This new certificate will reduce the cost of HRT to less than £20 per year and will save hundreds of pounds each year for the women affected. People prescribed HRT will be able to apply online for a digital or paper version of the certificate. When collecting HRT products, patients will be able to simply show the certificate to the pharmacist and complete the exemption declaration on the NHS prescription form.

Menopause can create challenging and, in some cases, severe symptoms for some women, and a vast number of women find that HRT can make a huge difference to quality and enjoyment of their lives. I am sure that many of my North Norwich constituents will be delighted with today's announcement, which will make HRT more affordable.

Some women are lucky enough to sail through menopause without a hitch, others soldier on with troublesome symptoms, but whatever your menopause journey, at least the worry about the cost of treatment has now been taken care of, and I am delighted that the Government has delivered on offering affordable and accessible treatment to women, so that no one has to suffer in silence due to the cost of treatments.

The introduction of the certificate delivers on a year one priority for the Women’s Health Strategy for England. Published last summer, the strategy sets out an ambitious new agenda for improving the health and wellbeing of women and girls and to improve how the health and care system listens to women.

For more information, please go to: https://bit.ly/3lUj1aZ

If I can help any constituent in Norwich North with any concerns, please do contact me on: chloe@chloesmith.org.uk or tel: 01603 414756

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