2009/3/11 Kathryn Law <[log in to unmask]>:
> Does anyone know what the rules are for payment for the tubing and infusion
> sets that are attached to a pump for subcutaneous apomorphine in a
> Parkinsons patient who is under 60?
>
> My sister in law is now in a nursing home with Parkinsons and has an
> apomorphine pump for 12 hours a day.
> She has all her DLA taken to pay for the home, and is permitted "pocket
> money" but out of this she is expected to pay privately it seems for the
> tubing and needles for the pump, which is apparently £104 per month, which
> is more than she has as pocket money.
> She is in her mid 50s so still pays for prescriptions.
>
> It seems anomalous, as my daughter has an insulin pump for diabetes and it
> appears all the tubing and stuff is supplied (just as well as student
> budgets don't stretch that far!)
>
> KT
A question for your local MP I suspect!
Cheers Geoff
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