Epileptic children to get free medicinal cannabis as private firms back mother's plea ➡️ Charlotte Caldwell, whose epileptic son Billy helped change the law on medical cannabis, has secured free-to-access care for severely epileptic children
Health CorrespondentDozens of epileptic children will get free medicinal cannabis as medical firms back a mother’s plea to help families struggling to get the treatment on the NHS., has secured free-to-access care for severely epileptic children which could save private prescription costs of up to £6,000, equivalent to eight months’ treatment.
Ms Caldwell said: “During the period when Billy was being considered for NHS funding, I was fortunate enough to have his medical cannabis gifted by the manufacturer who was supplying it via a private prescription., which is why I took up the mantle myself and went to the manufacturers to ask them to help. I am delighted to secure such a potentially life changing outcome for fellow paediatric epileptic patients.
. Rescas was set up in 2020 following a legal challenge that Ms Caldwell brought against the UK Government. It provides a much-needed route to NHS-funded medical cannabis, and other “alternative treatment” options, for refractory epilepsy patients under the age of 18.
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