Written Question · S3W-12912 · Session 3
What its position is on whether young people travelling abroad on educational trips should be liable for prescription charges incurred in a…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on whether young people travelling abroad on educational trips should be liable for prescription charges incurred in association with such trips.
The answer
Young people travelling abroad on educational trips are treated in the same way as anyone else wishing to travel abroad. Certain vaccinations for travelling abroad, such as those for typhoid, hepatitis A and poliomyelitis, are available through the NHS on public health grounds. However, GPs at their discretion, may charge patients for prescribing and administering vaccinations which are not available through the NHS. A charge may also be applied if an International Certificate of Vaccination is required.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-12912 by reference.