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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / May 2008Strips..Queston
Just wondering, As a victim of the local PCT i will be forced to buy strips when needed. Question is...are these strips VAT exempt like the meters? Thanks Chris > Just wondering, > > As a victim of the local PCT i will be forced to buy strips when needed. > Question is...are these strips VAT exempt like the meters? > Thanks > Chris they should be, they are medical supplies  Signaturekate type 1 since 1987 www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/newly%20diagnosed.html >> Just wondering, >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> > they should be, they are medical supplies That's what i thought but it must be one of the NHS's best kept secrets! If i have to pay then i have to pay BUT if i can save about £4.05 from gordens and his mates then it's worth it! >>> Just wondering, >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > If i have to pay then i have to pay BUT if i can save about £4.05 from > gordens and his mates then it's worth it! here, i have the pharmacist put items like that in an Rx bag, and they charge me the 'counter' price for them it's the Rx bag that saves the GST at the cashier i've sent strips to the UK marked Medical Blood Test Strips and no VAT has been charged on them Signaturekate type 1 since 1987 www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/newly%20diagnosed.html >>>> Just wondering, >>>> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > i've sent strips to the UK marked Medical Blood Test Strips and no VAT > has been charged on them Different game, Kate. If the declared value is less than about £18, it's exempt anyway. At a little more they don't bother. When it's much more (about £50) they start to notice. It should be possible to import strips to the UK and with medical exemption not to pay import VAT. However, practically it would be a major hassle because normally the goods pass through customs on the assumption of duty to be paid and the courier/post collects the VAT. It is *very* difficult for them to process VAT exemption (read they won't or will charge a large admin fee) so in practical terms it would mean claiming the money back from HMRC. That will take geological time, mainly because civil servants of the onanist persuasion are involved. >>> Just wondering, >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > If i have to pay then i have to pay BUT if i can save about £4.05 from > gordens and his mates then it's worth it! It's not the responsibility of the NHS. They agree the deals at some price and go from there. VAT for them doesn't come into it, and guess what, they don't give a sh.t about deal you migh be able to do. Any small thing that can accelerate the demise of Brown and a reduction in the public sector is to be encouraged > Just wondering, > > As a victim of the local PCT i will be forced to buy strips when needed. > Question is...are these strips VAT exempt like the meters? > Thanks > Chris Oh yes. The easiest way is to find an on line supplier who will let you submit a VAT exemption form. Then you get the products net of VAT. Retailer shops like Mr Jesse Boot's empire don't know how to do this or don't have the proceedcakes. Basically, you self certify that you are eligible under HMG rules and that's it. Theoretically HMRC can come and audit you, but in practice they are more interested in carousel fraud between Birmingham and the Black Country. Just make sure that your passport is up to date. >Just wondering, > >As a victim of the local PCT i will be forced to buy strips when needed. >Question is...are these strips VAT exempt like the meters? Yes - but be prepared to be looked at like you were green with two heads if you ask the droid at the local pharmacy. It's surprising enough to them that you want to buy strips anyway, and to have to find the right price may well stretch them to breaking... If you give up on that, there's a couple of on-line shops that sell them; I've also had good results buying from German chemists on ebay. Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 > Just wondering, > > As a victim of the local PCT i will be forced to buy strips when needed. > Question is...are these strips VAT exempt like the meters? Thanks > Chris As I have never had to buy strips I am uncertain but items like syringes lancets as well as the meters certainly are as I do buy them in bulk because I can not be arsed with the small packs I used to get off my doctor. As the lancets are not used for anything (well they are good for getting specks out and... but that's not the point ;) ) else but testing blood they should be the same as the strips. It is also possible that strips are VAT free. If you already have an exemption card just ask for the chemist (not the sales staff) and show it or if you get all your scripts from the same chemist you probable won't have to as you will already be on their computer. SignatureDaveT T1 Dx 1955 (aged 9) Basal Hypurin Beef Lente Bolus Lispro > Just wondering, > > As a victim of the local PCT i will be forced to buy strips when needed. > Question is...are these strips VAT exempt like the meters? > Thanks > Chris If you are still taking gliclazide you should still be eligible for test strips prescriptions. Because your sulf can cause hypos. T2s on sulfylonureas and insulin are not affected by the test strip restrictions to T2s on d&E and d&e/metformin. >> Just wondering, >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > T2s on sulfylonureas and insulin are not affected by the test strip > restrictions to T2s on d&E and d&e/metformin. "Should" being the operative word. Stoke PCT will issue strips to patients on insulin without being prompted. Patients on gliclazide don't get 'em unless they kick up a big fuss. SignatureTciao for Now! John. >>> Just wondering, >>> >>> As a victim of the local PCT i will be forced to buy strips when needed. >>> Question is...are these strips VAT exempt like the meters? >>> Thanks >>> Chris > "Should" being the operative word. Stoke PCT will issue strips to patients > on insulin without being prompted. Patients on gliclazide don't get 'em > unless they kick up a big fuss. Well rather than kick up a stink, i thought id explain why i should still be able to have my strips, even if on a bi monthly basis so that i was still able to maintain 'my good control' because as of late my Hb1's have slowly gone up from 5.2 to 6.1. They just said that until i hit 7.5 i should carry on without strips. That seems to be the Nottingham PCT's idea and doctors 'told' to stop prescribing them to T2's. On the plus side...my mother in law does get the same strips (different PCT) so i can at least get my hands on a drum when needed but that shouldn't be the case! |
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