have selected?

Anyone any idea?