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Children's Gluten-Free Prescriptions Cut: Doctors Warn of Risks
10/8/2025
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- Gluten-free prescriptions for children in North West England are being cut.
- About 40% of independent care boards (ICBs) halted gluten-free prescriptions, citing cheaper supermarket prices.
- Doctors call the move 'cruel and risky,' saying a gluten-free diet is essential.
- A six-month extension for children's prescriptions ends in November.
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB says food banks are not an official mitigation.
