asked the Minister for Health if persons entitled to orthopaedic shoes on their medical cards can claim the cost of these shoes under the "limited eligibility" services scheme as they no longer have a medical card.
Written Answers. - Orthopaedic Shoes.
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A refund of part of the cost of prescribed drugs, medicines and medical or surgical appliances is made by a health board to a person who incurs expenditure in excess of £5 on a calendar month's supply. Orthopaedic shoes have not, however, been regarded as coming within this scheme.
Where there may be a question of hardship for an individual in providing these shoes he may, of course, apply to his local health board office for assistance.